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Resolution No. <br />Page 2 <br />3. Dr. Dunlap has stated that he wishes to construct a <br />"permanent do---k" which could be done in the lagoon but <br />which could not be done in the main lake. There is no <br />vested right in any landowner to install "permanent docks" <br />in Lake Minnetonka. Indeed, such docks require a special <br />StLte DNR permit ;ind a Conditional Use Perm.Lt from Orono <br />City Ordinance 213. Temporary o: Seasonal docks are permitted <br />without special authority. <br />4. Dr. Dunlap has stated in his letter of November 14, 1978 <br />that the pug, —)se of the dredging is to "accommodate my new <br />boat". <br />5. The subject lagoon was man-made from an deparent marsh <br />or wetlands which was and is a naturally occurring feature <br />at the end of drainageways entering Lake Minnetonka. <br />1,, The dredging of the lagoon in 1950 was pursuant to a <br />permit issued by the Minnesota Depertment of Natural Resuurces <br />which agency has since drastically altered the procedures <br />and justifications for issuance of. dredging permits. <br />7. The closing of the lagoon mouth by sand or other material <br />is a gradual and natural occurence in the life of a lake and <br />is a natural reclaimati.on of the original wetlands or marsh <br />area. <br />8. If the lagoon became a marsh again, there is ample <br />evidence in many reports such as the Harza Studies, that <br />such a marsh would better filter storm water runoff and <br />prevent. lake pollution than would the open water of a lagoon. <br />9. Several dredging methods were discussed at the Tanning <br />Commission including hand shoveling, backhoes, clam dredge <br />and suction dredge. No method has been firmly proposed by <br />Dr. Dunlap although suction dredging has been mentioned as <br />the "preferred" method. <br />10. Suction dredging requires a local disposal site for large <br />volumes of water which must be ponded and evaporated. No <br />spoils disposal is permitted within wetlands or within 1000 ft. <br />of the lakeshore. Dr. Dunlap has discussed "low areas" on <br />this property where the spoils might be placed but the City <br />has no documentation (map) to indicate or evaluate such sites. <br />