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Cou ncil Mi nu tes May 14, 1985 I Anderson stated the alloted space for both boat traffic and swimmers had been carefully reviewed and staff feels comfortable with the finalized plan. Benke felt there may be confusion as to the location of the swimming beach and clarified that the beach is on the east side south of the point. I Newham stated that the New Brighton Historical Society supports the amendments and thanked the City Council, the Planning Commission, the Long Lake Advisory Board, Mr. Anderson and the Park Board, and Ken Simons who have all worked hard to keep the park intact. Simons noted that the amended document speaks to a lease agreement between the Historical Society and Ramsey County and asked the City Council if it would like to see this agreement; council concurred it would not be necessary. In response to a request to know how many boats from the outside would be allowed, Simons responded there would be space for 5 high-speed boats, 10 fishing boats, 12 cartops (row boats, canoes, sail boats), 18 single car spaces for fisherman, and 16 curbside, In response to a question concerning a large number of boats on the lake at a given time, Harcus responded that the homeowners have a tendency to regulate themselves. Anderson reviewed the surface-use ordinance concerning times that the various types of boats can be on the lake, and responded that the ordinance had been drawn up by a committee consisting of the Park Board, George Carlson, Dr. Levitan, and that the committee received a lot of input from residents living on the lake at the time. A resident felt that three high-speed boats would be about all the lake could hold;. Harcus responded that ultimately there could be some control on water skiing, and noted the city could not control the boat traffic eminating from the homeowners. I Resident asked why the council was pushing this when many basic questions need to be answered; Harcus responded that there are external factors affecting the use of natural lakes in the state and, if there is no public access to the lake,monies would not be available to maintain the quality of the lake. Schmidt read a portion of a letter citing funds granted by United States Envi ronmenta 1 Protecti on Agency and that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the EPA are very concerned about the issue of public access because only' publicly accessible fresh water lakes are eligible for Section 314 fundi nq. " Page Ten \