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F <br />TO: Mayor and city Cuunc i l C12111vCl, "E <br />PROM: Mirk Sornhardson, City Administrito � <br />>!' SEp 2 3 /385 <br />OATR: September 20, 1985 C/�, <br />SUBJIMT: Lake Minnetonka Use and Access �// Or w1 <br />INTRODUCTION - In 1983 the Tssk Force looking at lake useage <br />sI—sued a report which called for specific recommendations <br />regarding particularly pub is access and use on the lake. <br />Earlier this year the Depar ment of Natural Resources sent <br />letters to each of the communities requesting that they begin <br />implementation of the recommendations under which they had <br />control, which included through LMCD securing long term parking <br />near the North Arm public access. (See attachment 1). During <br />discussion of the issue relating to securing the access, concerns <br />were raised by Councilmembers regarding the general policy <br />direction the City should be taking on this issue. Based on this <br />discussion it was felt appropriate to bring in the principal <br />agencies that relate to these concerns in order that a <br />discussion may eventually help shape the Council's policy <br />direction u,n the lake useage issue. <br />GENERAL CONCERNS - The following represent the major concerns and <br />ssucs un er each that seem appropriate for this discussion. <br />A. "Inappropriate use"/Boating safety on the lake <br />1. Regulation <br />a. Authority to regulate <br />b. Enforcement <br />2. Offending users <br />I <br />e. Total boating activity i <br />1. Users by method of access <br />a. Lakeshore property <br />b. Commercial marinas <br />C. Public access 1 <br />2. Activity <br />a. Total activity <br />b. Distribution of activity <br />1. Geographically <br />2. Time (weekday/weekend) <br />3. Type of boats <br />A report that was completed by DNR on all metropolitan lake areas <br />was issued in December of 1984 which does give data relating to <br />some of these issues. (Examples of some of these distributions <br />are Indicated on attachment 2). <br />1 <br />. <br />t <br />i. <br />