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REPORT TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S TASK FORCE ON LAKE MiNNETONKA <br />INTRODUCTION <br />3.19.86 <br />On Oct. 2, 1985, the city of Minnetrista asked the State Executive Council, <br />composed of the cun.stitutional elected officials of Minnesota, to intervene in <br />a dispute between the city and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />(DNR) over a proposed free public boat launch site at King's Point on Hzlisted's <br />Bay c,f Lake Minnetonka for which ONR held an option. <br />The Executive Council referred the issue to the Metropolitan Council, as <br />follows: <br />State Auditor Arne Carlson moved, seconded by Attorney Gene -al Hubert Humphrey, <br />III, that: <br />"The matter of (public boat launch) sites on Lake Minnetonka; including the <br />King's Point Road site as well as those future sites that will crAme down <br />the 'tine, be referred to the ►.clirtpolitan Council for purposes of a compre- <br />hensive review and then come Sack to us with an overall recommendation <br />relative to what access on Lakt Minnetonka should be, so that we (the <br />Executive Council) can avoid t.he,,e one by one kinds of quarrels. I think <br />it's a more uniform approach, ; think it's a more regionil approach and <br />hopefully, it's an approach for mun:cipalities around th• lake to be able <br />to have adequate input into the overall system." <br />The motion passed 5-0. <br />COUNCIL RESPONSE <br />In response to the reauest, the Metropolitan Cou.icil established a Task Force <br />on Lake Minnetonka (MCTFLM), chaired by Council member Patrick Scull) and made <br />up of Council members, lake municipality representatives, and representatives <br />of DNR, Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) and Minneh,ha Lreek. <br />Watershed District (MCWD). Members were: <br />PatricK Scully, Chair <br />Robert Rascop <br />Metro Council, uistrict 15 <br />IMCD ";)air <br />Has*inys <br />Shorewood <br />Dirk deVries <br />Dare Cochran <br />Metro Council, District 13 <br />MCWD <br />Minnetonka <br />Deephaven <br />Durothy Rietow <br />Larry Donlin <br />Metro Council, District Il <br />►layor, Minnetonka <br />St. Louis Pa;!-. <br />Minnetonka <br />Donald Stein <br />Walton Clevenger <br />Metro Council, District 8 <br />Mayor, Minnetrista <br />Coon Rapids <br />Minnetrista <br />Michael McLaughlin Kathleen Wallace <br />Metro Council, District 2 Minnesota DNR <br />St. Paul St. Paul <br />