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3. 6. 7. continuation of five existing marinas within the City containing in excess ot 425 rental slips for use by the public; and is home to Hennepin County's North Arm lake access which provides approximately 63 car/trailer parking spaces for use by the public. In 1983 the DNR in conjunction with the Governor's Lake Access Task Force concluded that 700 reliable parking spaces were needed around Lake Minnetonka. T he lake was divided into five zones, and the Maxwell Bay access site is in Zone 1. as is the North Ann access. Tlie DNR established a goal of 139 "reliable" car/trailer spaces w ithin Zone 1. A majority' of Orono ’s shoreline is within Zone 1 . • The 80 car/trailer spaces proposed for the Maxwell Bay access in conjunction with the 63 existinu car/trailer spaces at the North Arm access, total 143 reliable car trailer spaces within Zone L thereby meeting and exceeding the goal of 139 spaces. Further, in light of the above mentioned 5 marinas and additional public lake access provided by the City, the City of Orono has more than met its obligation for providing lake access to the public, and no additional access nor expansion of existing access should be required in the City ot Orono. The DNR initiated discussion of a new public water access site on Maxwell Bay as early as 1991, and has included the City and its residents in numerous discussions and reviews of the proposed site plan as it has developed over the past tour years. At the request of the City of Orono. the so called "Straley site" originally proposed by the DNR for a 25 car/t.-ailer access facility, was discontinued as a feasible location tor an access, and DNR has subsequently acquired a site located in the B-2 Lakeshore Business District which is in the opinion of the City a location superior in many ways to the Straley site for development of a lake access, and for which acquisition costs by the DNR have e.xceeded S2.000.000. In establishing guidelines for development of the Ma.xwell Bay access, the DNR has met the intent if not the letter of Orono's environmental protection ordinances in regard to maintaining adequate green bulTers at the shoreline, providing adequate storm water controls, and providiniz adequate landscaping and vegetation while minimizing hardcover. Tlie Maxwell Bay access with 80 car/trailer spaces will provide adequate ofT street parking to allow the City to eliminate on street car/trailer parking in the area which has become an annovance and a hazard to local residents. Page 2 of 4