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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 19, 1994 6 Paul Huot, 4955 Jamaca Avenue N., thought the ordinance as written is good. The intent of the 1 00'from the shoreline is a DNR regulation and allows skiers to make a direct path out into the boating lanes from their dock or shore straight out and then out into the boating lanes, but not to go parallel to shoreline within a 100'. The Tri-Lake Assoc. offers swimming lessons for free so would this be a prohibited use as stated on Page 6. Subd 2. Scotty Lyall had no objection to appropriate marking on rafts. At one time there was a fee taken by property owners to allow ice fisherman on Lake Jane. He has not found any relationship between the speed and the wake and felt it must be in the hull design and motor. Mayor John received a telephone call from Diane Acree who lives on Lake Elmo now, but previously lived on Lake Minnetonka. Her concern is there's no indication of any speed limit in the ordinance as it is on Minnetonka and on super power boats traveling at over 30 mph with non muffled exhausts that make high noise levels. Joe Kiesling responded that the DNR has a decibel level to stay within. Jim Dillon, 8190 Hill Trail N., indicated the committee had Mark Caroon, Washington County Sheriff's Dept., discuss that issue and his response was that the state of Minnesota has no speed limits on its lakes, but does have noise levels. ` Jim Burns asked where can he find out the lake levels. Administrator Kueffner responded the city has monthly reported lake levels. He added they use the lake for recreation and felt it's great to have the children stay home to water ski or play volleyball rather than go to St. Paul. What some may construe noisy, is indeed very wholesome recreation to others. Burns provided pictures of erosion control methods on lake property with a no -wake situation in Wisconsin. Mark Peterson asked how many days this year have we reached the high water level on Lake DeMontreville? Kiesling responded that the high water level had not been reached this year, nor last year, and have not been affected by the no -wake regulation. Peterson questioned the purpose and found the following confusing: Subd d 4. Excessive Speed: all motorboats operating in excess of slow/no wake shall operate in a counter clockwise direction such routes are to cross the North/South East/West medians of the Lake. Mayor John explained this was added because of his concern of boaters who left their dock and zipped past their shoreline within 100' going clockwise at full speed. Marilyn Kennedy voiced her concern that the 100' regulation is not specific enough. A rule in which people are trying to define and depict what behavior should be. Obviously we have a situation in which people are not trying to cooperate, but doing what they want to do. Unfortunately, we cannot legislate good behavior or honesty within people. The Lakeshore owners that have signed the letter are low to the water and.have a