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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 • 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 Tart� Park facility is comprised of, among other things, an active
private commercial golf course of 27 holes, a clubhouse, including a golf pro shop, •
halls, and eight (8) conference rooms, open space, five (5) picnic pavilions, three (3)
• 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,
enhance its status as an ongoing and functioning resource to the City, which contributes to the
tax base of the City, and,
WHEREAS1 recently the City, as well as Washington County, have beeti notified that
3M, the Owner of The Tartan Park Facility, has begun consideration and pursuit of alternative
uses and ownership for it and that 3M • to close the facility. Uses which have •
discussed include, but are not limited to, preservation of open space areas, continuation of
business uses like the golf course, and possible continuation of recreational and other uses.
N*W THEAEF*RE, XE MAESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0-'-
LAIKE ELMO, COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, MINNESOTA, that the 04 directs and
orders as follows: I
1. That the City Council of The City of Lake Elmo, united in its desire to cooperatively
explore both continuation, expansion and preservation of existing uses as well as
potentially new uses upon the Tartan Park Facility, states as follows:
a. That the City values the many functions which Tartan Part has served
historically, which it has evolved to offer today and those which it may offer in
the future;
b. That the City invites the active participation of Washington County, 3M and ether
interested parties and stakeholders to meet with it and to jointly corm unicate,
plan and assist each other in maximizing opportunities for this resource and the
City commits to leading, facilitating and concluding that process expeditiously,
cx That the City commits to working expeditiously to enhance the benefits to
Washington County, 3ivl and ethers by exploring a balance of uses upon, the
facility:
ADOPTED BY THE LAIa ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON THE 18th DAY OF AUGUST,
2015
EFFECTIVE DATE: Atrj&20, 6
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City Clerk.`
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CITE' OF LAKE ELMO
By
Mike Pearson
Mayor
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By,
Tustin Bloyer
Council Member
Julie F�o
t`` nni i i Member