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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING
CONTINUING FULL FUNDING FOR
ADDITIONAL WATER PATROL DEPUTIES �
WHEREAS,Lake Minnetonka is the largest lake in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area,and
is a natural and recreational resource used by residents throughout the regiori and beyond; and
WHEREAS,Lake Minnetonka is one of the most intensively used lakes byboaters,and thus
results in the need to provide a high level of law enforcement activity; and
WHEREAS, through the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD), the fourteen
cities around Lake Minnetonka and Hennepin County have participated financially in a pilot program
to evaluate whether additional patrol—the equivalent of two full-time deputy positions during the
• boating season—would result in better compliance with laws and a better experience for persons
- using the lake; and
WHEREAS, many cities informed the LMCD that their financial participation would be
limited to the pilot program for 2001 and 2002, as they were willing to pay to determine whether
additional patrol would have positive effects; and
WHEREAS,Hennepin County fully funded the additional Water Pa�rol costs in 2003; and
WHEREAS, data from such sources as boat user satisfaction surveys indicate that the
additional law enforcement activity has had positive effects; and
WI3EREAS,the death that occurred on July 4,2003,on the north side of Big Island,as well
as a substantial spike in the number of BIJI's and other illegal activities on the lake,demonstrate that -
the additional level of law enforcement activity should not be reduced; and
WHEREAS, the Water Patrol of the Hennepin County Sheriffls Office has ultimate
responsibility for law enforcement on Lake Minnetonka.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orono City Council does hereby
request Hennepin County to fund fully and permanently the additional level of law enforcement that
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has been proven effective on Lake Minnetonka; and that continues to be needed to address the
increasing number of people on the lake who are boating under the influence and engaging in other
activities that affect the safety and enjoyment of the boating experience on the lake.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono,Minnesota at a regular meeting held this
8�'day of September, 2003.
ATTEST:
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Linda S. Vee, City Clerk Barbara A. Peterson,Mayor
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