DEEPHAVEN BOAT COMMITTEE
Wednesday,
June 14, 2006
Minutes
Vice-Chairman
Pete Onstad called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Pete Onstad, Darel Gustafson, Larry Parkhurst, Steve Pavek, Ed Towey, Marc Anderson, Council Liaison Keith Kask, Administrator Dana Young
David
Paulson, Oliver Arrett
There
were no matters from the floor.
Tom Brislin, 3675 Parkway, stated that he would be interested in filling the vacant position on the Boat Committee. He stated that he has been a Deephaven resident since 1991 and has both a sailboat and slide at St. Louis Bay.
Pete
Onstad whether the Council would be concerned by the fact that the Committee
would not have a member who did not have a boating permit. Ed Towey stated that he no longer has his
sailboat permit with the City and also no longer is on any waiting list. He stated that he would qualify as the member
of the Committee who does not have a city boating permit.
Pete
Onstad asked Mr. Brislin about his specific interest in serving on the
Committee. Tom Brislin stated that he
thought the marinas are a wonderful resource and really appreciates their
history and tradition. He stated that
there have been a number of people lately who are new to the community who are
trying to change this tradition by demanding a resource immediately. He stated that while they are certainly
entitled to their opinion, he prefers the more traditional approach.
Larry
Parkhurst asked Mr. Brislin how he felt having two resources with both a buoy
and a slide on St. Louis Bay. Tom
Brislin stated that he really needs the slide to access his buoy and didn’t
think it was a problem. He stated that
the biggest demand by far is for slips and not slides or buoys.
Ed
Towey recommended the appointment of Tom Brislin to the Boat Committee to
complete the unexpired term of John Gresens.
Seconded by Steve Pavek. Motion
carried 5-0.
Dana Young stated that the City Engineer has revised their original estimate to survey the property lines at Carson’s Bay and St. Louis Bay from $1,580 to $15,000. He stated that this was a rough estimate based on an hourly wage of $130 per hour for a surveyor. He added that the City Engineer anticipated some difficulties in pinning down the lot lines due to the lack of surrounding pins, particularly at Carson’s Bay.
Keith Kask stated that the Council might decide that before we spend any money, perhaps they would prefer to review the comprehensive plan of both marinas first. However, he added that it might be difficult for the Boat Committee to proceed with a plan unless there is an accurate survey.
Dana Young stated that there also seems to be a growing feeling among some of the Council that the Boat Committee should bring forward at least one of their plans, most likely St. Louis Bay since it would be the least controversial, for the Council to review. Darel Gustafson noted that the meetings have been frustrating because each meeting is on the same topic and there never seems to be any significant progress.
Darel Gustafson recommended that a survey be conducted of the property lines at St. Louis Bay marina at a cost not to exceed $5,000 and the Boat Committee proceed with the St. Louis Bay plan for presentation to the City Council. Seconded by Larry Parkhurst. Motion carried 5-0.
Committee member Marc Anderson enters at 7:25 p.m.
Ed Towey recommended that a survey be conducted of the property lines at Carson’s Bay marina at a cost not to exceed $10,000. Seconded by Marc Anderson. Motion carried 6-0.
The Committee further recommended that Dana Young work with the City Engineer to lower the total estimated fee of $15,000.
Steve Pavek showed the Committee that he had successfully installed his boat on a roller in front of slides #79-81, which were almost completely covered in sand. He stated that a second larger boat on a roller could fit next to his on the slide. Tom Brislin indicated that he wouldn’t mind moving his boat to this location.
Steve Pavek reported that he had measured the width of every boat in St. Louis Bay and Carson’s Bay and that there are currently 12 boats exceeding the 5’4” standard in St. Louis Bay and 3 boats exceeding the standard in Carson’s Bay. Pete Onstad volunteered to measure the width of the new boats that are placed on the slides following the June 15th deadline. The Committee reviewed the slides at St. Louis Bay and decided to review the slide width list at next month’s meeting.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Steve Pavek, seconded by Ed Towey. Motion carried 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Boat Committee will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2006.