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C Resolution No. 810 RESOLUTION GRANTING A DREDGING PERMIT TO NORTH STAR MARINA, INC. WHEREAS,,it is the overriding concern of the City of Orono to eliminate the problems created by unregulated dredging in and adjacent to Lake Minnetonka, which problems affect Lake Minnetonka and the property adjacent thereto, and WHEREAS, the city is charged with the responsibility of protecting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Orono and to eliminate the problems caused by illegal land use such as dredging without a permit within the City of Orono, and WHEREAS, the applicant has been notified of his illegal dredging of property adjacent to Lake Minnetonka and in Lake Minnetonka, and WHEREAS, the applicant has now provided the necessary information to the City of Orono to enable theicity to review the application to determine the adverse effects of the dredging on the environment and the properties adjacent to Lake Minne- tonka, and • WHEREAS, the City of Orono has reviewed the permits granted by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Natural Resources and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District to North Star Marina for the dredging, INOW, THEREFORE, The City Council directs the staff to issue the dredging permit for 1977 to North Star Marina to allow for dredging pursuant to the plans submitted with North Star Marina, Inc.'s application for the following reasons and subject to the following conditions: 1.. North Star Marina, Inc. has assured the city that it needs to be able to dredge pursuant to the application so that it will be able to remove the existing dock structures at the end of this marina boating season and replace those struc- tures with docks that meet the requirements of the City of Orono, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District and the Depart- ment of Natural Resources, especially those restrictions which restrict all docks and the dock use areas to 200 feet or less from the shoreline 2. That after the dredging has been completed, the extensions of the docks close to shore, which extensions were added because of the shallowness of the water, will be removed and not replaced prior to May 1, 1978, without additional appro- val by the city.