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� ,� . � .:, Ci.t� of ORONO � �� . - `�-� RESOWTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL . tri�4 :� . • NO. 1586 . ' �� - � � . � . RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO ISSUE A JOINT USE DOCK LICENSE TO BIG ISLAND VETERAN'S CAMP , SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOTED HEREIN FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 1983 to DECEMBER 31, 1983 ' . WHEREAS, the City of Orono, hereinafter "City" is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of ' . Minnesota and has the authority and responsibility under Minnesota . Statutes, State Statute 412, et. seq. and State Statute 462, et. seq. , to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City and other members ' of the public within the City; and WHEREAS, the City shares concurrent jurisdiction over the � primary harbor limit of the City of Orono with the Lake Minnetonka � Conservation District and the Department of Natural Resources of the � State of Minnesota; and - , WHEREAS, 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 equal protection frAm activity on or near the public waters and on the land within the City which, if unregulated, may be � � detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare; and - WHEREAS, the regulations of the DNR, LMCD, and the City of Orono regulate the property rights of the riparian owners both as to residential owners and the commercial marina owners, .to the extent prohibiting any interference with the public waters adjoining their . property: The LMCD, DNR and City of Orono must fulfill their trusteeship over the public waters by protecting against interference by anyone, � including those who assert the commonlaw rights of riparian owners, � whether or not they be commercial marinas or residential owners; WHEREAS, as to Lake DZinnetonka, a mutual right of enjoyment exists between and is shared by riparian owners and the public generally, � no one riparian owner has exclusive privileges over Lake P�linnetonka. The only additional private right that 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 2dinnetonka 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 members of the public but the right to each riparian owner. � �� 1 2