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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 20, 1987 PAGE 2 vacancies. The new applicants were briefly interviewed. 1. Gloria Knoblauch, 9181 31st St. N. 2. Frederick Nazarian, 5450 Highlands Trail North 3. Robert Enes, 5040 Lake Elmo Avenue 4. Tom Simpson, 5270 Jamaca Blvd. N. 5. Bruce W. Beutel, 3590 Laverne Avenue N.(Not in attendance) 6. Bruce Dunn, 11018 Upper 33rd St. 7. Ed Stevens, 10133 ,47th St. N. M/S/P Graves/Moe - to appoint to the Lake Elmo Planning Commission Tom Simpson as a Regular Member, Ed Stevens as First Alternate, and Rob Enes as Second Alternate. (Motion 4-1<Armstrong:she did not see any reason to pull Tom Simpson off of the Parks Commission as he has served less than two years. She had the opportunity to work with him on Kleis Park and had heard nothing but good things on his work with the commission>). 5. Sunfish Lake Parking Problems Discussion under the Public Inquiries section of the last council meeting (1-6-87) covered concerns by Roger Beaubien, Pat Riley and other residents living along Sunfish Lake who have had problems with people trespassing across their property in order to gain access to the lake for ice fishing. Since the Council meeting, the City Administrator had talked to Mn/DOT, the Deputy Sheriff, the DNR and local residents. The following is an update: 1. Mn/DOT was willing to post no -parking signs on the south side of Highway 5. Mayor Christ and the Administrator agreed that no parking signs would be a way to prevent accidents with people having to cross the road going to and from the lake. The no parking signs were installed Thursday, January 15, 1987. 2. The Mn/DOT survey crew was scheduled to verify whether the public waters overlaid the highway right-of-way between the road and the lake. If the water is actually on the right-of-way, then there is direct public access to Sunfish lake (until the water level goes down, and private property becomes accessible again). 3. The Enforcement Section of the DNR indicated that fires are allowed on the ice, but that property owners still have the right to protect trees that are in the water. Some fishermen have allegedly broken off branches to use for their fires. The Sheriff's Office questioned whether the DNR position was accurate. Deputy Jessie Kurtz attended the meeting to assist with the discussion. 4. A temporary sign directing people to Sunfish Lake city park has been ordered and will be installed at the corner of Stillwater Lane and Highway 5. This sign should encourage users of the lake to enter from the parking lot at the park. 5. The trash barrel in the park along the lake has been emptied, and a second barrel has also been installed.