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Public Access <br />h\ lU v Hhimberfi <br />Public access to Lake Minnetonka -myth Of <br />reality? Depending on who you are or who you talk <br />to. It could be either one. <br />The Standards and Data Gathering <br />Subcommittee of the Lake Minnetonka Public <br />Access Task Force charged with reaching the <br />mandated goal of 700 long term car-trailer parking <br />spaces in the vicinity of present and future access <br />sites around the lake ha> found the potential for <br />over 845 of them without having to buy any land or <br />build any new parking lots. To make these spaces <br />re!>able and secure is the rtext step. To do this we <br />wilt need the commitment ano cooperation of not <br />only the DNR. LMCD. Hennepin County and lakeside <br />cities but also public access users and lakeshore <br />residents Th.s survey conducted bv LMCD and <br />ONR staffs earlier this year represents preliminary <br />data. Lots within an access site, are not considered <br />reliable car trailer spaces at this time From this <br />data the goal of 700 reliable car trailer spaces wi« <br />be develooed as identified m the Managerrtent Pl^ <br />tor Lake Mir>netonka The subcommittee will study <br />this information and then present it to the entire <br />task force some time m September The task force <br />wtN make these recommendations to the LMCD, <br />DNR, Mervtepin County end lakesrtJe cities <br />The mem problem of the task force part o pents <br />has beert one of iietmitK n When the task force <br />first met m March, everyone e'jreH that the first <br />step to be taken ares for LMCD, DNR end Mennepm <br />Parks to detir>e a rekeWe car trailer perking space <br />These egerKies heve h#en e part of the <br />•ubcommmees end have given deimitions or <br />stertdprds for pubkc access parnmg A set of <br />standards fias been drawn up and will be made a <br />part of the Lake Manan^ff'C'^* P'®” <br />revisior. has been to inciear.e the distance of all <br />spaces from a public access site from 1500 feet to <br />2000. Off-access site locations should be provided <br />with a long term agreement of 3 5 years on file with <br />th? LMCD. Boat mooring must be available at the <br />ramp site for boats equal to 10% of the parking <br />spaces. Of the total non designated (non-signcd) <br />on-street fiarking spaces, only 75% are considered <br />to be reliable in order to account for non- ccess <br />related parking (desigrtated/signed 100%!. <br />Another issue has been one of equality Mot all <br />lakeside cities have public access. The task forca <br />will <br />state that the current allocation and distribution of <br />parking spaces is r>ot equitable A recominendatioo <br />wik be made that aW cities have to make a <br />concerted effort to provide fheir share of lake <br />access parking spaces. <br />Myth Public access should be available to any <br />user during peak use periods. When this hn« of <br />reasoning is used, access to any pubic access »s <br />perceived as rwt e*istmg. False perception# shoufd <br />not be viewed as reality. <br />A count of potential parking spacas was done <br />after rne definition was given of a rek^ie car trailer <br />parking space T his agreement rvseds to be honored <br />bv an participants of the task force if it is good to <br />proceed and te effective *n making pubke acceea <br />fair and eguitahte ___ <br />We shouHf be ae*mg our pove/rung #pene<«a <br />on r#crs- reaAfy. or pokrrcabr--myffk <br />C«y D‘. cks <br />»10 4%* <br />«3f%> <br />tl Wl *•« tkimk * %if fftr w»#ri /mkte