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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 13, 2007 Page 29 Mr. Boryczka expressed his concerns over staff's facts and findings; and provided his interpretation of the City's own water management and overlay district. Mr. Boryczka opined the need to define public waters and wetlands in order to define shoreland exemptions. Discussion included reading of Minnesota Statute and City Ordinance and interpretations of each; classes of City and EQB interpretations for all Class cities in a broader sense; staff's identification of the map presented by Mr. Boryczka and the context of City Code, Section 1016.03 as determined by text, not simply illustrations or maps; and shoreland classifications for wetland protection areas. Mr. Darrow advised that staff would ensure that, in the future, the map was colorized to make it easier to interpret. Vivian Ramalingam, 2182 Acorn Road Ms. Ramalingam opined that there may be smaller public water bod- ies not included in a comprehensive list, given the number of lakes in Minnesota. City Attorney Anderson observed that the list of classified public bod- ies of water was inclusive, and opined that just because there was wa- ter didn't mean it was public water. Councilmember Ihlan opined that, at a minimum, there was the issue of whether this was shoreland or not, and that the petition should thus be put in the realm of supporting a possible environmental review. Councilmember Ihlan further opined her preference for additional time to consider the issue, interpretations and language definitions and to consider the merits of the petition. Klausing moved, Pust seconded, adoption of a Resolution entitled, "A Resolution DENYING the Citizen Petition for an Environmental As- sessment Worksheet (EAW) for the Art Mueller Subdivision Plat of Oak Acres, 2201 Acorn Road (PF07-039)." Mayor Klausing spoke in support of the resolution, opining that the potential impact of a four-unit development was not the sort of thing