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Lake Owasso Task Force 1 %8.9- minutes attending: Deane Anklan, Pegg}• Egli.. John Gramer, Kate Linder. Sheila Prok. Jim Stark. Jim ~"anous• BettS• ??'olfangle, Gan• ??'ood, Ste~•e North chair: Gan• ??'ood 1. Appro~•al and discussion of minutes from 12-18'96. 1`linutes were unanimoush• appro~•ed with the following corrections and discussion: Minimum muskie size is 48" (question #2); additional properties on the 1 ~29 mailing list are at the SE end (p. ~ line 6); 7 3: p.4 should be attributed to Da~•e Zappetillo. Jim Stark will get further clarification from Joel Schilling on the significance of annual ~•s. monthl5• water clarity trends. ??'ith regard to watershed project expenditures ~•s. possible lack of significant impro~•ement so far: panelists expected ~•er}' slow impro~•ement (Schilling) and affirmed the importance of reducing nutrient inputs from the watershed (Schilling. Noonan. 4#; Zappetillo: #9). 2. Planning for 1~29.9~ public input meeting: Preliminar~• discussion. The city council is looking to the task force for solid recommendations on the no-wake buffer issue (SN). The 11/96r''9~ petition to Rose~•ille's-city council indicated strong opposition (122 signatures. >90~c signed) to adopting the 1~0' buffer zone if it meant a 2nd ski slalom could be installed (PE). Discussion of skiine acti~•ity on the lake ensued. An application fora 2nd slalom in the S??" end should be separate from the no-wake ordinance and is unlikely to be approred b~• the city due to strong neighborhood objection (G?;: ). The Lake Owasso Safe Boating club (elet•en families) exists to obtain insurance through the American ??'Ater Ski Association. New members are accepted only if the~• use the equipment appropriatel}•. The installers of the.temporar}~ course in the Sn: end in 199 are now members. :~ second (or temporary) slalom will probabl5• not be pursued but would be an ad~•antage in certain weather, also, the existing slalom is hea~•il}• used. Six other seasonal courses are ai•ailable on local lakes. Complaints about the slalom and jump are sent to the club person in charge and are returned to the citt• or sheriff if not resolt•ed (DA). 'Multiple uses of the lake need to be protected (KL). Problems with the 300' ordinance include enforcement, different laws for skiers and other motorists. public ignorance. and restricted boating in the S??- end. The DNR's current regulatory options do not include boat-boat or skier shore no-wake buffers as in the current ordinance. h•iitch Con~•erse could assist the task force in drafting a new• ordinance (G~-). Preliminar~• consensus was de~•eloped b}• a roundtable discussion. summarized in item #3. Prcparc agenda. The LOTF needs to present a preliminar}• consensus on 1%29 to provide a useful focus for discussion. The first part of the meeting will proride brief background, the "preliminary consensus" of the task force. and issues relevant. to consensus development. A brief handout summarizing our findings will be distributed at the beginning of the meeting. The public should understand that we have not reached a final conclusion. LOTFminutes 1%8-9~