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LAFAYETTE CLUB City of Minnetonka Beach, County of Hennepin State of Minnesota Resolution Year: 2000 Resolution Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Board of Governors of the Lafayette Club. Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota, was held on the 15* day of August, 2000. The following members were present; Kathleen Coppo (President), Craig Moleski (Vice-President), Eric Paulson (Treasurer), Kathryn Swenson (Secretary), Board Members John Lundquist, Roger Dchring, Peter Lanpher, Jan Ingwalson, Andrew Greenshields, Ron Meshbesher, Pat Kittler and John Gabos. Staff members: Scott Bremer (General Manager), Carl Rhame (Controller) and Gale Menger (Executive Administrative Assistant). Board member Greenshields introduced the following resolution and moved its’ adoption by the Board of Governors. WHEREAS, the Dakota Rail Railroad runs through the heart of Minnetonka Beach and boundaries of Lafayette Club and WHEREAS, Lafayette Club has been advised of the intent to convert the interim use of the Dakota Rail corridor to a regional recreational trail, and WHEREAS, the conversion of the rail corridor to a regional recreational trail would adversely impact Lafayette Club as well as its members, and WHEREAS, Lafayette Club additionally questions the need for this multimillion-dollar public expenditure when two nearly identical length east-west trails exist within five miles of proposed trail, and WHEREAS, Hennepin Parks has indicated that only if the cities and its’ citizens along the rail corridor arc supportive of the conversion would Hennepin Parks support the conversion of the Dakota Rail corridor to a regional recreational trail, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lafayette Club does not support the conversion of the Dakota Rail corridor in Miruietonka Beach to a regional recreational trail and is unalterably opposed to the conversion of the rail corridor to a regional recreational trail in Minnctonla Beach, in which this Club is located. The motion for adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Board member John Gabos and upon the vote being taken, the following voted in favor of the motion; Kathleen Coppo, Kathryn Swenson, Eric Paulson, Craig Moleski, Andy Greenshields, John Lundquist, Ron Meshbesher, Roger Dehring, John Gabos, Jan Ingwalson, John Lundquist. The following vot''d against or abstained; NONE. Whereupon, the resolution was duly passed unanimously by its’ voting Members of the Board of Governors and was adopted this 1 5*^ day of August. Q OW^evO Gale R. Menger, Exec. Adni. A^t. Date g/aslfro Kathleen Coppo, President Date: ^^