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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MARCH 27, 1995 (Mayor /Council Report - Continued) • Jabbour has attended the meetings of the LMCD. The LMCD has reported the loss of $39,000 through investments in 1994. Executive Director of LMCD, Strommen, reminded Jabbour that the LMCD came in below budget last year and not at budget as described in last Council meeting minutes. The mayors of Spring Park, Deephaven, and a representative for the mayor of Mound collectively asked the state representative and senator at the LMCD meeting to consider changing the state mandate from having elected representatives from the councils to appointments under the will of the councils and change the language that cities have the right to a representative instead of an obligated representative without changing quorums. Jabbour said the mayor of Deephaven agreed with their thoughts. Jabbour also reported that the approval for issuance of permits for parasailing by the sheriff was given unanimously by the LMCD's land -use committee and not by the full board. A permit has been given out for commercial use. Callahan asked that Jabbour remind the LMCD of the recent resolution passed by Orono. It was noted that cities are not well represented at these meetings and verbal comments by those in attendance are not necessarily acted on. ENGINEER REPORT City Engineer Cook had no report. • CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (#G) HILLSIDE PLACE ADbIINISTRATIVE APPEAL • Moorse asked Gerhardson to give a summary of the appeal by Grace Dahl to access her property from Wallace Avenue rather than Hillside Place. Gerhardson reported that Ms. Dahl asked to change her access to Wallace Avenue, which is a platted unimproved road. The neighbors on Wallace Avenue, the Mattson's, asked that the request be denied. Ms. Dahl has had contact with Gerhardson since September of 1994 when her request for access on Wallace Avenue was denied. Dahl submitted an updated survey showing her proximity to Wallace Hills. Wallace Avenue, according to Dahl, would be half the distance from her proposed home and would result in maintenance savings. Dahl said her neighbors, the Mattson's, use the road area for parking of their vehicles and as a garden. Her letters to the City related a problem with having to cross a large drainage ditch for the access on Hillside Place. 5