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.SUMMARY OF THE LAKE MINNETONKA TASK FORCE"', RECOKMENDATIONS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS Community: OR.ONO Address: P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 Contact Person: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator Phone: (612) 473-7357 Zones: 1, 2, 3 Zones* Task Force Recommendations Recommendation: North Arm/Hendrickson Access - Add make-ready dock; add signs showing the location of off -site parking; and provide toilets, trash containers, public phones, and adequate landscaping. In addition, any or all of the following methods should be employed to reach the Task Force goal of 700 total car -trailer public parking spaces for the lake: Increase on -site parking by land acquisition where land availability and funding permits; increase reliable parking by acquisition of or through written parking agreements for off-street parking lots in the vicinity; increase long-term reliable on -street parking in the vicinity through written parking agreements. 1, 2 Recommendation: If long-term written parking agreements for existing sites within these zones cannot be secured, then additional access for small boats with associated parking should he considered to meet reliable parking goals for the zones. 1 Recommendation --Shore Facilities: Noerenberg Bridge - Improve landscaping. Benches, trash containers, and toilets should he provided. 2 Recommendation --Shore Facilities: Molly's Corner/Browns Bay - Secure parking and construct a fishing pier on Brown's Br-. Benches, trash containers, and toilets should be provided. 3 Recommendation: Additional fishing craft and small recreation boat access should be sought. 1, 3 Recommendatior: Acquisition of Deering Island and the Big Island Veterans Camp for park purposes. The State should obtain full and clear title to th_e Camp and the HCFRi1 should develop and manage the site in conjunction with the Arthur Allen Wildlife Sanctuary as a regional park. *To address the distribution of accesses for fishing craft and small recrea- tion boats, the Task Force arrived at a system wherebv the lake was divided into five major zone,. See attached map.