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From:Melanie Curtis <br />To:Jeremy Barnhart <br />Subject:FW: Big Island Dock <br />Date:Friday, June 11, 2021 8:24:02 AM <br />Attachments:Big Island Nature Park Rules (PDF).pdf <br />May 24 Orono City Council Meeting.docx <br />FYI <br />Can you respond to David or at least acknowledge his email? <br />Melanie Curtis <br />(952.249.4627 *mcurtis@ci.orono.mn.us <br />All permitting is now done through our new online portal - LINK! <br />From: David Saari [mailto:david.saari@advantagesolutions.net] <br />Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 11:10 PM <br />To: Melanie Curtis <MCurtis@ci.orono.mn.us> <br />Cc: Eric Saari <esaari@na.ko.com> <br />Subject: Big Island Dock <br />Melanie, <br />Thoughts I had planned to share with the Mayor and City Council on the 24th are attached. Clearly <br />there is disagreement on the rights of inland land owners to access the island via the property <br />adjacent to us at 260 Big Island. However if legal access is ultimately granted, management of the <br />water front is paramount. The access is just that, an access. The property is not to be construed as <br />waterfront for the inland land owners as evident by the taxes assessed. The city has already <br />developed a thorough list of rules and regs for the Big Island Nature Park that need to be considered <br />and appropriately applied to all granted access locations. Sec. 22-113. Regulation of General <br />Conduct and Sec. 22-114. General Park Operation Regulations have applicable rules and regs that <br />should be considered and modified if needed. The following bolded statements from the Regulation <br />of Recreation Activity are certainly applicable: <br />(1) Camping. Overnight camping within the Park is prohibited. <br />(2)Picnicking. Picnicking in the Park is allowed subject to the following: <br />(i) No person or group shall assume exclusive use of a picnic site or shelter. <br />(ii) No person or group shall set up temporary shelters, tents, tarps, canopies and <br />other such devices without authorization by permit. <br />(3) Swimming. Swimming in Lake Minnetonka is at the individual’s own risk. Lifeguards are <br />not provided. <br />(4) Boating & Dock Use. It shall be unlawful to land a watercraft or leave a watercraft <br />unattended except at locations designated for that purpose. The docks at the main <br />landing area are intended solely for the purpose of loading and unloading boats. No <br />overnight docking is allowed. It shall be unlawful to fish, lounge, sunbathe or otherwise <br />loiter on said docks. It shall be unlawful to dive or jump from the docks. It shall be <br />unlawful to use the docks in a manner so as to disturb or endanger any other person. <br />(5) Hunting & Fishing. Hunting and trapping are prohibited in the Park at all times. Shore <br />fishing is allowed except in the designated swimming beach area. Fishing from the boat <br />docks at the main landing area is prohibited. It is unlawful to fish in an area designated as a