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.. .:� , <br /> `'� `�. <br /> � O� - <br /> • O ��. O <br /> CITY of ORONO <br /> � g r� ti <br /> � G~' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> L�kESI3�g'� NO. � o � 3 <br /> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING <br /> CONTINUING FULL FUNDING FOR <br /> ADDITIONAL WATER PATROL DEPUTIES � <br /> WHEREAS,Lake Minnetonka is the largest lake in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area,and <br /> is a natural and recreational resource used by residents throughout the regiori and beyond; and <br /> WHEREAS,Lake Minnetonka is one of the most intensively used lakes byboaters,and thus <br /> results in the need to provide a high level of law enforcement activity; and <br /> WHEREAS, through the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD), the fourteen <br /> cities around Lake Minnetonka and Hennepin County have participated financially in a pilot program <br /> to evaluate whether additional patrol—the equivalent of two full-time deputy positions during the <br /> • boating season—would result in better compliance with laws and a better experience for persons <br /> - using the lake; and <br /> WHEREAS, many cities informed the LMCD that their financial participation would be <br /> limited to the pilot program for 2001 and 2002, as they were willing to pay to determine whether <br /> additional patrol would have positive effects; and <br /> WHEREAS,Hennepin County fully funded the additional Water Pa�rol costs in 2003; and <br /> WHEREAS, data from such sources as boat user satisfaction surveys indicate that the <br /> additional law enforcement activity has had positive effects; and <br /> WI3EREAS,the death that occurred on July 4,2003,on the north side of Big Island,as well <br /> as a substantial spike in the number of BIJI's and other illegal activities on the lake,demonstrate that - <br /> the additional level of law enforcement activity should not be reduced; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Water Patrol of the Hennepin County Sheriffls Office has ultimate <br /> responsibility for law enforcement on Lake Minnetonka. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orono City Council does hereby <br /> request Hennepin County to fund fully and permanently the additional level of law enforcement that <br /> • Page 1 of 2 <br />