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