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• CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APRIL 7, 2004 NOT APPROVED BY MAJORITY OF COUNCIL ON 06-28-2004 1 Mr. Wagner noted the route of the parade and indicated City Police would be needed for 2 the event. He stated he understands there is a financial impact for that service and he 3 hopes to have the funds to cover those costs. 4 5 Mayor Bergeson advised Mr. Wagner to officially request those cost estimates from the 6 Police Department. 7 8 Council directed Staff to draft a letter to the County indicating City support for the event. 9 10 Councilmember Carlson advised Mr. Wagner to speak to Chief Pecchia regarding the 11 concern in relation to the sponsor of the pageant and age of entrants of the pageant. 12 13 Mayor Bergeson stated all permit issues should be resolved before Council takes action 14 on the requests. 15 16 This item will appear on the regular Council agenda Monday, May 10, 2004, 6:30 p.m. 17 18 PELTIER LAKE "NO WAKE ZONE", MARTY ASLESON 19 20 Environmental Specialist Asleson advised Ordinance 03 — 02, Adopting Surface Water 21 Zoning Requirements For Peltier Lake, contains a "Sunset Clause" in section 8 of the 22 ordinance. Section 8 states the ordinance shall be repealed automatically on September 1, 23 2004. 24 25 Environmental Specialist Asleson advised since the implementation of the No -Wake 26 Zone, it has been found that there has been a positive effect on the nesting habits of the 27 Great blue herons on Peltier Lake. Staff is requesting the City proceed with the process 28 to exclude the Sunset Clause within the ordinance. An amendment to the ordinance 29 approved by the City Council would exclude the Sunset Clause. 30 31 Environmental Specialist Asleson distributed a letter from the Minnesota Lakes 32 Association indicating support for the exclusion of the Sunset Clause. 33 34 Mayor Bergeson reviewed the proposed schedule for the removal of the Sunset Clause. 35 36 Councilmember Reinert expressed concern regarding taking action on the Sunset Clause 37 prior to all information being gathered. He suggested moving back the Council action on 38 the Sunset Clause by a few weeks. 39 40 It was the consensus of Council to direct staff to move forward with the ordinance 41 amendment and schedule a public hearing. Action can be delayed if any Councilmember 42 feels there is not enough information on the nesting season this spring. 43 Community Development Director Grochala advised the City should start the process to 44 get the new ordinance in effect before the Sunset Clause expires. There is flexibility on 45 action by the City Council. 46 47 This item will appear on the regular Council agenda Monday, May 10, 2004, 6:30 p.m. 48