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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS <br />FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR <br />PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY <br />DATE: OCTOBER 2, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: LETTER FROM SPRING LAKE PARK CITY COUNCIL <br />On Monday, October 1, I received the attached letter from Jay McCluskey, Director of <br />Parks and Recreation for the City of Spring Lake Park. <br />The letter indicates that the Spring Lake Park City Council wishes the Mounds View <br />City Council to consider assuming park maintenance responsibilities for Lakeside Park. <br />When the initial agreement regarding the responsibilities for operation of Lakeside <br />Park was made, duties were divided according to available resources. Since the City <br />of Mounds View already administers an aquatics program and Spring Lake Park does <br />not it seemed logical that the City of Mounds View operate the beach operation. <br />Likewise, the City of Spring Lake Park has a Parks Department which is in close <br />proximity to Lakeside Park and since the majority of the parkland lies in Spring Lake <br />Park, it seemed logical that Spring Lake Park assume the maintenance operations of <br />the park. <br />The Council may wish to consider these options: <br />1. Accept the maintenance responsibility. Mike Ulrich estimates that the <br />maintenance of Lakeside Park requires approximately 12 hours of work/week <br />for basic maintenance duties, excluding projects and unforeseen needs. <br />2. Continue with the operations of Lakeside Park as in the past with the City of <br />Mounds View assuming the administration of the beach operations and the City <br />of Spring Lake Park assuming the maintenance operations of the park. Each <br />City would continue to fund half of the operations cost ($11,500/city in 1990). <br />3. Consider giving Lakeside Park to the City of Spring Lake Park to assume the <br />full operation. <br />Council's direction is requested regarding this issue. <br />MS/SL /ate , <br />Attachment <br />