HomeMy WebLinkAbout#13 Tartan Park resolution doc (2)CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 - 75 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO
RELATING TO THE TARTAN PARK FACILITY
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 3M Corporation 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 Park
land.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 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.
2. That the City values the active recreational areas within the Tartan Park land such as
ballfields and other amenities and as such, wishes to protect those recreation areas
from development.
3. That the City wishes to preserve the golf course in some fashion and sees a
continuation of such in the best interest of the citizens of Lake Elmo.
4. That the City is interested in entering into discussion with 3M on future ownership
and land use issues for this land.
ADOPTED BY THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON THE _____ DAY OF ______________, 2015.
EFFECTIVE DATE: _____________________
Approved:
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
ATTEST:
By:_________________________
Mike Pearson
Mayor ______________________________
Julie Johnson
City Clerk By:_________________________
Anne Smith
Council Member
By:_________________________
Justin Bloyer
Council Member
By:_________________________
Julie Fliflet
Council Member
By:_________________________
Jill Lundgren
Council Member