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Big Island Nature Park Management Plan November 2011 <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br />41 <br /> <br />source of funding has in the ensuing years been completely expended. Because there are no <br />program fees or user fees associated with the Park, the Park generates no revenue. <br />Operating expenses for the Park have not been separately budgeted in the past, although there <br />are certain fixed costs that will recur annually, such as dock installation/removal and trash <br />pickup and removal. The cost of boat rental or owning & maintaining a boat for transportation <br />to and from the Park must also be factored into the budgeting process for annual operations. <br /> <br /> <br />Enforcement <br /> <br />The location of Big Island Nature Park on an island not accessible to land based vehicles <br />presents a number of unique regulatory challenges. Activity on the property is difficult or <br />impossible to monitor via normal policing methods. Unless additional equipment and <br />resources are provided to the Orono Police Department to allow for a regular presence on or <br />around the Park, the City must rely on partnerships with outside authorities who are regularly <br />patrolling Lake Minnetonka, such as the Hennepin County Sherriff‘s Water Patrol. Additional <br />resources may include Minnesota DNR Conservation Officers and Three Rivers Parks Police. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />