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. ..~,.. .u1' `.lI ... <br />~~ s6t <br />r <br />RAMSEY COUNTY'S RECOMMENDED ACTION PLAN FOR EXPEDITING <br />ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE & OPERATION ~ <br />OF <br />LONG LAKE/RUSH LAKE REGIONAL PARK <br />General <br />1.1 Interested parties. are (a) Metropolitan Council, (b) County of~ <br />Ramsey and (c) City or New Brighton. <br />1.2 All parties recognize the regional significance of the Long Lake/ <br />Rush Lake- parks, <br />1.3 All parties recognize that the County of Ramsey is the apprppriate <br />party to undertake the role of "implementing agency'' to the <br />Metropolitan Council: <br />1.4 Ali parties recognize that existing dual ownerships of Ramsey County <br />and the City of New Brighton are an impediment to expediting the <br />development of Long Lake/Rush Lake Regional Park. <br />Acquisition <br />2.1 The County of Ramsey will initiate a request to the Metropolitan <br />Council for an acquisition grant in the amount which is sufficient <br />to reimburse the "local share costs" of the City pf New Brighton <br />for the County's acquisition of Long Lake Park. <br />2.2 <br />2.3 <br />The City of New Brighton will obtain all necessary approvals from <br />the State of Minnesota and the U.S. Department of Interior's <br />Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, for transfer pf owner- <br />ship of Long Lake Park to the County of Ramsey to be incorporated <br />within the designated boundaries of Long Cake/Rush Lake Regional <br />Park . <br />The County of Ramsey will agree to accept title to Lang Lake Park <br />contingent upon receipt of a grant guarantee from the Metropolitan <br />Council in the full amount of the "local share costs" to the City <br />of New Brighton. The City of New Brighton will agree to the full <br />transfer of title of Long Lake Park from the City to the County upon <br />reimbursement of its "local share costs" as specified in a purchase <br />agreement to be subsequently concluded by the parl:ies. <br />Development <br />3.1 Ramsey County will begin immediately upon execution of this agreement <br />to proceed with the process of obtaining all necessary approvals Of <br />the development master plan for Lang Lake/ Rush Lake Regional Park. <br />