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r NG TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator'"'-) DATE: November 6, 1985 SUBJECT: rake Minnetonka Use and Access Since our last m(ating Metro Council has transmitted it's letter requesting testimony from each of the lake communities as an initiation point for it's Task Force work. ThQ questions as outlined are addressed on attachment A. (Additionally attached is an editorial from the Minneapolis Tribune from Monday, November 4, 1985, giving the Tribune's comments on the issue.) Final l y attached please find the memo that was presented to the Council at the last meeting. As you will recall from the last meeting Mayor Rascop from Shorewood, who is currently the L.M.C.D. Chairman, wi 11 be present it the meeting to request that Orono commit its parking slots tt�at were indicated as part: of the survey of the Lake Minnetonka Task Force report. Our review of those slots indicated that there is a total. of of slots within 1500 feet of the North Arm access.) RECOMMENDATION - 1. Council discuss the attached drafts and respunses to Metro Council's request for the November i3, 1985, meeting and amend as they please* any verbage in order to be able to present our portion at that meeting. 2. Review the recommendations and the attached staff memo from last meeting, keeping in mind that the recommendation does not necessarially call for additional public- access but for better geographic distribution of the access. Additional ly it would be recommended that any new access be limited to a certain size and poss P)ly horsepower of boats. PROPOSED MOTION - It was moved by , seconded by , that the Council direct staff to represent. it's interest-8---before the Metropolitan Council on the issue and the commitment of slots be contingent upon demonstrated access need and improved safety and distribution of activity. Aye's ^, Nays -_ 1