02-08-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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As part of the process leading to a Lake Minnetonka Regional Park, the Council has approved a separate special entry in its FY 1988-89 legislative request for S6 million to begin acquisition and development of the regional facility. III. Hennepin County The county approved a 1987 budget with an increase for the Sher•riff's Water Patrol which, for the first time since 1976 cuts, contains a level of support higher than the 1975 entry. The county's budget for lake maintenance by Public Work, did not fare as well. It was sat at approximately 50 percent of its 1986 level. This is not automatically a reduction on Lake Minnetonka because the budget is for county- wide activity. However, since the majority of the county's expenditures are normall, made on Minnetonka, reduced activity is a highly probable conseoijence of the reduction. IV. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources DNR activity with regard to the launch site at r;;ig's Point has ceased by injunction pending court action, anticipated t* take place by April 1987. DNR regional staff have met rith SHRPD and have stated support for the Lake Minnetonka Regional Park co-cept. Although not stated, staff assumes this includes support for the legislative funding request. DNR has met with LMCD and made clear their intent to seek increaeed boating/ water safety fens;, which presumably would increase support for enforcement and education or? Lake Minnetonka. As noted elsewhere, DNR has stated that aril; not suucort a lake use permit fee for Lake Minnetonka and will not seek increased b-et fees in the 1987-88 legislative session. DNR has encouraged LMOD i- :gyp-ly for grants for special boating safety educational programs where qr.r ; i f :aa. CONCLUSIONS I. Lake Minnetonka Conservation District Has LMCO proceeded appropriately, so as to obviate the need for a "more directive procedure," as per the Cou,Mcil's task force report? PRO - LMCD has: 1. Considered and initiated some actions, legislative and otherwise, which are clearly intended to result in a more powerful and potentially more pro- active body. Especially if LMCD's construction of the "research" clause is kept in mind, new powers to coordinate and review are in the legislation sought. Z. Sought expanded funding from a modified levy, increased boating safety `ends and a lake rase permit to support the activities on Lake Minnetonka with which it is concerned.