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TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator' DATE: December 3, 1985 SUBJECT: Lake Minnetonka Us- and Accr_ss At our last meeting it was decided to delay discussion of this tonic; until our January 13, 1986, meeting pending the publication of the Metro Council's Task Force initial report, which was to be released on December. 16, 1985. As you wi 11 note in the ati.acl A materials, however, the Metro Council Task Force has taken a different direction than originally anticipated and are currently recommending that no additional access points be established on Lake Minnetonka, should the 700 secured parking spots be provided. It is appropriate that Council discuss this issue briefly in light of this information and give staff initial direction on how to deal with the Metro Counci 1 tetween now and our meeting on .January 1Ith, particularly at the Task Force meeting on December 12th. As a side note that should t mentioned, it is our understanding that the DNR has not commenced site preparation work on the property that they did purchase on King's Point. We are not sure h(jvaver, what impact the. Task Force work will have on that project. Whiie no new accesses may limit the total numbers on the lake, securing the parking spots as they exist leaves the distribution on the lake as it is, unless the access funds are used to increase parking at the other existing accesses. RECOMMENDATION - That the Council direct staff to express its concerns at the appropriate meetings regarding Lake Minnetonka use and access between now and January 13th and that any "commitment" of spots be contingent on no new access sites on the lake. PROPOSED MOTIO;i - Moved by , seconded by .hat the staff be directed to express Council's�direction regar_ding Lake Minnetonka use and access at the appropriate meetings bet4evn now anti th:-- January 13, 1986, meeting. Ayes 'Nays