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Lakeside Cark and Beach Apr11 16, 1980 Page 2 1) Probably not. As Earl Marlow indicated in his memo to Tony Crea (March 17 documentation), the precedent for County operation of swimning beaches already exists. 11 of the 13 beaches in the County are owned and oper- ated by us. A 12th beach is owned by the City or l•Ihite Bear Lake but operated by us under contract. Thus, to assume ownership and/or oper- ation of the Lakeside Park Beach would be consisterit with County respan- sibitity for swimming beaches. It should be possible, in the future, to say, in effect, "We do beaches, but we don't do parks." 2) WAat would it reall cost Rams°, Coun to assume responsibility for La es de Park and Beach? The Department estimated, in the original documentation, an annual cost of 38,000. This figure inclides maintenance and operations costs, additional staff, and capital expenditures (allocated over 5 years). The Department atso referred to a potentiat E90,000 expenditure for a new beach house. Not mentioned was the possibility of higher patrol costs for the SAeriff. in 1979 tAe actual operating costs for Lakeside, according to the Park Lommission, were 528,760, including capital improvements. This resulted in a deficit to the Commissian of E7,300, since income was only $21,440. The Cammission's 1980 request to the twa City Council's was E22,325. (I do have the complete breakdown of the 1979 costs and of the budgets for 1979 and 1980: however, the copy was no[ reproducible. I will bring them to the committee meeting.) The basic difference between our Department's estimate and the 1979 costs of the Commission is thc addition of a full- time M and 0 worker and a slight increase in capital improvement costs. While the present beach house is not a tuxurious facility, it does not require immediate replacement. Because of ¢he limited kitchen facilities, full food service cannot be provided; state health requirements will limit food sales to prepackaged items such as potato chips, popcorn, candy, etc. Food cooked on tAe premises would be prohtbited. Except for this restrictton, there are no state or federal requirements that would force replacement or substantial rehabilitation of the beach house. The qualTty standards re- ferred to Tn the Department's documentation are strictly those which Ramsey County has established tn its park program. Thus, replacemen! or remodelfna of the beach house wauld be solely at the County's option if we became the owner of the beach. In summary, it 1s probable that it will cost Ramsey County an additional E30,000 to f40,000 per year over the nezt several years to assume operattons, maintenanee and capital improveme ts for Lakeside Park and Beach. 3) Do eo le ouLside of Mounds View and S ring Lake Park use the beach4 AF6t a out use v ros dentsof _ no a ount t_. Shou Ano a_ ounty sAare ,,,.' e) The Lakeside Perk Commission, as Mr. Anderson's memorandum indicates,