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MINUTES OF ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MAY 14, 1990 PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT CONTINUED making their decision. Mayor Grabek informed all applicants that Council would review the candidates and come to a decision by the May 29, 1990 Council Meeting. It was moved by Councilmember Goetten, seconded by Councilmember Peterson, to appoint Charles Kelley as Planning Commission Chair and Maureen Bellows as Planning Commission Vice - Chair. Motion, Ayes -4, Mayor Grabek, Nay. Motion passed. PARK COMMISSION APPOINTMENT It was moved by Councilmember Nettles, seconded by Mayor Grabek, to appoint Susan Wilson to serve on the Park Commission. Nettles believed that Ms. Wilson was properly qualified and especially favored the fact that she is an avid bicyclist. Nettles indicated that the bike trail is a portion of the Park Commission program that is not receiving adequate attention. He also noted that seven of the eight Park Commissioners are men and felt it would be good to appoint a woman. Motion, Ayes -3, Peterson, Nay, Goetten abstained. Motion passed. ADMINISTRATOR'S REVIEW* It was moved by Councilmember Goetten, seconded by Councilmember Peterson, accept the memo from Mayor Grabek • regarding this matter. Motion, Ayes -5, Nays -0. Motion passed. HIGHWAY 12 POLICY COMMITTEE UPDATE Mayor Grabek updated Council and others in attendance of the recent meeting of the Highway 12 Policy Committee. He stated that Long Lake had not only it's appointed representative, Mayor Kunze, present, but City Attorney VandeVegte, the alternate, was also present. Mayor Grabek felt that it was inappropriate to have the representative and alternate present, especially since the alternate is the City Attorney. Mayor Grabek believed that the City is at a disadvantage for attending the various committee meetings. He said that the representatives were being asked to provide input as to where the best location for Highway 12 will be. Grabek believed it would be wise for the City to hire a consultant to assist the Council and City to look at alternatives for Highway 12 locations. He said, "The City is going to have to take a stand at some point. We have to understand why we are choosing one location over another. What makes one location more feasible than another. I believe that it is during these initial stages of input that we need to be most prepared. Once MNDOT takes over, the matter will be out of our hands. We are spending $100,000 on this study. It is going -to be a very emotional time. Someone is going to lose their home or business. Orono needs the road, but we have to determine the best solution. MNDOT has put the onus on the representatives to come to an agreement as to • where the road should go. The consequence of not coming to a - 15 -