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MINUTES OP ORONO COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 12, 1990 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />communiti. <br />Goetten said that her concern was the funding for this <br />project. She indicated that it was disappointing that the Met <br />Council and/or DNR want to be involved with the Plan, but are not <br />willing to provide any funding. <br />Hurr said, "If the Board is expanded to 18 members including <br />those other bodies, with them would come funding." <br />Mayor Grabek asked how much the spending for the Lake had <br />increased? <br />Mr. Arndorfer said that taking everything into account, <br />including water patrol, the spending on the Lake was <br />approximately $600,000. The spending would increase to <br />approximately $1,000,000.00. Ke suggested that if the <br />recreational use of Lake Minnetonka is going to continue, funding <br />will be necessary to assure that. <br />Mayor Grabek asked Mr. Arndorfer, "In your opinion, from <br />where is the greatest pressure to control the lake and shoreline <br />coming?" <br />Mr. Arndorfer explained that a Metropolitan Access Committee <br />was formed several years ago. The Committee decided that Lake <br />Minnetonka was high priority and had inadequate access. Adequate <br />access was defined as being one boat coming through a public <br />access, for every 20 acres on the Lake. This translated to 700 <br />car/trailer parking spaces on Lake Minnetonka. He said that the <br />basic issue for the DNR at this time is to give the Metropolitan <br />Access Committee 700 confirmed car/trailer parking spaces. Mr. <br />Arndorfer said "When the Lake became more important from a <br />regional perspective, there was no change in inter-governmental <br />relations, no change in funding or institutional arrangements to <br />accomplish those goals. That is where the conflict became <br />intense." Arndorfer suggested that should the 700 parking spaces <br />be provided, and the Comprehensive plan is in place, the DNR and <br />Met Access Committee should not interfere. <br />CounciImember Goetten asked Hurr if she believed that the <br />Met Council and DNR are working with the Lake Communities in <br />trying to come out with a successful management plan? <br />Hurr said that it will be hard to determine that until the <br />Met Council and DNR have provided their review of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />CounciImember Nettles asked whether the addition of 4 other <br />members would result in a loss in control by local <br />municipalities" <br />Mr. Arndorfer said that during the process of developing the <br />Comprehensive Plan, it became apparent that the Board had to be