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April 7, 1980 Page 2 , <br />u <br />neyotiatfny on a 70 - 30 basis wiUi the Cily of New Brighton for Long Lakk 8eacli. ,' <br />That would leave, to the best of n y research, two beaches within the taunty; <br />Sflver Lake in North St. Paul and Spring Lake in Mounds View which are currently not - <br />being cantrotled by the County. <br />2. _SDrin Lake and Lakeside_Park is_a. region lly significant park site <br />Mounds View. Although our data 1s very sketchy regarm ng tm s issue, Lakesitle <br />Park Comnisston attendance figures are of such a magn9tude that it would not <br />seem plausible for the two smalt communir.ies of Mounds View and Spring Lake Park <br />to justify such nur bers. The only figures we have that specifically relate to <br />this issue are from swimming lessons in 1975 which break out as follows: <br />Mounds View 85 - 45% <br />Spring Lake Park 59 - 31.9% <br />Fridley 18 - 9.7% <br />Blaine 25 - 13.5% <br />New Brighton P - 1.1% <br />185 ]01.2% <br />Once again ur data on this issue is not truly supportive of our premise, but it <br />is the lakesSde Park Comnission's intent to do a complete attendance breakdown <br />this sumner to better provide support to our premf5e. <br />It should be noted that there is some regional significance with this beach <br />operation just in the fact that there are presently three operating agenctes <br />i volved with Lakeside Park; <br />a. Lakeside Park Coinnission .. <br />b. Mounds View Parks and Recreation Department <br />c. Spring Lake Parks and Recreation Department <br />The obvious benefits of one implementing agency, i.e. County, would be advantageous <br />from a number af perspectives; <br />a. Accountability <br />b. Funding, Federal, State and County <br />c. Maintenance <br />d. EfficSency in operation <br />e. Coordinatio and cooperation <br />d. Economically <br />3. There is an existina tie in with th ro ert alread owned and malntal:neA <br />bv the Countv on the East end of the lake. The County currently owns and ma nta ns <br />over 800 feet of lakeshore on Spring Lake approximately 2000 feet from the prOposed <br />beach site. The potential tie in from a maintenance and operations perspective <br />are once again obvious; <br />a. Efficiency in inaintenance procedures <br />b. Econondcs <br />c. Reduced travel time, etc. <br />4. Ramsev_Coun curren¢ly_.does not provide manv services for the hbunds Vtew <br />tax doliars current aid out in 1979. !IG stateQ earlier it appears <br />that Fbunds View is the only comnuM ty in the County currently without a beach <br />program and or other large regtonal park. It is true tbat one segment of R1ce <br />Creek Park dces cross our comnunity but in proportion to surrounding muniNpaH ttes <br />we are not getting our fair share. It shouid ai>c be noted although it Ss a