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� o� � O � O CITY of ORONO � � � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �� ,. �� No. 6095 ��kESH�4� A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BIG ISLAND NATURE PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN WHEREAS, in January 2006 the City of Orono purchased for park and open space purposes a 56-acre property on Big Island in Lake Minnetonka which had formerly been used as a Veterans Camp; and WHEREAS, the purchase was in part funded by a grant from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) in exchange for a Conservation Easement over the entire property, such easement intended to preserve the natural resources of this unique property, including a maple basswood forest, wetlands, and approximately 7,500 feet of relatively undeveloped shoreline on Lake Minnetonka; and � WHEREAS, the Conservation Easement limits the permitted uses of the protected property and specifies that the uses may be elaborated and conditioned in a written Management Plan agreed to by the City of Orono and the MCWD; and WHEREAS, the Big Island Nature Park Management Plan has been prepared through a cooperative effort of the City of Orono and MCWD to be consistent with the principles contained within the Conservation Easement and to address the preservation of the Park's natural resources; and WHEREAS, in addition to its primary focus on natural resources, the Plan has been drafted to document the background leading to the City's acquisition of the site and define for future City leaders a set of fundamental principles for management of the Park; to provide a structure for defining and managing the major natural, cultural, interpretive and recreation resources of Big Island Nature Park; and to establish a general long-term management direction for Big Island Nature Paxk; and WHEREAS, the various elements of the Big Island Nature Park Management Plan are intended to be reviewed by the City Council on a regular basis as needed to address new and ongoing Park management issues; and � Page 1 of 2