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72088.4 jib <br />' : Q <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City AdministratorV110 J' <br />DATE: July 20, 1988 <br />SUBJECT: Support for Minnetrista - Lake Minnetonka Regional Park <br />Attachment: A. Resolution of Support #2471 <br />B. Steve Smith Letter - Lake Minnetonka Regional <br />Park Dated 7/8/88 <br />ISSUE - <br />1. Determination of level of support beyond the resolution that <br />the Council would like to give to the City of Minnetrista. <br />INTRODUCTION - At the last Council Attachment A was discussed <br />with Council adopting a modified form of the resolution at that <br />meeting. <br />As you are aware this has been a ongoing issue with Hennepin <br />Parks during the legislative session, which is part of the <br />"garbage" bill, through which the Park Reserve was able to obtain <br />condemnation authority in the City of Minnetrista for a Regional <br />Park. This authority was granted for a period of two years. <br />DISCUSSION - As opposed to the way Hennepin Parks has worked with <br />the wishes of the private property owner and the dedication and <br />by being extremely cooperative with the City of Orono in the <br />development on the Noerenberg property that was well in excess of <br />what they would have been required to do, the tack taken on the <br />Lake Regional Park has been substantially different. In 1986 the <br />Orono City Council took the position regarding the Regional Park <br />was that they desired no more access on the lake ')ut the issue of <br />the park itself was up to the local community. Hennepir Parks <br />gaining the condemnation authority was not in tune with that <br />policy. <br />1. Lake Minnetonka_ Regional Park - The first issue is related <br />specifically to the condemnation authority on the lake and <br />overriding the statutory requirement that Hennepin Park normally <br />has which is to gain the approval of the local community in the <br />condemnation. During the legislative session the City of <br />Minnetrista attempted to negotiate with Hennepin Parks and move <br />from their original offer of no park, up to 125 acres and finally <br />up to 220 acres. This however was not acceptable and Hennepin <br />Parks scayed at their "required" 292 acres. It should be noted <br />that '_his Regional Park will abut their Carver Park Reserve, <br />whicn is across the road on Highway 7 and could be connected. <br />Thee is a possibility that given the time limit on this that the <br />Park's authority could lapse before the process could be completed <br />1 <br />