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Regular City Council Meeting — DRAFT Minutes <br />Monday, April 23,2007 <br />Page 15 <br />l fro�n those residents; and noted that several of them had begun use of <br />? the jump. <br />;� Mr. Youngquist noted that the shade created by the sl�i jump attracted <br />4 fish, and fishennen; served as a natural speed control; and emphasized <br />�� that safety was the number one concern with the Association, with no <br />r� record of accidents on Lake Owasso. <br />� Councilmember Roe requested, and Mr. Gallop provided, a brief syn- <br />{� opsis of the Lake Owassa Safe Boaters Association, fonned as a club <br />.��� for the purposes of obtaining the $1 �nillion liability insurance as re- <br />] 1 quired by the Sheriffs Department. <br />l� <br />] :� <br />]� <br />15 <br />� �; <br />1 �r' <br />1 �, <br />1� <br />�� <br />�1 <br />�2 <br />�� <br />�4 <br />�5 <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />Dick Lee, 585 Heinel Drive (SE Shore of lake) <br />Mr. Lee introduced himself as an active boater and resident since <br />1992, and opined that during that time, he nor his friends and <br />neighbors on the lake, had ever seen the jump used, and spoke in op- <br />position to the pennit. Mr. Lee further opined that the sl�i jump was <br />an eyesore on the lake; and from a fishing standpoint, covering up the <br />rock pile was detrimental to accessing fish surrounding the rock pile. <br />Mr. Lee provided several examples when he'd felt threatened by wa- <br />ter skiers coming inside the jump and land, creating a dangerous situa- <br />tion, in addition to those sl�iing the sl�i course and creating wakes and <br />endangering other users. Mr. Lee opined that the sl�i jump was inap- <br />propriate in a public, mixed use lake. <br />Mayor Klausing sought counsel from City Attorney Anderson regard- <br />ing whether the ski jump and course were non-conforming uses, as <br />suggested by an e-mail received from a resident. <br />�� City Attorney Anderson responded that the City Code had no regula- <br />� 1 tions regarding use on a public body of water; and noted that Ramsey <br />:3 � County may have regulations. <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�r <br />�� <br />� �� <br />Mayor Klausing addressed another e-mail concern regarding use of <br />herbicides in the lake, and potential to l�ill off marine plant life. <br />Mayor Klausing asked staff to report back to the City Council regard- <br />ing who the regulating authority would be and what, if any authority <br />the City would have in that matter. <br />� <br />