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1786.1 <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />1,. <br />FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrato <br />41110 A011141. MEETING <br />DATE: January 7, 1936 <br />SUBJECT: Lake Minnetonka Use and Access j"k 19 1- } <br />'Y E NOW;) <br />INTRODUCTION <br />In an effort to forestall additional accesses in certain portions <br />of the lake the Lake 1innetonka Task Force was developed in 1982 <br />and delivered a report in 1983 regarding use of the lake <br />detailing several recommendations on how to improve safe use and <br />access on the lake. That document which placed Orono in 4 o- the <br />5 zones had a number of recommendations, but the principle focus <br />was obtaining commitment of 700 of the 1172 spots available ,c or <br />near existing public accesses. To date approximately 200 meet <br />the reliable criteria that was outlined by the DNR (as now <br />adopted by LMCD, who has taken offer the role as counz�er for <br />letermining number of slots). Far the most part these <br />recommendations have lay dormant until this summer. <br />As you may rec311 the "proration" of the 700 slots indicated a <br />total of 139 parking spots should be available in zone 1, the <br />only zone for which Orono had indicated available parking in the <br />Task Force report. Of these, 60 currently are on the existing <br />iiendrickson/North Arm access site with the balance coming from <br />off-street parking on North Shore, Shadywood, Fagerness Point <br />etc. (See attached diagram) Earlier this summer residents on <br />North Shore Drive east of Hendrickson bridge came in with a <br />petition requesting that parking be banned entirely along there, <br />due to public safety problems related to the parking. we worked <br />through the sumrmr�r to see if we could ameliorate some of <br />those concerns. <br />earlier this summer LmCP became active in obtaining the <br />commitment for the 703 slots by adopting criteria they felt <br />appropriate for these spots together with making a concerted <br />effort to get the communities to commit these total slots. (On <br />heha 1 f of LMC,), Jon Elam will be making a presentation in order to <br />encourage Orono's commitment of the needed balance from in zone <br />1.) <br />Additionally due to <br />DNR's <br />desire to gain additional <br />access <br />particularly in zones <br />3 and <br />5, they purchased the King's <br />Point <br />site which caused concerns <br />as it relates to land <br />use in <br />Minnetrista. The Governor's <br />Executive Council directed the <br />Metro <br />Council to undertake a <br />Task <br />Force study as it relates to <br />general <br />use on thA lake. The Metro <br />Council report is expected to <br />be put <br />out in the March -April <br />time <br />frame. The present direction <br />towar,] <br />which they are w,)rking, <br />its rommitment <br />of the 700 slots. <br />If all <br />the commit_mont is not <br />currently <br />made they are anticipat,�d <br />to <br />