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V In relationship to the Master Park and Recreation Plan, it is also appropriate to start discussing with Bill Sanders the two focused area studies that are desired to be included within the document . These two study areas are for the Woodland Trails Park and the Hillside Park. The focused area studies are intended to provide the City with a detailed plan of the best development of these areas. Input from the Commission is necessary in order help provide Bill with our ideas on how these areas should be developed. Of course, our ideas on how these areas should be developed may be structured by the results of the community survey. In the future, it is anticipated that a great deal of the focused area studies will be the basis of LAWCON grant applications . If these grant applications are successful, State funds will then assist the City in development of these areas. As time allows, the Commission will also be provided with an update from the staff on winter activities, the 1990 budget, and the proposed Orono Lake boating regulations. Regarding the boating regulations, attached for your information are the June, 1989, Parks and Recreation Commission minutes and the material that was distributed at that meeting. Review of the Big Lake material and the existing City of Elk River material shows two different approaches to regulations of City parks. The first page of the Big Lake material titled, "Park Rules" and Big Lake Ordinance 301 relating to boats are both very acceptable to the City of Elk River and could be incorporated into our ordinances and policies without any difficulties. However, Big Lake Ordinance 2 and Ordinance 3700 are much more difficult for the City of Elk River to accept and incorporate into our ordinances. For example, I am not sure if the City needs to get into the regulation of camping activities, animals on the beach, ice fishing shelters ( 3700 . 080), swimming only at beach locations, and the controlling of bicycle activities . Additionally, the City does not allow liquor in any of its parks (formally) , whereas, Big Lake ordinance does allow beer. Big Lake Ordinance 3700 and Ordinance 2 at this point appear to be too restrictive and cumbersome for the City of Elk River to adopt . Many people may see these ordinances as another example of government involvement where such involvement is not needed. From a practical point of view, the City has received very few complaints regarding activities in the parks and it is the staff position that these two Big Lake ordinances are not needed in Elk River. The City has no problem adopting Ordinance 301 (boats) or expanding our park rules plus the placement of signs indicating these rules, but at this time the staff feels that this is all that may be needed to satisfy the Orono Lake Homeowners Association. Additionally, and as previously discussed, it should be noted that the boating A ordinance must be enforced by the County Water Patrol Division.