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<br />RESOLUTION # <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Resolution of the Hastings City Council <br />Encouraging the Approval of an Application for a <br />Department of Army Permit to <br />Allow for the Construction of a Public Dock <br />In the Mississippi River <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The City of Hastings has submitted an application for a Department <br />of Army Permit to construct a public dock in the Mississippi River; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The application was submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers on <br />March 19,2004; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The City of Hastings has utilized the services of a professional <br />engineering firm to assist with the design and location ofthe public dock, so as to assure <br />minimum impact to the safety of commercial and recreational boaters in the Mississippi <br />River, which has included consideration of a variety oflocations of the public dock; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The current proposed location of the public dock is located at the <br />bend of the Mississippi River which provides considerably improved visibility, <br />especially for those boats traveling up-river, and it will also serve as a location for boats <br />to congregate while waiting for the lock; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Location of a public dock in the Mississippi River in the City of <br />Hastings would be a significant economic and tourist benefit to the entire City, and in <br />particular the Historic Downtown; and <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF HASTINGS, THIS 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2005 <br /> <br />that the Army Corps of Engineers is hereby encouraged to approve the application for a <br />Department of Army Permit to Allow for Construction of a Public Dock in the <br />Mississippi River in the City of Hastings. <br /> <br />Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hastings this 4th Day of April, 2005. <br /> <br />Michael D. Werner <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Melanie Mesko Lee <br />City Clerk <br /> <br />-seal- <br />