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L <br />Chapters on Recreation Management and User Experience and <br />Satisfaction again. <br />Page 1, Paragraph 2, a. "The LMCD plan is inadequate in its <br />concerns for conservation because it fails to recognize: <br />*a. That existing usage of the lake has already r•'ached the <br />average density of 10 acres per boat established by the <br />DNR and other agencies (8 usable acres per boat);” <br />RESPONSE: The City of Orono is wrong. Neither the DNR nor <br />any other agency in the metropolitan area has established a <br />density standard that applies to Lake Minnetonka or any other <br />lake. Had the City better participated in the Lake Use and Lake <br />Access subcommittee meetings when this issue was discussed, they <br />would understand that the 20 acres per boat is a standard <br />established for determining the appropriate amount of access to <br />metropolitan lakes. It has nothing whatsoever to do with a <br />density standard for recreational use. To verify this, we <br />suggest the City of Orono call Del Barber or Mike Markell at the <br />DNR. <br />Page 1, paragraph 2, b. "That peak density is nearly twice <br />that;” <br />RESPONSE: The City of Orono is correct on this point. <br />Page 1, paragraph 2, c. "That planned for increases, e.g. <br />Hennepin County Park at 168-170 new boats - Minnetonka Boat Works <br />42-48 new boats, etc., plus unplanned others will bring the <br />average density to between 7 usable acres and 6 usable acres per <br />boat by 1991 it is not there now;" <br />RESPONSE: Again, the arguments of the City of Orono are <br />based on false information. The regional park will result in a <br />net increase of 75 boats, 100 at the park, less 25 at Kings <br />Point. Kings Point access is to be converted to some other use <br />when the park is opened. We have no knowledge of estimates that <br />boating density will reach between 7 and 6 usable acres per boat <br />by 1991 if it is not there now. Given the low water, albeit <br />recovering, we think it will be closer to between 8 and 7 acres <br />per boat. <br />We request the City bf Orono to provide us with the data <br />that leads to their conclusion. <br />Page 1, paragraph 2, d. "That the reports of current users <br />indicate serious and dangerous conditions of near misses; <br />dangerous acts of intoxicated boaters, high wakes, ignoring of <br />navigational rules, etc;"