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r. . � � O " � • O O �� CITY of ORONO � . . � :. ;.. � , ti ti RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ��`�k'ESS�g'�G NO. e5 a;� O � . RESOLUTTON DIRECTING STAFF TO TSSUE A JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE � TO THE OWNERS OF PROPERT'Y LOCATED AT 460 TONKA.WA ROAD, 500 TONKAWA ROAD . AND 550 TONKAWA ROA.D SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOTED �IEREIN FOR TH�PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2005 TO DECEMBER 31,2005 _ WHEItEAS,ihe City of Oroiio,hereiiiafter"City"is a nnuucipal corpor�tioii org�uuzed and eaisting under the laws of 1:he State of Muuiesota a.nd has the authority and respousibility under Miiulesota Stahites, State Stahrte 412,et. seq. and State Statute 462, et. seq.,to protect the healtll,safety, and general welfare ofthe citizens of the City and other nieiiibers of tlie public withui the City; and WHEREAS, the City shares coiicurrent jurisdiction over the primaiy harbor linut of the City of �Oroiio with t11e Lalce Mimietonlca Conservation Distriet aud the Department of Nattual Resourees of the State of i.unesota; aiid . WHEREAS,the regulatioi�of tlle navigable waters involves an exercise of police power of the State, LMCD, a�id the City of Oroiio, all of which have adopted rules to eiisure to all equal eiij oyiileiit of the public rigllts and equal protection fi om activity on or near the public waters and oil the laud within the City wluch,if uiuegulated, may Ue detrinZental to tlZe pttblic lZealtli, safety and general welfare; and � WHEREAS,the regulations of the DNR,LMCD,and tlie City of Oroilo regulafe the propertyiights of the ripariau owiiers boih as to resideiitial owilers and the coillnzercial mariila owners to the extezit prolubituig aiiy interference with the puUlic waters adjoiniilg their pro�erty. The LMCD,DNR aiid City otOrollo nnisfi fiilfill tlleir trusteeslup over ihe�ublic waters Uy protecting against interference by anyoile, iiZClud'uig #liose who assert ihe coiiuiloi111w rights of ripariau owiiers, whether or not they Ue conunercial nlarinas or resideiitial owi�ers; WHEREAS, as to Lake MiiuZetoi�lca, a inutual right of enjoyineilt exists befiween and is shared Uy ripariau owners aud the public geiierally,no one riparivi owner has exciusive pz•ivileges over Lake Muuletoilka. The oiily additional private right th�t any ripariau owner iilay have over the public generally is to consiruct one dock fio ihe naviglUle de�th of the puUlic waters. There cau be no dispute Uut ihat the puUlic generally aud each ripariati owner to Lake Mulnetoiik�.has filie right to use the eiliire surface area of Lake Miiuzetonlca for all suitaUle ptuposes ui coilunoii with all otlier riparian owiiers. This rigl�t is a right iiot only to members o!'ihe public but the right to each rip�uiaii owner. •I'his niutual right of enj oyinent which is shared by ripariau owners and ihe public generally iiicludes tlie recreafiional benefits of the lake such as Uoating and fislung thereiii;the ripar.iau owner has no exchlsive privileges to these righfis; and Page 1 of 2