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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA I i N N KV 0 10TINVIII I I I a &N LIM V-302 W13 3 N WE I W THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, The Tartan Park Facility lies within the City of Lake Elmo. It is comprised of approximately 483 acres and as such is one of the largest privately owned contiguous parcels of land within the City; and, WHEREAS, Tartan Park has been in 31 Company ownership for over 50 years; and, WHEREAS, Tartan Park was first used as a corporate retreat center and more recently as a publicly accessible but still privately -owned and operated corporate, recreational and park facility; and, WHEREAS, the Tartan Park facility is comprised of, among other things, an active private commercial golf course of 27 holes, a clubhouse, pro shop, banquet halls, and eight (8) conference rooms, open space, five (5) picnic pavilions, three (3) playgrounds, twelve (12) tennis courts, six (6) softball fields, an archery range, six (6) sand volleyball courts, six (6) horseshoe pits, and a heated and cooled maintenance facility; and, WHEREAS, the Tartan Park operation has served as a resource to members of the community, including some City residents for decades and the City of Lake Elmo has worked to enhance its status as an ongoing and functioning resource to the City, which contributes to the tax base of the City; and, WHEREAS, recently the City has been notified that 3M, the owner of The Tartan Park Facility, is intent on selling Tartan Park, and, WHEREAS, The City of Lake Elmo controls land use and zoning for the Tartan Pal =I 11*VT'TAERUF*'RE IT RES*LVED BY THE CITY C041CIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO, COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, MINNESOTA, that the City directs and orders as follows- 1. That the City Council of The City of Lake Elmo is committed to protection of open space within the Tartan Park land.