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Recommendations That the LMCD become the lead agency to convene a meeting or series of meetings of representatives of ali agencies/governmental bodies with author- ity on Lake Minnetonka, to identify and analyze overlapping authorities on the lake and to develop a memorandum of understanding which would specify each agency's role and responsiblities. 2. That some revision in authorities on Lake Minnetonka take place which would incorporate present structures and authorities, expand authorities for certain existing authorities and expend new funds to achieve certain objectives. A schedule for the changes is included in the recommendation. a. The LMCD should become more active, continuing to use its present powers to carry out its functions, including regulation of lake use and a lake -wide access plan, but with a wider exertion of its author- ity (which may need to be increased in certain areas) to coordinate planning and implementation of other activities in the lake shore communities which effect lake surface use. LMCD should become the lead agency for comprehensive plan review and planning for use of the lake. This function should be consistent with Metropolitan Council planning coordination, as it may pertain. LMCD should also adopt certain more restrictive ordinances on lake use, as it has recently done on the DWI ordinance. A suggested specific example would be to further reduce night •ime and peak use time speed limits. The LMCD, cooperatively with DNR and the Sheriff's Water Patrol, should continue and expand its educational activities. b. Hennepin County should continue its present activities on the lake through the Sheriff's Water Patrol and the lake maintenance operations of the Department of Transportation. The MCTFLM, Minnesota DNR and LMCD agree that expansion of the Sheriff's Water Patrol, which has occurred over approximately the last ten years, should continue until the patrol is at a strength fully equal to its responsibilities, which have increased with added public use. County DOT maintenance must also grow to match increases in public use. C. A principal recommendation is that a regional recreation open space implementing agency, most logically the Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District (SHRPD), should prepare a master plan and acquire, develop and operate a regional recreation open space entity on the lake. The facility should be consistent with applicable plans and should incorporate existing regional properties, ether new parcels i(I the lake any on the lakeshore which may be necessary for its function as a significant regional recreation facility. The facility should provide the following regional functions, among others: staging areas for ferry or other access to islands in the regional park, shoreline access and docks for fishing, areas for viewing the lake and shore- line, parking and sanitary facilities, and boat rentals. Appropriate launch facilities for small craft and fishing boats should be included, especially in zones 3 and 5. The plan should be prepared by the implementing agency, reviewed by LMCD and DNR and approved by the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission and Metropolitan Council. In the event that SHRPD is unable or unwilling to implement. 14