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COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 11, 2002 Councilmember O'Donnell questioned how this type of ordinance would be enforced. Community Development Director Grochala stated the ordinance would be enforced through the self governing and cooperation of the lake users, the Anoka County Sheriff's Department and the Department of Natural Resources. Mr. Perry added the Anoka County Sheriff's Department would be responsible for enforcing the no - wake zone, in consort with the local Conservation Officer. Councilmember O'Donnell expressed concern for the number of different opinions regarding what the actual problem is and where the no -wake zone boundary line should be drawn. He questioned whether there would be a more flexible manner to address the situation since it often takes months to change an ordinance when two different cities are involved. He was concerned, if the ordinance was found to not have an impact on the situation, how could the City more rapidly respond if needed to adjust the solution. Councilmember Reinert stated he too was concerned about imp sri ordinance and restricting rights only to find the ordinance did not solve the problem. T ledged that the great blue heron rookery is failing and the City should want to do all t . c . to limit the activity around the island since this may help solve the problem. However, e• during the Council work session comments were made that rookeries fail but the reaso or is is uncertain. Councilmember Reinert stated he supported pass g .roposed ordinance in order to keep activity away from the island for a period of time in or d rmine whether this action is helping and, if so, the ordinance could be kept in place. Ho ti a' r, if this action is not helping then he felt further studies would need to be made to pinpoin "_ • em and solve it. He felt because the City Council was being asked to act on the ordinance 1 .rde to solve a problem without a great deal of facts, they should keep the door open to readdre • dinance in the future in order to fully determine the reason for the abandonment of the i ,, e d. e to. did not want the great blue herons to leave the City, particularly since the bird is >_ City's ol, and he felt it would be foolish to not address the situation. However, he did n. : M d• ss the problem without solving it. He asked if it would be possible to enact a tempor rdinance for a period of two years. City Attorney Hawkins responded affirmatively. Councilmember Reinert felt enacting an ordinance that would expire in two years would force the City Council to readdress and monitor the problem. Regarding the notion of a non -ordinance solution, Mayor Bergeson believed this would only be possible if the lake were private with no public access. However, this is not the case and he did not believe it would be possible to enforce a no -wake zone without taking formal action. Councilmember Carlson moved to approve the FIRST reading of Ordinance 03-02, Regulating the surface use of motorized watercraft on Peltier Lake in the Peltier Lake Island area, to include the following no -wake zone description: 22