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Zoning File #2085 November 17. 1995 Page 2 L - Selected Exhibits Documenting Review Process to Date DNR Proposal #2, Januaiy 21. 1992 Lake Use Committee Comments to DNR, March 31, 1993 Maxwell Bay Residents' Committee Comments, April 3, 1993 DNR Response/Update. September 6, 1994 Selected Lake Use Committee Meeting Minutes M - Letter from Attorney General's Office re: Exemption Background Summary Pursuant to their goal of providing public access to Lake Minnetonka, in October 1991 the ''•nnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) obtained an option to purchase the 1.5 acre 'Straley property" east of Lakeside Marina for dev'elopment of a public access. On January 6, 1992. the Orono City Council held a public hearing to review the DNR’s proposal for development of the Straley site. The Straley location met with significant resistance from both the City and its residents. On Januaiy 21, 1992. the DNR held a public informational meeting and open house, and suggested a second proposal in which DNR agreed to delay purchase of the Straley site while investigating purchase of Gayles Marina, Lakeside Marina and/or properties between them as a better alternative for an access site, which the City generally supported. Later in 1992 the DNR completed purchase of the Straley site and tq;)plied for LCMR funding in order to pursue the possible acquisition of Gayles Marina and adjacent properties. In November 1992, the Orono Planning Commission held a public information meeting for review of the conceptual site plan for the Gayles site. The Orono Lake Use Committee held three meetings in February and March 1993, resulting in the March 31, 1993 letter to the DNR (Exhibit L-2) indicating the Lake Use Committee's comments and concerns regarding the concept plan. A Maxwell Bay Residents' Committee also submitted comments to the DNR and to the City early in April 1993. These comments were reviewed at a meeting between the DNR and Lake Use Committee on April 14, 1993. During the remainder of 1993 and into 1994, the DNR obtained LCMR funding and pursued acquisition of the Gayles Marina site and adjacent properties. In September 1994, the DNR submitted a revised site plan and a letter of response to the City's 1993 comments and concerns. The Lake Use Committee subsequently met with the DNR in November 1994 and again in January 1995.