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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 12-4-84 PAGE 7 engineering services related to the proposed wastewater facilities improvements entered into the 18th day of October, 1983 as outlined in Amendment No. 4, realizing that no additional costs will be paid to TKDA until the grant is officially amended. (Motion carried 5-0). F. Other (None) 4. Public Inquiries (continued) Arlyn Christ advised the City Council that the Jaycees plan to have a cross country ski race on January 19, 1985 starting at the Lake Elmo school and going across the Shiltgen property to Sunfish Park. The race will be sponsored by the Lake Elmo Jaycees, plus additional corporate sponsors. The race will take approximately two hours for everyone to complete. It will be promoted and advertised through local ski shops and businesses. Fraser stated that the effect of this ski race would be to attract a number of additional skiers to Lake Elmo and acquaint them with Sunfish Park. Do we want to do that? Do we want to set the stage for increased useage of Sunfish Park by cross country skiers from outside of this community? Christ stated that when federal grant money is involved, it is very difficult to prohibit this. Fraser stated that there is a big difference between a requirement that it can't be prohibited by federal grant money and a race that is geared to attract outsiders. Dunn asked why we wouldn't want outsiders to know about Sunifish Park. Lake Elmo residents certainly have used cross country trails outside of Lake Elmo. Fraser responded that the level of government that pays for a facility should be consistant with the level that uses the facility. Christ stated that this past fall, the North Star Ski Club (with a membership of approximately 1000) was in Sunfish Park two entire weekends brushing and grooming the park. Morgan stated that the Jaycees have certainly been the biggest contributor to the City Parks outside of the City itself, and being a frequent and avid cross country skier, he has seen the use of Sunfish Park go down very substantially in the last four years, mainly because of the County Park at Pine Point, the State Park at Afton, and all of the communities that are opening up parks. The Administrator stated that the staff polled the Parks Commission members on this proposed race, and none of the eight Commissioner's contacted had any objection to this request. Christ stated that someone will be stationed at the entrance to Sunfish Park advising skiers of the race. t