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JIEGULAR ]-2STIliG OF THE PARK COI3-1ISSION HELD APRIL kp 1978 <br />Ilr. Alex Keyer and Mr. Tim Karr, of the Hennepin <br />County park Reserve District staff, presented the <br />district's plans for a bicycle trail around a <br />portion of Morris T, Baker Park, One item of <br />concern to the City is the plan to connect one <br />spur of the trail by permitting bicycle and <br />pedestrian travel along 1250' Tapproximately) <br />of. Starkey Road, a road within and maintained <br />by Orono. A second concern is the proposed <br />filling along Highway 12 of a portion of the <br />swampy low grotind near the outlet of Lake Katrina <br />(aka Rice Lake) to accommodate another portion of <br />the bike trail. In view of the advantages of ex­ <br />tending bicycle trails connected to existing and <br />proposed trails in Orono, the following recommenda­ <br />tion is made to the council: <br />Motion by Berglund, seconded by Erger: <br />"It is recommended to the Orono City Covincil <br />that every effort bo made to support the <br />Hennepin County Park Reserve District in <br />its endeavor to construct bike trails in <br />Morris Baker Park, including the connecting <br />sptirs on non-park property, provided: <br />Approval based on thorough study is <br />received from the city engineer, and <br />Some type of release from public <br />liability for that portion of the <br />trail along the public road be <br />secured from the park reserve district. <br />Motion unanimously passed. <br />BICYCLE TRAIL AT BAKER PARII <br />AI/)ljG STARKEY RD, IN ORONO <br />Reco:nmendations to councils <br />1. Approval after study <br />2. Release from public <br />libility on road <br />1 <br />2. <br />Mr. Bruce Dayton, and his attorney, Mr. Louis <br />Oberhauser, appeared before the commission to <br />discuss Mr. Dayton's proposed donation of a <br />certain parcel of Long Lake lakeshore and approx­ <br />imately 10 acres to Orono for a public beach and <br />park. Two considerations are foremost in the <br />donor's stipulations regarding the property, namely: <br />1 <br />2. <br />Its use as a public facility shall not <br />bo limited to persons for any reason re­ <br />lated to place of residence, race, or <br />creed. <br />A home now situated at the corner of <br />Old Long Lake Road and East Long Lake <br />Road which is being given to the Spring <br />Hill Conference Center, be permitted a <br />variance to Orono zoning ordinances <br />(2-acre min,) so that a logical property <br />division can be made, giving the city <br />the maximian land possible for park <br />purposes. The house property would retain <br />approximately 80,000 square foot in area. <br />Ilio second house on t'uis property, situated <br />DAYTON PROPERTY DONATED TOR <br />PUBLIC BEACH & PARK AT LONG <br />LAKE LAKESHORE <br />1. Strictly public <br />2. Disposition of two <br />homes on property <br />3. F*uture donation of <br />property - Peterson