HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6095 � 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
� 0,�.
t - � � , � CITY of ORONO
�
''� %� �+ RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
��'� c,�� No. � a95
`�kEsHog'�
WHEREAS, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Board of Managers
approved the Big Island Nature Park Management Plan at a meeting held October 27,
2011.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Orono does hereby approve the Big Island Nature Park Management Plan.
Adopted by the City Council of Orono this 28th day of November, 2011.
ATTEST:
� � l � � �/ �,Q.. � �r„���.
Linda S. Vee, City Clerk Lili Tod McMillan, Mayor
�� -
Page 2 of 2