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Key Agencies and Issues of Importance to the City <br />April 19, 2000 <br />Page 2 ____________________________ <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br />B.Luce Line Trail. Retain the trail’s current rural character and non-paved <br />surface. <br />C. Grants for trails, open space, parkland acquisition, and park improvements. <br />LMCD. <br />A. Place the focus of the LMCD on protecting Lake Minnetonka. <br />B. Ensure the LMCD plays a positive role in ensuring adequate law enforcement <br />staffing on the lake. <br />B. <br />MCWD. <br />A. The MCWD’s approval of the surface water management plan element of the <br />City’s Comprehensive Plan. <br />Support of Orono’s low density development philosophy as a key element of <br />the surface water management plan, and as a key element of protecting Lake <br />Minnetonka. <br />Funding for large water quality improvement projects related to Lake <br />Minnetonka in Orono; i.e., Stubbs Bay. <br />Ensure Mn/DOT builds the stormwater ponds related to the Highway 12 <br />project with a natural character versus an industrial character. <br />Ensure the MCWD strikes the proper balance between protecting water <br />quality and enacting requirements that are expensive and impractical/ <br />C. <br />D. <br />E. <br />Mn/DOT. <br />A. Highway 12 final design issues. <br />1) Right-of-way acquisition. <br />2) Turnback of old Highway 12. <br />3) Possible project deferral. <br />B. Planning for the upgrade of Highway 12 west of County Road 6. <br />C. Conversion of the Dakota Rail corridor to a recreational trail. <br />Hennepin Pi^ rks. <br />A. Conversion of the Dakota Rail Line to a recreational trail. <br />B. Other regional trail opportunities. <br />C. Maintenance and operation of the Old Crystal Bay Road Trail. <br />D. Continue operation of regional parks located in and adjacent to Orono; i.e. <br />Noerenberg Park and Baker Park. <br />Orono Schools. <br />A. Acquisition of land for the e.xpansion of the City’s Public Works site. <br />B. What role school land and facilities play in prov’ding facilities for youth <br />sports. <br />C. Potential impacts of school budget cuts on the City <br />1