R2022-48 Resolution Authorizing Lake Decatur Lease Agreement between the Decatur Park District, G & H Marine, Inc., and the City of Decatur

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March 17, 2022 TO: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe& Decatur City Council Members FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager4 RE: Marina Lease with Decatur Park District and G&H Marine The proposed lease agreement formally memorializes the MOU previously approved by the City Council and the Decatur Park District to facilitate the installation of new covered docks in Basin 2 of Lake Decatur.The lease agreement has been formally approved and signed by both the Decatur Park District and G&H Marine prior to its presentation to the City Council. G&H Marine ordered,took delivery, and has largely completed the assembly of, new docks on the strength of the previous MOU so that the new docks could be in place near the start of the 2022 boating season.The Public Works Department is currently removing abandoned docks, piers and anchors in the area where the first 40 slips will be sited. The proposed lease agreement largely tracks with the MOU except that the agreement includes reference to an exclusion zone.This means that the city and the park district agree to not permit the construction of any new private docks on this side of Basin 2(other than those jointly agreed to by the city, park district and G&H Marine)on the northwest lake edge of Basin 2 only.A map of Basin 2 showing land ownership is attached).The City Council has already granted one waiver to one private dock, but no other waivers are anticipated.The extent of the exclusion zone has been a point of some debate.The park district has recommended that the exclusion zone extend from Route 36 to Lost Bridge Road; and they own all of the property adjacent to the lake's edge in this area (above the full-pool level).The 2011 Nelson Park Master Plan also recommends an exclusion zone in Basin 2 so that a marina operator has sufficient business to sustain long-term operations and continuity of services, In the process of updating its records of persons interested in renting boat slips in Basin 2,the park district estimates that there may soon be sufficient interest to plan for another 40 slips (identical to the ones now being installed) as early as next year.