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COUNck <br />TO: Mayor and City Council WMING <br />FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City �Administrato SEP `I, <br />2 3 19,, <br />DATE: September 20, 1985 CITY OF pR <br />SUBJECT: Lake Minnetonka Use and Access —'�f/ <br />INTRODUC'PION - In 1983 the Task Force looking at lake ugr-age <br />issued a report which called for specific recommendations <br />regarding particularly public access and use on the lake. <br />Earlier this year the Department 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 on the lake useage issue. <br />GENERAL CONCERNS - The following represent the major concerns and <br />issues under 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. Erforcement <br />2. Offending users <br />B. Total boating activity <br />1. Users by method of access <br />a. Lakeshore property <br />b. Commercial marinas <br />C. Public access <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 thes(-- distributions <br />are indicated on attachment 2). <br />i <br />