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1992 LMCD Lake Minnetonka Access Task Force Report <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The Lake Access Task Force was recommended by the commissioner of the DNR, and convened by a <br />LMCD resolution in January, 1992. The purpose of this task force was to develop a detailed plan to <br />meet the lake access objectives in the LMCD Management Plan for Lake Minnetonka. The LMCD <br />invited representatives from <br />1. Its member cities <br />2. Government agencies sharing responsibility for the management of Lake Minnetonka, including; <br />the DNR, Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County, Hennepin Parks, the Minnehaha Creek <br />Watershed District (MCWD), and others. <br />3. Interested citizen's groups such as the Minnesota Sportfishing Congress (MSC), Fisherman <br />Advocating Intelligent Regulation (FAIR), the Lake Minnetonka Lakeshore Owners Association <br />(LMLOA), and others <br />For a roster, see APPENDIX 1, page 12. <br />Subcommittees of this group conducted detailed studies and submitted their reports to the task force. <br />Meetings began in March of 1992 and continued through May of 1993. Staff from the LMCD and the <br />DNR assisted. Participants gave generously of their time and support. The LMCD Lake Access <br />Committee drafted this final report. <br />Appendices to this report contain information to document: <br />1. Task Force spokespersons (ORIGINAL DESIGNEES) <br />2. Existing public access sites and commercial marinas (map 1) <br />3. Standards for car/trailer parking; <br />4. 1992 Current and Potential Car/Trailer Parking Inventory <br />5. Model Parking Agreement <br />6. DNR Landowner's Bill of Rights <br />7. DNR Acquisition Procedure <br />8. Access site criteria for evaluation <br />9. Lake Zone Map 2 <br />10. Proceedings summary <br />TASK FORCE GOALS <br />The goals adopted by the 1992 Task Force were to: <br />1. Review all types of existing boater access to Lake Minnetonka. <br />2. Affirm the prior goal of 700 certifiable car/trailer parking spaces for reliable free public access to <br />Lake Minnetonka. <br />3. Affirm the Management Plan goal of closing street parking to car/trailers as the 700 car/trailer <br />parking goal is reached. <br />4. Establish standards for certifying car/trailer parking that meet the special needs of Lake <br />Minnetonka and the boating public. <br />5. Conduct a reliable, detailed inventory of existing car/trailer parking spaces. Count potential <br />car/trailer parking spaces. <br />6. Develop a model car/trailer parking agreement and obtain agreements where possible. <br />7. Explore prospective access sites and develop a list of sites for potential development. <br />8. Review the principle and define equitable distribution. <br />9. Examine the possibility for commercial marinas to provide some free public car/trailer parking. <br />Page 5 <br />256 <br />