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Feb-ZO-97 03: BSP City o-f Minnetirista 44S-1311 P.Ol RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OPPOSING VENDING OF FOOD OR MERCHANDISE FROM WATERCRAFT ON LAKE MINNETONKA WHEREAS, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District has received a request to allow vending of food and/or merchandise from watercraft on Lake Minnetonka; and WHEREAS, the vending of food and merchandise from watercraft on Lake Minnetonka is inherently unsafe due to the following aspects of such activity: 1. 2. It requires that two or more boats approach each other and remain in close proximity to one another, and may bring multiple boats together in a small area which is inherently dangerous. It will tend to occur in the most congested areas of the lake in order to be financially feasible, creating an even more congested situation; and WHEREAS, any attempt to minimize the inherent un.safc a.spccts of sales activity in the open lake by moving .such activity near the shoreline will have a negative impact on the enjo>'nicnt and repose of Minneirisia's and other lake community residential lakcshore property owners by creating undue activity, commotion, noise, litter, e.xhaust fumes, etc.; and WHEREAS, Minnctrisia’s shoreline is zoned for .single family residential u.scs; and WHEREAS, the City ’s lakeshorc land use regulations, including multiple dock regulations, are re.strictivc in order to protect the lakeshore area; and WHEREAS, the permitting of the vending of food and/or merchandise from watercraft on Lake Minnetonka would be in total conflict with the City's lakeshore land use regulations; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that vending activity on Lake Minnetonka be prohibited due to the safety concerns and negative public impacts noted above. Hi A •a & K ‘JL p % SCL V A Q (V 0 Ni V. I § > X