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The oolicv olan, adopeed in 1974, incorporated the Minneapoli�s 7ark and . � Recreation Board and the ciCy of St. Paul as impleRencing agencies, in reeognition of Cheir historical role in pravidiny large urban parks that serv residenu from throughout che Metropoiitan Area. Carver�touncj•.+as�dnsignate. as an impiementing agency for Baylor, lake Minnewashia and Lake 'aaconia Regional Parks. Eden Hrairie and Btoomington were designa[ed as implementing agencies tao, because they were aiready involved in ;he acquisition of the Anderson lakes ?ark Reserve area, and Eden Prairie r�as atso acquiring Bryant Lake flegionai Pa�k. e d 9esides the tl implanenting ageneies listed earlier, the cit/ of Fridley has become an impiemanting agency. Its role is limited co inAlemencing a program under only one of Che five cacegories in the regional recreacion open space system -- the special reveation use cacegory. The Interim Special Reereatian Qsa�� pol+_cp plan amendmeac adoncxd by che Couaeil in 1977 sa.d eSat munleipalitiss � could be implementaeing agencies for speeial recreation �se 'acilities of regional significance. Other municipalities have axpressed interest in 6eing designated as imele:�ntir.g agencies for programs in thereqional craiis and speeial retreation use categories. Lino Lakes and Hugo are interested in beine designaced tfie implementing ageney for parc of the Otter-Bald Eagle Re;ional Park. I[ sedns reasonabie that the Council and Commission sirouid limit the number of ��°a' implementing agencies involved in ehe regional rec:eacion open soace System. � Although many municipaiitizs have park facilitias thac serve peopie who don'C live in their cammunities, few have facilities Chac serve the 2egion Co [he same degree as :he uniCS in the regional oark sysizm. Lar.muni;ies �Ni:!� park; that do provide ro;ional service alreaEy are implemencing ayencies. '� 3y .r: Casi;na:ing adCf:ionai imoiemenctng agencies, cne touncii and Commission : Nould be able to wrry oue their administretive roie more ef'iciently and effeecively. Limieing the number of implemen[ing ageneias �xiil become increasingly� important as the regional park system evolves from :ne acquisition and develoCmenr phase Co o0e�ations and maincenance of parklands. It�would also support eha premise chaC r�gional parks serve areas with populations ^yreater than a municipaiicy. S• OPERATION AND MAINT'aNANCE PUNOING FOR THE aE��310NAL�PARK SYSTEM . Should.che-�oiicv olan address.Che issue of fundi+a sourees.�`or ooeraE�ien and maintenanee or re ional arks, and ehe �r�cedures�for adminiitrati�on 4 unds-i � .. . . . The existing poiicy plan conceneraces on ehe acquisicion of regional �ecreatton open spue. Now thac much of ehs land has been acquired and a n�mber of tha facilities have br_n deveioped, the question becemesone oc whac ^,olicy-shouid�be developed regardtng park opnration and mairttenance. �� y..