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A RESOLUTION SUPPORTM A REQUEST BY THE MINNESOTA BOAT CLUB
TO HOST THE 114th NORTA WESTERN INTERNATIONAL ROWING
ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA ON LAKE ELMO ON AUGUST I I
AND I �, 2017.
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Boat Club is seeking support from the City of Lake Elmo
to host the 114th Annual Northwestern International Rowing Association (NWIRA)
Championship Regatta on Lake Elmo from August 11 through August 12, 2017; 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 Minnesota Boat 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:
1. That the Minnesota Boat 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 Minnesota Boat Club wilt 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 Minnesota Boat Club has requested that
residential boat traffic follow the No Wake rule. The dates and times are as follows: August
9 - 10 from 7 AM to 7 PM for event set up, and August 11 - 12 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 platforins, 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
Code Chapter 97, and all other laws and regulations, is assigned to the Washington County
Sheriff's Department pursuant to City Code § 97.24.
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6. The Minnesota Boat Club will encourage all spectators, officials, rowers, coaches, and
others to refrain from parking on residential streets in close proximity to Lake Elmo and
on County Road 17. This plan will protect the property and privacy of the City's residents,
and to prevent spectators from parking along city streets and entering the Park from the
north end.
7. The Minnesota Boat Club will request that Washington County close the public access boat
ramp in the Lake Elmo Park Preserve from normal motorized traffic during the event. This
closure will allow the regatta to be conducted in a safe and manageable fashion.
8. The City of Lake Elmo does not require a special event pen -nit to conduct a rowing event
that takes place on a public water body within the City.
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Passed and duly adopted this 16t" day of May, 2017, by the City Council of the City
of Lake Elmo, Mitmesota,
ATTEST:
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Mike Pearson, Mayor