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s� . <br /> � - Page 20 <br /> � <br /> � <br /> � . <br /> � <br /> � . RESOLUTION � 772 <br /> � A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING A STATE OF EMERGENCY <br /> IN THE PROVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ON <br /> � LAKE MINNETONKA AND DECLARING A MORATORIUM ON THE <br /> • ' EXPANSION OF LAKE-USE FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF ORONO <br /> FOR THE DURATION OF SUCH EMERGENCY <br /> � <br /> � <br /> WHEREAS, Hennepin County has withdrawn support of <br /> � the Sheriff' s Water Patrol on Lake Minnetonka, resulting in <br /> • the loss of competent- law enforcement services for the coming <br /> boating season, and <br /> � WHEREAS, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District <br /> � does not have the statutory authority to fund patrol services, <br /> and presently have no ability for contracting year-around <br /> � police water patrol services on Lake Minnetonka, and <br /> � WHEREAS, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District <br /> � has passed a resolution declaring that a state of emergency <br /> presently exists wherein the public safety and welfare of <br /> � users of Lake Minnetonka will be materially endangered, and <br /> � WHEREAS, the introduction of additional boats onto <br /> Lake Minnetonka through the extension of existing dock facilities, <br /> � or, in general, through any expansion of lake-use facilities <br /> would materially add to an already dangerous situation. <br /> � <br /> � NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of <br /> the City of Orono: <br /> r . <br /> 1. That a moratoriura be and hereby is declared, <br /> � effective immediately, in the City of Orono on the approval of <br /> • any request for the extension of existing dock facilities, the <br /> construction of new dock facilities, or other boat storage <br /> � facilities, whether the same be located in the water or on dry <br /> land of private, commercial, or municipal ownership_ <br /> � <br /> 2. That this moratorium shall continue until such <br /> � time as a long term solution has been reached, providing the <br /> funding necessary and resulting in the resumption of year-around <br /> � water patrol law enforcement services on Lake Minnetonka. <br /> � <br /> � <br /> � � <br /> � <br /> � <br /> � <br />