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COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 11, 2002 left. She noted the owner of Trout Air had expressed concern that the herons were eating their trout. She stated she wished to keep the ecology of the lake safe, however, she did not believe a no -wake zone south of the island, with no documentation proving this necessary, would be appropriate. Dave Loomis, 1567 Peltier Lake Drive, felt the best alternative would be for a no -wake zone beginning from the bog poles extending to the north. He stated he has water skied on the lake for the past 11 years and he is very conscience of not disturbing the wildlife. He felt if common sense is used, man and wildlife can coexist peacefully. He felt that more facts and information should be gathered prior to imposing restrictions on the lake. Regarding justification for Anoka County's proposed location of the no -wake zones, Mr. Perry stated the County undertook a comprehensive review and found the recommended minimum setback distance for heron nests is 100 meters from the nests, with a maximum distance of 500 meters. He indicated Alternative No. 1 as recommended by Anoka County would provide a setback distance of approximately 120 meters and Alternative No. 2 would provide'etback distance of approximately 60 meters from the heron nests located on the island. Rebecca Pecchia, 7609 Peltier Lake Drive, stated there has . een great deal of human activity on the island and she would prefer the no -wake zone boundary t across the lake versus angling to the northeast as proposed. Richard Thompson stated he has lived on Peltier OM r 25 years. He indicated when fishing the lake he has found the north end of the lake to b . ut not the south end. He would support any action to protect and preserve the lake and fe . . t if the water quality was improved the property values would be increased. He felt the Pe <. Association members should give back to the lake and he offered to assist in the maintenannd r onitoring of the buoys, although he did not feel it was the residents' responsibility to po the e. Mayor Bergeson suggested - .ublic 4N ng be continued to the next City Council meeting to allow comments and input when the . $ onsders the second reading of the ordinance. He felt it was important if the ordinance is to ' considered that it be finalized prior to the start of the nesting season this year. At 8:50 p.m., Councilmember Reinert moved to continue the public hearing to the next City Council meeting. Councilmember O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Bergeson requested clarification of staff's recommendation. Environmental Specialist Asleson indicated staff recommends approval of the Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Centerville, and approval of the first reading of Ordinance 03-02, regulating the surface use of motorized watercraft on Peltier Lake in the Peltier Lake Island area, including Alternative No. 2 for the no -wake zone boundary as recommended by Anoka County. 20 • •