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P4INUTES City Council Apr~il 13, 19~8 l~ake Council r•eviewed the pr~oposed wake or•dinance which r~egulates the speed Or~dinance of boats on Lake Ger•vais dur~ing times of hiah water•. Scalze pointed out that the or~dinance would go into effect at times the water• level of Lake Agenda Ger~vais was 860.9 feet or• gr•eater~. Scalze fur•ther• r•epor•ted that the Item No. 5 r•eason the or•dinance is being pr•oposed was to pr~event damage to lakeshor•es dur~ing times of high water•. Last year• when the level of the lake was high, the City had to petition the County to close the boat launch at Spoon Lake. It was the feeling of the Council that the matter~ could be handled more efficientlv with awake ordinance in effect. The City Cler~k pointed out that the or~dinance does not pr•ohibit boat tr•affic on the lake dur•ing times of high water~, but r~ather• r~egulates the speed of the boats. Scalze pointed out that when the boat launch was closed last ,year•, the r•esidents of the lake wer•e still able to use the lake. The wake or•dinance was a mor•e equitable way of handling the situation as it would apply to the property owners on the lake as well. Blesener• pointed out that the City of Plaplewood and Ramsey County also have to enact the or•dinance for• it to go into effect. Then the or•dinance woul d be r•efer•r•ed to the DNR for• thei r• appr~oval . Scal ze asked i f ther•e was an,yone fr•om the gener•al publ i c pr•esent wi shi ng to comment on this matter•. Janice Fless, 2622 Fdger•ton, stated that she was in favor~ of enactment of the or~dinance as pr•oposed. Jim Har~dman, 753 Car•la Lane, stated that he, too, was in favor~ of the or~dinance, and r•eported on the damages caused to shor•eline last year• dur•ing times of high water~. Blesener~ pointed out that another• advantage this year• will be the storm sewer• system fr~om Lake Phalen which will allow the DNR to r•egulate lake levels. Ron lir•own, 2776 Keller~ Par•kway, asked how much of Lake Ger•vais was located i n P1ap1 ewood. The City Cler~k r•eplied that ther•e is a small portion of the lake in P~aplewood and descr•ibed this ar•ea to Mr~. [irown. Br•own asked how people using the lake ~aill know that the wake or~dinance is in effect. Blesener• r~eplied that ther~e will be notices posted at public landings dur•ing times of high water~ when the or•dinance is in effect. Also, the City's Public Wor~ks Depar•tment will distr~ibute notices to pr•oper~ty owner•s on the lake, including r~esidents of Maplewood, whenever~ the or•dinance is in effect. Page -3-