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File #: 25-0350    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 9/3/2025 In control: Board of Hennepin County Commissioners
On agenda: Final action: 9/25/2025
Title: Neg Agmt A2512963 with State of Mn to make upgrades to Coffee Cove shore-fishing area on Lake Minnetonka in Spring Park, date of execution-12/31/26, $190,000 receivable; neg Agmt A2513055 with State of MN for long-term maintenance of same area, date of execution-12/31/2045, no county cost
Attachments: 1. Map of Coffee Cove shore-fishing area, 2. RESOLUTION
Item Description:
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Neg Agmt A2512963 with State of Mn to make upgrades to Coffee Cove shore-fishing area on Lake Minnetonka in Spring Park, date of execution-12/31/26, $190,000 receivable; neg Agmt A2513055 with State of MN for long-term maintenance of same area, date of execution-12/31/2045, no county cost
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate Cooperative Agreement A2512963 with the State of Minnesota, acting through the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, to make site upgrades to the Coffee Cove shore-fishing area through the Lake Improvement Program, from the date of execution through December 31, 2026, with the receivable amount not to exceed $190,000; that following review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, the County Administrator be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to receive funds as directed; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate Cooperative Agreement A2513055 with the State of Minnesota, acting through the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, for long-term general maintenance of the Coffee Cove shore-fishing area through the Lake Improvement Program, from the date of execution through December 31, 2045, with no county cost; and that following review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, the County Administrator be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county.
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Background:
The Hennepin County Lake Improvement Program was formally authorized as an outgrowth of historic policies and projects (Resolution 78-5-93). Additional work is completed in partnership with Sheriff's water patrol unit as required under Minnesota Statutes, Section 86B.105. Today, the program includes over 500 navigational buoys, 33 boating channels, eight shore-fishing areas, and two public lake accesses on Lake Minnetonka.

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