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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,October 22,2018 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Printup noted Crystal Bay Road received its second lift of pavement recently, is striped, and looks nice. <br /> Seals gave kudos to the Orono Public Works Department for their work on Crystal Bay Road. <br /> Seals noted she has received a lot of outreach from the residents about a project that was recently <br /> reviewed at the Planning Commission. The property is currently zoned one house per two acres and not <br /> for high density. Seals stated the proposal does not match what the site is zoned and that she sees no <br /> reason to increase the density. <br /> Seals reported the new fire engine is now in place at Station 2. Seals stated a lot of the firefighters <br /> voluntarily spent Friday night decking the engine out,which is another testament to the great citizens of <br /> Orono. <br /> Crosby indicated he will be speaking with Chief Van Eyll to see if he can get their support of the <br /> Firefighters for Healing Charity. <br /> Walsh noted the Orono 2040 Comprehensive Plan Amendment open house is this Thursday, <br /> September 25, and that he would encourage the residents to come and see what is going on. The plan will <br /> be approved by the end of the year. <br /> Walsh stated the Orono Development and Code Review Committee will be meeting on November 8 with <br /> the goal of trying to simplify things in Orono. <br /> CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT <br /> 10. RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE ORONO ACTIVITY CENTER PROJECT <br /> GRANT APPLICATION <br /> Rief reported he recently met with the Orono School District and provided some updates on things taking <br /> place in Orono. The Orono School District is currently working on a grant through the Hennepin County <br /> Youth Sports Program and has asked the City to help them achieve this goal by issuing a formal <br /> resolution in support of the grant application. The School District is asking for grant dollars to do some <br /> of the alternative projects inside the field house and the grant application is an effort to try to save some <br /> money on the project. <br /> Crosby moved,Seals seconded,to adopt RESOLUTION NO.6914,a Resolution of Support for the <br /> Orono Activity Center Project Grant Application. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. <br /> Rief noted absentee voting is still open and that he would encourage the residents to vote. <br /> CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT <br /> None <br /> Page 5 of 6 <br />