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RESOLUTION NO. 01-013
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RECIPROCITY BETWEEN THE CITIES OF
ST. LOUIS PARK AND HOPKINS FOR JOINT USE OF THE
HOPKINS SKATE PARK AND THE
ST. LOUIS PARK FAMILY AQUATIC PARK
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins owns, operates and maintains The Hopkins Overpass
Skate Park for the enjoyment of its residents and the general public; and
WHEREAS, residents of St. Louis Park may purchase membership cards for the use of
The Hopkins Overpass Skate Park, at a cost of $40 for the 2001 season, enabling them to
purchase daily entrance at the reduced fee of $5.00; and
WHEREAS, members of the general public who do not reside within the City of Hopkins
and do not posses a membership pass must pay a $9 00 daily entrance fee; and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park owns, operates and maintains the Family Aquatic
Park for the enjoyment of its residents and the general public; and
WHEREAS, residents of the City of St. Louis Park may be allowed to purchase season
passes to the Family Aquatic Park, which provides special benefits and services, at a cost of $30
(Before May 1) or $36 (After May 1) for the 2001 season; and
WHEREAS, members of the general public who do not reside within the City of St.
Louis Park must pay $40 (Before May 1) $46 (After May 1) to purchase a season pass at the
Family Aquatic Park; and
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2001 the Hopkins City Council endorsed a proposal which
would create reciprocity between the City of St. Louis Park and the City of Hopkins for joint use
of The Hopkins Skate Park and the St. Louis Park Aquatic Park to provide expanded recreational
opportunities for its city's residents; 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 IT RESOLVED by the St. Louis Park City Council that
residents of the City of Hopkins will be allowed to purchase season passes at the Rec Center
Family Aquatic Park 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 purchase membership cards
and reduced daily admission at The Hopkins Overpass Skate Park at the same rate and with the
same benefits as Hopkins residents;
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AND BE IT FURTHUR RESOLVED that this authonzation for reciprocal use of The
Overpass Skate Park and the Family Aquatic Park is hereby approved on a one-year tnal basis
with an expiration date of February 20, 2002, and that staff of the City of St. Louis Park and the
City of Hopkins will evaluate the benefits and impact on residents of both communities to
determine a future relationship.
Reviewed for Administration:
Attest:
Adopt .y he, it Council February 20, 2001
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