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a 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MARCH 27, 1995 POLICE CHIEF REPORT Police Chief Steve Sullivan presented the statistics on the 1994 police activity to the • Council. Sullivan will present an analysis of the statistics at the next Council meeting. The total calls within the four cities increased 16.5% from 7272 to 8475. In April thru September, the four cities reported a 6% increase, or 63 in number, in reported crimes. Sullivan reported this figure was affected by officer initiated activity. The clearance rate increased from 48% in 1993 to 51% in 1994 for the four cities. In Orono itself, there were 512 crimes in 1993 with a clearance rate of 46% and 510 crimes in 1994 with a clearance rate of 48 %. Chief Sullivan reported that his department had performed traffic patrol of County Road 15 for Minnetonka Beach on a demonstration basis. This could not have been prolonged without added dollars spent. Minnetonka Beach has now agreed to purchase 120 hours of traffic enforcement in addition to the amount already paid in their contract with Orono. This work will be performed by reassigning an existing officer. Mayor Callahan asked that this additional patroling of Minnetonka Beach not result in less coverage for Orono. Sullivan responded that the increase in the number of officers from 15 to 16 this year will assist in offsetting the added hours. It was also stated that with the replacement of Lt. Fitzler with Officer Boris, the hours Boris works at the school during the school year can be transferred to work on the street during the summer months. • Jabbour voiced the concern that Council Member Kelley has had in the past, and agrees with, that the true cost of the additional hours for Minnetonka Beach be passed on to that city. Sullivan said that he looked at the two officer coverage in Long Lake, calculated the cost on an hourly basis, and will charge that amount to Minnetonka Beach with no discount. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (0) #1979 RICHARD LITTLE, 1890 SHADYWOOD ROAD - VARIANCES - RESOLUTION #3544 Mr. & Mrs. Little were present. This application is for variances in the average lakeshore setback, lakeshore setback, and hardcover in the 0 -75' with the reconstruction of a 14x26' deck. The deck has already been removed and will be replaced in the former building envelope with no further extensions beyond the dimensions of the original deck. This would result in 40 s.f of new hardcover for the grade level deck. 2