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CITY OF LAKE ELMO 1fi LW2kkT&�,, • A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A REQUEST BY THE MINNEAPOLIS ROWING CLUB TO HOST THE 110th NORTH WESTERN INTERNATIONAL ROWING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA ON LAKE ELMO ON AUGUST 3 AND 4,2013. WHEREAS, the Minneapolis ► Club is seeking support from the City of Lake Elmo to host the I I Oth Annual Northwestern International Rowing Association (NWIRA) Championship Regatta on Lake Elmo from August 3 through August 4, 2013 - and WHEREAS, Lake Elmo's namesake lake has been chosen as the site for the two- day championship rowing competition; WHEREAS, Lake Elmo fully supports the efforts of the Minneapolis Rowing Club and welcomes the opportunity to be a host city to this international event for the third time in its history. NOW, THEREFORE, based on the testimony elicited and information received, the City Council makes the following: I. That the Minneapolis Rowing Club will need to obtain a Water Surface Use Permit from the Washington County Sheriffs Office in order to conduct a Regatta on the waters of Lake Elmo. 2. That the application for water surface use will include the following components: a. The Minneapolis Rowing Club will receive the sanctioning of the US Rowing Association, the sport's national governing body to host the regatta, and will need to demonstrate adequate insurance to cover the standard liability issues as part of the permit request, 3. During the rowing competition on Lake Elmo, the Minneapolis Rowing Club has requested that residential boat traffic follow the No Wake rule. The dates and times are as follows: August 2 from 7 AM to 7 PM for event set up, and August 3-4 from 7 AM to 7 PM. 4. The City Council defers to the Washington County Sheriff for the placement of any and all buoys, floating starting platforms, and pontoon boats in the water as part of approval of the Water Surface Use Permit. 5. Upon event approval by the Washington County Sheriff., enforcement of Lake Elmo City 11