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COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 10, 2004 APPROVED •1 B. Public Hearing, Consider FIRST READING of Ordinance No. 07-04, Vacating Drainage 2 and Utility Easement, for property located at 125 Ash Street (Rice Creek Covenant 3 Church). Jim Studenski 4 5 Mayor Bergeson opened the public hearing at 6:42 p.m., and stated it is the recommendation of staff 6 that the public hearing be continued to the May 24, 2004 regular City Council Meeting. 7 8 Councilmember Carlson moved to continue the public hearing to the May 24, 2004 regular City 9 Council meeting. Councilmember Reinert seconded the motion. 10 11 Motion carried unanimously. 12 13 C. Public Hearing, Consider FIRST READING of Ordinance No. 08-04, Vacating Drainage 14 and Utility Easement, Outlot A, Highland Meadows East, Jeff Smyser 15 16 Mayor Bergeson opened the public hearing at 6:43 p.m. and stated it is the recommendation of staff 17 that the public hearing be continued to the May 24, 2004 regular City Council Meeting. 18 19 Councilmember Stoltz moved to continue the public hearing to the May 24, 2004 regular City 20 Council meeting. Councilmember Dahl seconded the motion. 21 22 Motion carried unanimously. 23 •24 D. Public Hearing, Consider FIRST READING of Ordinance No. 16-04, Amending 25 Ordinance No. 03-02 related to the "No Wake Zone" on Peltier Lake, Marty Asleson 26 27 Environmental Coordinator Asleson stated the ordinance is to regulate the surface use of motorized 28 watercraft on Peltier Lake, amending Ordinance 03-02 by repealing the Sunset Clause of Section 8. 29 He stated the purpose of the Sunset Clause was to allow time for professional evaluation of the 30 ordinance, and for the City of Lino Lakes to review changes to the status of biologic concerns that 31 were presented in the reasons for passing Ordinance 03-02. 32 33 Environmental Coordinator Asleson reported there are an estimated 350 pairs of Great Blue Herons 34 and at least 12 pairs of Great Egrets that have returned to the island in 2004. He stated that data 35 collected shows with a high degree of confidence that the nesting of the Great Blue Herons on Peltier 36 Island is accomplished if the estimated buffer needs of the birds are adhered to. 37 38 Environmental Coordinator Asleson stated that it is staff's recommendation that the language of, "It 39 shall be repealed automatically on September 1, 2004", from Section 8 of Ordinance 03-02 be 40 removed. 41 42 Mayor Bergeson circulated a copy of a letter in support of the Ordinance from the North American 43 Lake Management Society. 44 45 Mayor Bergeson opened the public hearing at 6:50 p.m. 46 •47 Wayne LeBlanc, 1677 Peltier Lake Drive, Centerville, addressed the Council in support of the 48 Ordinance, addressing water quality, vegetation, and sediment concerns. Mr. LeBlanc showed the 3