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ORONO POLICE DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />Date: February 22, 2016 <br />Item No: 10 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name: Correy Farniok JML Public Safety <br />Title: Police Chief <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Item Description: Ordinance Amendment – Big Island Nature Park <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br />List of Exhibits: <br /> A – Ordinance Amendment – Section 22-116 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br /> <br />The Police Department has enforcement authority over Big Island Nature Park. However, during <br />the winter months we have received several complaints of snowmobiles driving around the Park. <br />Current ordinance prohibits motor vehicles and snowmobiles. The Orono Police Department <br />does not have snowmobiles or other vehicles to enforce this ordinance and we have asked the <br />Hennepin County Sheriff Office (HCSO) to assist us with enforcement. The HCSO utilizes <br />special deputies to assist them with enforcement activities. The proposed amendment adds <br />HCSO deputies and Special deputies, Three Rivers Park Police and MN Department of Natural <br />Resources (DNR) to have jurisdiction to enforce any violation of these rules and any state or <br />local laws which occur on park property. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> <br />Consider motion to approve the ordinance amending section 22-116. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />