1970-4330r~a
RES®LUTION N(9. 4330
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RES®LU?'ION RE~;~lGNI2ING THE NEED F®R UNIFORM SNCWMOBII,E
REGUI~ TIONS WITHIN T€€E MUNICIPALITIES OF HENNEPIN COUNTY
WHERE.9S, the operation of snowmobiles has become a rapidly growing re-
creational activity throughout the State of Minnesota; and,
WHEREAS, the State Legislature in Minnesota Statutes 1967 Section 84.86
Subdivision 1 has state~39 in effect, that the public policy of the State of
Minnesota sha11 be to achieve maa~imum use of snowmobiles; and,
WHEREAS, the incidence of snowmobile operations has increased substan-
tially in urban areas of the State during the past few years, and in particu-
lar throughout Hennepin County; and,
WHEREAS, the extent of snowmobile activity, the nature of the vehicles,
and the e~:istence of a small proportion of irresponsible operators have com-
bined to create a threat to the health, safety and general welfare of citizens
of certain municipalities with Hennepin County; and,
WHEREA59 the several municipal councils have enacted variously, the re-
gulatory ordinances deemed in the best interest of their respective municipal-
iti~u°y and,
WHEREAS, the variations among municipal ordinances within Hennepin County
are difficult if not impossible to discover and interpret by snowmobile opera-
tors who plan trips crossing several municipal boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, some variations may be viewed by snowmobile operators as dis-
criminatory in nature and thus unconstitutional or unreasonable; and,
WHEREAS, such claims of unreasonableness may cause the State Legislature
to pass uniform snottmobile regulations on a state-wide basis which-are adverse
to the metropolitan area municipalities, thus pre-empting the municipalities
from controlling their environment:
NOW, THEIt'EFOi2E, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield
tha'~ uniformity in snowmobile regulations throughout Hennepin County is a dust
and reasonable goalo
~BE I1' FURTHER RE90LVED that Arthur P. Anderson, Councilman, is hereby
appointed as the representative of this municipality to the Ad Hoc Connnittee
on Snowmobile Regulations of the League of Hennepin County Municipalities for
the-purpose of developing a uniform snowmobile regulation code acceptable to
the municipalities of Hennepin County, and for subsequent adoption by said
municipalities as regulatory ordinances,
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 23-rd day of
February, 1970,
Attest: '~/ ~~,
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T'rbomas Ja M ~ n, City Clerk
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Stanley W, 01son, Mayor