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Y % ... .Yt ... ~ ~(. rz. - .. - M E T R O P O L I T A N C O U N C I L Suite 300 Metro Square Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, M E M O R A N D U M April 2I, 1981 T0: Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission FROM: Parks and Open Space Staff, Marty Jessen SUBJECT: NE~4 BRIGHTON REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCY FOR LONG LAKE/RUSH LAKE REGIONAL PARK INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Ramsey County received a grant from the regional park fund in 1974 to purchase land at Rush Lake within the City of New Brighton. The land became part of the larger Lang Lake/Rush Lake Regional Park in Ramsey County's Master Plan submitted in July 1975. The plan also discussed the relationship of the open space .acquired along Rice Creek with the land at Long Lake/Rush Lake, (See Attachment 1). The plan failed to address the relationship between the County and City with respect to who was going to do what to accommodate regional park development and use on land owned by the City.' During 1977-78 the County and City started developing a joint master plan as required by the Council. One of the major points in this discussion became the question of who would assume responsibility for and pay for operation and maintenance of the facility once developed. In March 1979 the City and County requested a grant of $31,000 for fencing and clean-up of the site.' In June the Metropolitan Council adopted the following position on the request. "No grant shall be authorized to the City of New Brighton or the county of Ramsey for improvements to the Rush Lake/Long Lake Regional Park site at this time, but costs incurred for capital stewardship work which occurs after the date of Council action on this recommendation will be eligible for reimbursement (to a maximum of $31,000) by the Metropolitan Council at such time as the joint master plan for the park. is approved." (The staff report on this matter is attachment 2 and discusses the operation and maintenance planning then occurring.) ~; Throughout the discussion we stressed the need for the County to assume the implementing agency responsibility. We suggested that they could contract with the City if consistent with the System Policy Plan.