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ISSUE 4: NON -LOCAL FUNDING FOR ON -LAKE COSTS 4.1 Funding sources should be found and adequate allocations made to support the agencies carrying out needed activities on the lake. The following alternatives are recommended: 1. An increase in the beating safety fund and an increase it grants from that fund made by the state to operating agencies. There are two possi- ble sources from which the fund may be increased. The first possibil- ity is that the Minnesota Legislature can increase the allocation made to the boat safety account from existing sources. Second, added reve- nues can come to the fund from increased boat license fees in Minnesota. An increase in beat fund revenues should be followed by an increase in grants to the c0 ve agencies. The increase should be above the current base operating allocations and should be distributed by a supplementary formula that recognize; and encourages local effort. 2. LMCD and other authorized agencies should maximize revenues from permit fees, marina fees and other development and commercial use fees. The task force recognizes that such fees are normally able to cover the cost o` services at best, thus are not likely to constitute a signif- icant source of revenue for new activities. 3. Some MCTFLM members continue to urge consideration for a special license fee for all boats using Lake Minnetonka. The advantages of such a program lie in its equity and its direct tie to users. Task force members recognized the difficulty of such an approach, which lies in the perception of many decision -makers Itatewide who fear that a special sticker for any one lake will open the floodgates to demands for a sticker for every major lake in the state. Ciearly, this alter- native requires majo, legislation changing the way license revenues are raised. 4. Thi LMCD tar: levy should be outside the Lakeshore communities' levy limits and should be levied directly. ISSUE 5: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ON LAKE MINNETONKA 5.1 That the LMCD become the lead agency to convene a meeting or series of meetings of representatives of all agencies/governmental bodies with authority on Lake Minnetonka, to identify and analyze overlapping authori- ties on the lake and to develop a mcmorandum of understanding which would specify each agen;y's role and responsiblities. 5.2 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 i€ included in the recommendation. a. The LMCD should become more active, continuing to use is present powers to carry out its functions, including regulation of lake use and a lake-wiae access plan, but with a wider exertion of its authority (which may need to be increased in certain areas) to coordinate 2