HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-52 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1997/04/07RESOLUTION NO.9 7 - 5 2 411
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RECIPROCITY BETWEEN
ST. LOUIS PARK AND MI NNETONKA
FOR JOINT USE OF ATHLETIC AND AQUATIC FACILITIES
AREAS, the City of Minnetonka owns, operates and maintains the Williston Center for the
enjoyment of its residents and the general public; and
WHEREAS, residents of Minnetonka may purchase memberships for use of the Williston Center,
which provide them with special benefits and services; and
WHEREAS, members of the general public who do not reside within the City of Minnetonka must pay
a premium fee to make use of the Williston Center; and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park owns, operates and maintains the new family aquatic facility
being constructed in conjunction with the Rec Center Renaissance project for the enjoyment of its
residents and the general public; and
WHEREAS, residents of the City of St. Louis Park may purchase season passes for use of the new
family aquatic facility, which provide them with special benefits and services; and
WHEREAS, members of the general public who do not reside within the City of St Louis Park must
pay a premium fee to purchase a season pass at the new family aquatic facility; and
WEEREAS, representatives of both Cities have developed a joint proposal for reciprocity to provide
residents of both communities with an opportunity to use St. Louis Park's new Rec Center family
aquatic facility and Mlnnetonka's renovated Williston Center; and
WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission has carefully reviewed
and evaluated the proposed reciprocal arrangement between St. Louis Park and Minnetonka and has
unanimously voted to recommend approval by the St. Louis Park City Council; and
WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of its
residents to provide the highest quality recreational programs and services at the lowest possible cost,
and that the shared use of municipal facilities with adjoining communities clearly helps to meet that
objective:
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLVED by the St. Louis Park City Council that residents of the
City ofMlnnetonka will be allowed to purchase 1997 summer season passes at the new Rec Center
family aquatic facility at the same rate and with the same benefits as St. Louis Park residents, with the
understanding that St. Louis Park residents will be allowed to make use of the Williston Center during
the winter of 1997-98 at the same rate and with the same benefits as Minnetonka residents;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this authorization for the reciprocal use of athletic and
aquatic facilities is hereby approved on a one-year trial basis, with the understanding that staff will ,
evaluate the benefits and impact on residents of both communities and report those findings to the City
Council in the spring of 1998.
Attest:
Adopted by the City Council ri17, 1997
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Gail Dorfman
Reviewed for Administration