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��Y��=� � C�t� o� ORONO •. d ��_�:: . :� � .��:. �``>' � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL Ql�l� Na 1`3�y .. � �_��:. , . - . .��°= � � � j�1HEREAS, because of the geographical location of the marinas and their proYimity to heavy population, and the access to _ marinas by county and city roads, and ti�e general use of the bays of Lake P�innetonka for recreation by way of swimming , boating, fishing and water sports by the citizens of Orono, the City regulates both the on-land activities of marinas and the extensions of docks and mooring areas into Lake Minnetonka in the interest of public order and to protect the life, safety and welfare of the community. The City through its regulations is not licensing boats but is only licensing the marinas to the extent the marina operations affect the general public and the adjacent properties within the City of Orono; and WHEREAS, the City shares concurrent jurisdiction over the primary harbor limit of the City of Orono with the Lake Nlinnetonka Conservation District and the Department of �latural Resources of the • State of Minnesota; and . [�1HEREAS, ' the regulation of the navigable waters involves an • exercise of police power of the State, LMCD and the City of Orono, all of which have adopted rules to ensure to all equal enjoyment of the public rights and to suppress the clashing of public and private interests and resulting public disorder; and . �� WHEREAS , the regulations of the DNR, LMCD and the City of Orono regulate tHe property rights of the riparian owners both as to single famil� residential owners and the commercial marina owners, to the extent prohibiting any interference with the public waters adjoining that �roperty. The LMCD, DNR and the City of Orono must fulfill their trusteeship over the public waters by protecting acainst interference by anyone, including those who assert the commonlaw rights of riparian owners , whether or not they be commercial marinas or single family residential owners; and WHEREAS, as to Lake Minnetonka, a mutual right of enjoyment exists between and is shared by riparian owners and the public generally. The marinas have no exclusive privileges over Lake �Iinnetonka. The only additional private right that the marina or any riparian owner may have over the public generally is to construct one dock to the navigable depth of the public waters. There can be no dispute but that the public generally and each riparian owner to Lake Minnetonka has the right to use the entire surface area of Lake Minnetonka for all suitable purposes in � common with all other riparian owners . This right is a right not only to the members of the public but the right to each riparian owner. This mutual right of enjoyment which is shar�d by riparian o�•�ners and the • public generally includes the recreational benef_its of the LakE such as k�oatiny anci fishing therein; the ri��arian marina has no cxclusive privileg�s to these rights ; and