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.4 TO: Mayor and City Countii FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Acministratot DATE: October 1.3, 1985 SUBJECT: Lake Minnetonka Use and Access Attached you will find a memo regarding the summary of our September 23rd meeting together with recommendations relating to commitment of parking as it presently exists in the vicinity of the North Arm landing. We would like you to review the issues set forth in this cover memo together with the issues listed in the attached memo for discussion at our November 12th meeting. As you are aware the issue has again come to the forefront because of the acquisition option for a site in Minnetrista at the end of King's Point Road. UNR had evaluated a number of sites around the lake focusing principally on the south and west and it was their determination that this was the best site and had gone to the Governor's Executive Council meeting on October 2nd intending to get authority to go ahead and procure. The authority however was not granted because the Executive Council felt that it was appropriate to involve the Metro Council in the siting of such regional facilities. As you will note in the attachment the Council has laid out the process by which they wi 1 1 take a look at the ;s:;e. In order to promote the active involvement of the lake communities in this siting process, Bob Rascop, the Mayor of Shorewood and also the present Chair of L.M.C.D., held a meeting Tuesday, October 22, 1985, to discuss directions and means of input of the lake communities to this process. It was indicated that L.M.C.D. wi 1 1 develop issues and area.F to look at for surface water management ou the lake, however they felt it was appropriate that the communities each involve someone else apart from the L.M.C.D. representatives to explore the issues of land use as it relates to access siting. we will be communicating with our L.M.C.D. representative regarding this matter. One of the thrusts that L.M.C.D. is undertaking is a more actives role in securing the required slots felt by DNR in an of fort to forestall even further pressure for additional accesses around the lake. Mayor Rascop will be Present at our November 12th meeting to discuss the issue, as will 1oE'llen Hurr and possibly Senator Gen Olson. Additionally attached is a recent article from the Minneapolis Star avid Tribune regarding Lake Minnetonka access as seen by DNR, together with a list of sites the DNR has been e,xplcaring for posnible RECOMMrNDATION - It is rerommeride J that Council clir; .•u ;s any