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Mayor Armstrong - the City still has some control and imput on the Regional Park. One access has been eliminated, camping areas have been relocated, but the carry --over boat access is still in disagreement. The County is not willing to design such an access. The City is still maintaining the 'County 'engineer theaccess for carry-over use only. Pat Burns - 11140 20th St. N - Concerned with the potential danger of water --skiing use. Limiting the access by engineering. Al Noreen - 7960 DeMontreville Tr. - Can we override DNR's recommendations and accept the regulations the City proposed and adopted? He prefers the ordinance of the City. Whittaker stated he is not sure to what degree DNR controls the City. City ordinance more liberal. Janice Surface - Hidden Bay Trail - lives on Lake Olson. Front yard very close to the water. Problem is not with the water skiing or the boat size, but with the usage of the lake. Additional fishermen or skiers the water will no longer be good for any use. Thought this meeting was a chance to limit the amount of new access on the lakes; the area and how there built to control the uses of the lake. She would like to see what limitations we can set up; how we go about doing it and when we should start on it. Betty Lundholm -2737 Lake Elmo Avenue - Does not feel there should be any public access to these small lakes. The DNR should be protecting the natural resources and opening up Lake Elmo via the Regional Park will destroy them. Why can't the City and residents fight this other than just by writing letters. Make the DNR more conscious of preserving these natural resourses. Mayor Armstrong - Have to deal with existing policy. The best way to change these regulations is politically; write the County Commissioner, legislator, and DNR. Harvey Allen - Lake Elmo Avenue - How much control does the Council have in the development and regulations on Lake Elmo? The City has very little control. The City is not giving up on the access but it is an uphill battle. The City needs the residents support and incouragesthem to contact the County Commissioner and the Met Council with their concerns. Mayor Armstrong polled the audience on their recommendations for the lakes. LAKE ELMO: Prevent a large County access; limit the number of boats on the lake and parking; City limit their cooperation with DNR and the County on developing an access unless they work with the City on the carry-over access the `City >aske4..for; tell the County to limit parking and number of boats to DNR limit; verify .if the DNR is law ar advisory on lake use; Lake *Elmo is'-203'acres',-'limit number of boats to 10; limit parlcing.to one car for 20 acres of water; withhold City services to park unless access type can be negotiaited LAKE JANE: limit all boats to 5 mph; no additional regulations until a problem arises; enforce No Parking on the City street. General consensus is no additional regulations are needed now with the 8 parking spaces at the access; wait and see. DEMONTREVILLE AND OLSON: keep parking to a reasonable minimum; keep No Parking on the road and enforce; limit the number of off-street parking spaces; :enforcement of regulations on all the lakes and the parking areas; close the City access if the DNR should develp another access;