98-042
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WHEREAS, the Shorewood Park Commission has been approached by youth of
the Community requesting assistance to build a skate park in the south lake area; and
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 98- 042
A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING A
JOINT SKATEBOARD PARK COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the cities of Crystal, New Hope, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Maple
Grove, Minnetonka, Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park have cooperated by contributing
funds for a supervised skate park which will move from city to city; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chanhassen is scheduled to open an unsupervised park
behind their City Hall for skateboarding and roller bladers this fall; and
WHEREAS, such a facility could address the requests of youth regarding a place
to skateboard, in-line skate and potentially ride BMX bicycles; and
WHEREAS, the south Lake Minnetonka communities have a long history of
working together to jointly address issues on a cost effective basis.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD that the Park Commission is hereby
requested to appoint a representative to communicate and work with representatives of
other interested south lake cities on a joint committee to analyze the feasibility of a skate
park and to make recommendations back to each city.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City councils within the south Lake
Minnetonka area and Minnetonka Community Education and Services (MCES) are hereby
encouraged to appoint a representative to said joint committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Shorewood City Administrator is directed
to coordinate the initial meeting of said joint committee at which time said committee shall
organize itself and request staff assistance from the various cities and MCES to accomplish
their task.
BE IT FIN ALL Y RESOLVED that the said joint committee shall report its
findings and recommendations to the cities and MCES within 90 days of its initial meeting.
ADOPTED by the Shorewood City Council on this 11th day of May, 1998.
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S C. HURM, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
AYOR
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