DEEPHAVEN BOAT COMMITTEE
Wednesday,
October 11, 2006
Minutes
Chairman
David Paulson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
David Paulson, Pete Onstad, Sue Jerutis, Larry Parkhurst, Marc Anderson, Oliver Arrett, Darel Gustafson, Council Liaison Keith Kask, Administrator Dana Young
Ed
Towey, Steve Pavek
The Committee approved the September 13, 2006 minutes on a motion by Sue Jerutis, seconded by Oliver Arrett. Motion carried 7-0.
Tom
Getz, 3634 Leroy Street, stated that he was present to support allowing larger
boats on slides as a way to help reduce the number of people on the waiting
list for dock slips. Darel Gustafson
stated that he agreed with Mr. Getz and that larger boats on slides would take
pressure off the slips.
Tom
Getz added that the Committee should also consider adding additional slides at
Carson’s Bay. David Paulson stated that
it might be difficult to add additional slides due to the setback lines that
prohibit the City from placing slides in certain areas and the City would have
to obtain approval from the LMCD for adding additional Boat Storage Units. He added that the Boat Committee’s St. Louis
Bay dock proposal includes larger slide spaces to accommodate larger boats.
Paul
Boyer, 4501 Vine Hill Road, stated that he was present to discuss an issue
involving him, his ex-wife and slide
#28. He stated when he was going through
a divorce with his wife, he moved temporarily to Saddlewood in Minnetonka but
still owned his home jointly with his wife.
He stated that his wife had his name removed from slide #28, which was
also in his name. He stated that he moved
back to Deephaven around six months ago and would like to get slide #28 back
now that his wife has remarried and moved to Excelsior.
Motion
by Darel Gustafson to recommend that Paul Boyer be allowed to retain slide #28
due to the fact that he remained a property owner in Deephaven during his
divorce and that the slide was originally in his name. Seconded by Oliver Arrett. Motion carried 7-0.
The Committee interviewed the following candidates to fill two positions that are expected to be vacant beginning in February 2007:
·
John Finn (18025 Fairhomes Lane)
·
Mark Grieger (3870 Monaltrie Avenue)
·
Roy Quaintance (4630 Old Kent Road)
·
Pat Melvin (4917 Vine Hill Road)
·
Michael Kelly (19045 Lake Avenue)
Following
a vote of the members, the Committee selected Michael Kelly and John Finn to
fill the vacant positions in February 2007.
Motion
by Pete Onstad to recommend the appointment of John Finn to fill the expired
term of Oliver Arrett beginning February 2007.
Seconded by Sue Jerutis. Motion
carried 7-0.
Motion
by Sue Jerutis to recommend the appointment of Michael Kelly to fill the
unexpired term of Darel Gustafson effective February 2007. Seconded by Oliver Arrett. Motion carried 7-0.
David
Paulson thanked all the candidates and stated that the community was fortunate
to have such excellent candidates. He
encouraged each of them to stay active in the Community.
October 16th
Presentation of St. Louis Bay Dock Plan
Keith
Kask provided a brief summary of the City Council’s reaction to the
presentation of the dock plan on September 18th.
Discussion
was held on each of the three dock options.
David Paulson stated that he was concerned that option #2 wasn’t
presented as forcefully as he would have liked.
Marc Anderson noted that he shortened the navigation lane in option #2
due to Council concerns that the dock was too close to the swimming area and
eliminated a spar in option #3 to match the same number of dock slips as shown
in the other two plans.
Keith
Kask noted that there was a resident at the Council presentation who wanted the
boat ramp open to allow an area for his dog to play and requested that there be
as little impediment as possible for winter access from the ramp.
David
Paulson stated that he thought the major problem with option #3 was the depth
of the water on the north side of the docks.
Pete Onstad stated that he measured the water depth in that area and
felt that it was more than adequate at 4 ˝ feet.
Keith
Kask asked if the Committee members generally felt that option #1 would be too
far to walk for residents to access their boats. Most Committee members expressed their belief
that the proposed dock was too long at over 400’. Keith Kask stated that, however, option #1
would be the least expensive plan.
Discussion
was held regarding dock construction standards and ensuring that the appearance
of the docks is appropriate and that the maintenance is performed
consistently. Marc Anderson stated that
he felt it was the consensus of the Council that the new dock would be 4’ x 4’
construction, similar in design to the old docks. This would enable the new dock to be
constructed and maintained by the city crew.
Larry Parkhurst stated that he felt the main walkway should be wider
than the present walkway and would prefer a width of four feet. He added that the fingers could be reduced
from 3’ to 2’.
David
Paulson asked the Committee members to vote for their preferred dock
option. Following the vote, four members
supported option #2, three members supported option #3 and no members supported
option #1.
Further
discussion was held on the presentation and the Committee accepted Keith Kask’s
offer to make the presentation to the public on October 16th.
Keith
Kask noted that a discussion would also be held on term limits at the Council
meeting on October 16th and that the discussion would be held
following the presentation of the dock plan.
He questioned whether this issue should be discussed without providing
those with a stake in this issue advance notice of the meeting.
It
was the general consensus of the members that the discussion of term limits
should probably have been held at a separate meeting after giving providing
advanced notice of the meeting to the public.
Motion to adjourn by Oliver Arrett, seconded by Larry Parkhurst. Motion carried 7-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:27 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Boat Committee will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2006.