Call Meeting to Order

Chairman David Paulson called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

Members Present

David Paulson, Pete Onstad, Jim Van Bergen, Larry Parkhurst, Roy Quaintance, Steve Pavek, Sue Jerutis, City Administrator Dana Young

Members Absent

Michael Kelly, Marc Anderson, Council Liaison Keith Kask

January 9, 2008 Minutes

The Committee approved the January 9, 2008 minutes on a motion by Steve Pavek, seconded by Jim Van Bergen. Motion carried 6-0.

Matters from the Floor

There were no Matters from the Floor this evening.

New Member Roy Quaintance

The Committee welcomed new Boat Committee member Roy Quaintance.

Larry Parkhurst enters at 7:10 p.m.

Breakwater Structure

Discussion was held on the installation of a structure on top of the erosion control structure on St. Louis Bay. Dana Young stated that the breakwater structure was originally installed by Minnetonka Portable Dredging in 2001. He stated that the Boat Committee recommended the installation of a fishing pier over the breakwater structure about three years ago, which was not approved by the City Council at that time. He stated that the Council was somewhat concerned about having a fishing pier in such close proximity to the swimming beach.

David Paulson stated that he was disappointed when the fishing pier was not approved and would still like to enhance the breakwater structure so that it becomes an asset to the community.

Pete Onstad stated that he would like to see something happen with the breakwater structure, even if it is just a simple bridge with benches.

David Paulson asked Dana Young to provide each member with a copy of the old design plans for the dock to the breakwater structure.

Sue Jerutis suggested the Boat Committee work with the Park Committee to come up with ideas on the structure.

David Paulson suggested that the Boat Committee should meet with the Council to see if the Council has any interest in moving forward with such a project.

Pete Onstad stated that before meeting with the City Council, the Boat Committee should decide what the dock to the breakwater structure should look like and its use, meet with the Park Committee to obtain their recommendations on the project and obtain bids.

Sue Jerutis volunteered to meet with the Park Committee.

Dana Young stated that the next Park Committee meeting would be held on March 5^th. He suggested that the Boat Committee could discuss the project again at their next meeting on March 12^th and discuss the project with the City Council on March 17^th.

Rip Rap at St. Louis Bay

Discussion was held on repairing or replacing the riprap at St. Louis Bay along the Shore Space. David Paulson stated that the project was undertaken about 10 years ago in order to stabilize the shoreline. He stated that Minnetonka Portable Dredging was the contractor for the project and they used rocks that were much smaller than were specified.

Pete Onstad stated that while the bank is still secure, many of the rocks along the bank have fallen in or been thrown in so that there are now a number of rocks along the shoreline. He stated that he could probably moor his boat five feet or so closer to the shore if the rocks weren’t there.

Pete Onstad stated that there are a couple of ways to address the problem. One option would be to have a backhoe come in and lift out all the rocks within 5 – 10 feet of the shoreline and restore the bank. A second option would be to remove the rocks and have a contractor completely remove the existing rock and put in new larger boulders.

Roy Quaintance stated that he is currently working with a contractor who is doing some rip rap work on Big Island and could ask him to submit a bid on installing rip rap at St. Louis Bay.

Further discussion on this issue will be held at the March 12^th Boat Committee meeting.

Proposed LMCD Ordinance on Shoreline Restrictions

Dana Young stated that the LMCD was considering the adoption of two ordinances that would restrict the number of allowable BSU’s within a shoreline that had less than three feet of water. He stated that this could limit the number of allowable BSU’s in the back bay of Carson’s Bay thereby reducing the total number of permitted BSU’s for the City of Deephaven.

He stated that the City currently has 3,829 lineal feet of shoreline, which translates into 383 possible BSU’s. There are currently 1,434 lineal feet of shoreline in Carson’s Bay that currently translates into 143 BSU’s. If the ordinance were adopted, and if it were found that there was three feet or less of water depth in the back bay of Carson’s Bay, the number of BSU’s would be limited to .5 or .2 of the available shoreline. He stated that this would reduce the number of BSU’s from 143 to 72 or 29 BSU’s. He stated that the City is currently licensed for 222 BSU’s, the maximum number of BSU’s that the City could apply for under a new application before the LMCD would be for an additional 48 – 89 new BSU’s.

Dana Young stated that the LMCD representative David Gross presented the proposed ordinances to the City Council for their review on February 4^th.

David Paulson stated that it would be very helpful if David Gross could meet with the Boat Committee quarterly to keep the Committee updated on recent LMCD activities. Dana Young stated that this is unlikely to occur because the LMCD meets the same evening as the Boat Committee. Discussion was held on the possibility of switching meeting dates with the Park Committee.

David Paulson stated that he received several phone calls from concerned citizens on these proposed ordinances and spoke with the LMCD for over an hour on the ordinance’s potential impact. He stated that the ordinances could potentially impact private property owners in the Back Bay.

Further discussion was held on LMCD’s rational for proposing such ordinances. Dana Young stated that he felt it was in direct response to the controversial docks that were installed in Grey’s Bay in very shallow water. He stated that the LMCD is concerned that much of the remaining developable land that abuts Lake Minnetonka consists of wetlands or very shallow shoreline and the LMCD believes that these proposed ordinances would address these types of developments.

Cancelled Meeting on April 9^th

Dana Young stated that the April 9^th Boat Committee meeting cannot be held in the Council Chambers due to a scheduling conflict with the Greenwood City Council. The Committee stated that they would be willing to meet downstairs in the Police office.

Adjournment

Motion to adjourn by Pete Onstad, seconded by Sue Jerutis. Motion carried 7-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Boat Committee will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2008.