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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 24, 2008 Page 12 2008 application; membership and/or involvement in the association; and early usage on the lake. Mr. Gallop responded to those previous citizen concerns and/or comments, noting that the course was separate from the jump with the course uses as much as possi- ble, depending on prevailing winds, on average 4 - 5 times per week by various skiers. With regard to the jump, Mr. Gallop advised that usage was dependent on water conditions, hot weather, too many boats on the lake, and Ramsey County shutting down the lake for one week in July of 2007, as well as no use during tournaments. Mr. Gallop advised that he tracked the use of the jump by his son and himself, at 28 times during the season, in addition to one other family, and several beginners. Mr. Gallop advised that if skiers weren't part of the association and wished to use the jump, they could call and ask a member of the association, who in turn would check their equipment, review safety rules and regulations, ensure their equipment was safe, and go with them on their first run to introduce them to the course and jump. Mr. Gallop advised that, due to safety concerns, it was preferred that users be members of the association to avoid. abuses. Mr. Gallop noted only one par- ticular abuse of which he was aware. Mr. Gallop noted that the early users of the course and jump were not actually residents azound the lake, but were those trailering in to use them; and represented a personal frustration to association members as well, since the lake was usually calmer during the early morning hours and less traffic was evident during the week, making it more attractive to users. Mr. Gallop advised that the association held to aself-imposed start time during the week, as well as on weekends, and experienced the same disruptions as other residents on the lake, being awakened early, but opined that this was part of living on a recreational lake in MN. Councilmember Pust opined that the association needed more publicity on their association, and suggested that they contact the City's Parks and Recreation De- parhnent and enter a unit in the 2008 Rosefest Parade. Councilmember Ihlan sought additional clarification on self-imposed start anal closing times, and impacts to fishing boats. Mr. Youngquist noted that it was disruptive for skiers when there were too many fishing boats, and advised that they were usually out on average of/2 hour to 1 hour for skiing and ceased skiing when too many boats showed up (i.e., fishing boats). Councilmember Ihlan questioned if there was a way for the City or some other ju- risdiction to set restrictions on water skiing and enforce time limits on people trailering in.