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Lakeside Park and Beach April 16, 1980 Page 3 believes that signiflcant numbers of peopie from ovtside the t o cities do use the Park. Their data is limited, however, it does show that about 25% of the participants in swimming lessons were fran other localities. Most of that 25% were from out4de Ramsey County. b) The fact that part that a significant largely irrelevant sibility: of the Park and 8each are located in Anuka County, and percentage of the users are from Anoka Lounty, may be to whether or not Ransey County should assume resp.;i- 1) The precedent of ownership of park land outside of Ramsey County was estabtished when the Lilydale Regional Park, part of which is Sn Dakota County, was purchased. 2) Ramsey tounty has no fees for park use at any of its parks, whether for non-residents or residents. Anyone may use any af the parks without cost. We have no way of knowing how many residents of other counties, or even other states, use for free other Ramsey County Parks. The main difference between our other parks and the LakesiAe Park is that He know people from other counties use Lakeside. Two other county parTc operations, at Mhite Bear Lake and at Beaver Lake, are also near county lines and probabty are used by resrdeiats of ather counties. 3) In its regSonal park studies, the Metropolitan Council noted that Ramsey County residents use parks in surrounding counties than do residents of those countSes use Ramsey County's. This pattern is wholly understandabte, given the small size and heavy urbanization Ramsey Lounty. more of c) 1 spoke rith Ralph McGinley, Anoka County Administrator, with regard to the possibilities of Anoka County's role in the Lakeside Park. He indicated thai Rnoka Caunty does ot wish to assume operation of the park because of the precedent that it would set. Unlike Ramsey County, Anoka does not presently operate the swimming beaches in the county. For Moka to Uke over Lakeside Park would be to set a precedent that might force eve tual county takeover of all municipal recreation facilSties, as Anoka cannot draw the line between beaches and parks that Ramsey can. He indicated, however, that discussions of possible cost-sharing 6etreen Anoka Coun!y and Ramsey County could take place. He indicated that Anoka Lounty vrould be will5ng to talk with Ramsey County about the Park and Beach, as he sees cooperation between the two counties as a different situation than a transfer of responsibility from the municipalities to Anoka County. 4) Should we defer a decision on the Lakeside Park unti_1 the Parks and Retreati It is not neeessary to do so. The regional park system is si4nificantly differ- ent fran Lakeside Park. Each of the regional park sites wSil involve multiple reereational facillties and encompasses large land areas. There witl be eomplex