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Management Plan <br />Page Five <br />jurisdictions. If the LMCD is intending to levy its own taxes <br />through a special tax district, rather than collect them from <br />its members as is currently the case, there is no apparent need <br />for this provision. <br />The remaining ambiguity concerns whether the LMCD would have the <br />authority to charge for special projects and activities through <br />special assessments or some other mechanism beyond its taxing <br />limit, regardless of whether they are pledged for bond <br />repayment. <br />It should be clear from the above that the proposed funding <br />strategies are skeletal at best. Considerably more information <br />is necessary before the City can be comfortable that these <br />additional financing powers would equitably treat Minnetonka <br />residents. This concern is compounded by the lack of any <br />detailed information concerning future expenditures. At a <br />minimum, in addition to refining the proposals contained in this <br />section, the LMCD board should probably also be requested to <br />prepare a long-range Capital Improvement Plan and operating <br />projections for review by the cities and appropriate agencies. <br />The preparation of these financial plans could aid in the future <br />accountability of the LMCD if the organization exists in the <br />future as proposed. <br />Shoreland Protection <br />The Management Program proposes two strategies to minimize <br />adverse affects of development on the lake. The first strategy <br />is to encourage lakeshore communities to adopt the DNR Shoreland <br />Management Rules and the second is to exercise more control over <br />granting variances and conditional use permits in areas visible <br />from the Lake. <br />The DNR Shoreland Rules were adopted in 1972. Under Minnesota <br />State statute, all counties and cities were to have adopted <br />these rules. Because of concerns in the metropolitan area, the <br />DNR did not require the urban cities to adopt the shoreland <br />rules until certain changes were made that were more reflective <br />of an urban environment. In 1989, the new DNR Shoreland Rules <br />were adopted by the state. Cities within the metropolitan area <br />have two years to adopt these rules. <br />As part of the 1986 Zoning Ordinance, Minnetonka adopted its own <br />shoreland regulations which were based upon the DNR rules. <br />Prior to their adoption, staff had negotiated with the DNR staff ^ <br />regarding the' shoreland zoning ordinance standards. However,