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low, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 28, 1994 • MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT (CONTINUED) Mayor Callahan stated that he and City Administrator Moorse had met recently with Karen Anderson, the Mayor of Minnetonka and David Childs, their City Manager, and the Mayor and City Manager of Wayzata to discuss issues pertinent to all three cities. Jabbour commented he felt it was very important to continue these meetings to ensure good relations between the cities as they can help each other in the future. Mayor Callahan commented he was meeting with the Mayor of Long Lake the following morning. Kelley inquired how the mediation was going and Mayor Callahan responded that no decisions had been made By MnDOT and their next meeting would be in June. Mayor Callahan stated he would like to have a City Council Work Session scheduled as soon as possible to discuss the Police Department goals that Moorse had submitted to them. Possible times were discussed, and it was decided to meet on April 7th at 8:00 a.m. POLICE CHIEF REPORT Chief Sullivan presented a report to the Council and noted it contained information regarding how the department was working and would lay a foundation for future discussions between the Council and himself. He stated that there were some concerns about Minnetonka Beach and the traffic in that area and commented that they are trying to improve enforcement in this • area. Discussion ensued regarding speeding on County Road 15 and measures which could be taken to resolve this problem. n LJ ENGINEERS REPORT There was no Engineers Report. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (##8) SCHOOL DISTRICT SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM FUNDING Moorse generally outlined the situation with the summer recreation programs and asked the Council to indicate the City's preference for funding the 1994 Summer Recreation Program. He reviewed the options available to the Council. Goetten stated that the City's budget was put together last year and she felt that people should be willing to pay fees for programs rather than have the City pick up more of the costs for these programs. Jabbour stated he felt that they had to stay within their budget and while he sympathized with the School District, he felt the City should not increase their support. It was moved by Goetten, seconded by Kelley, to continue to contribute the amount of $2,700 toward the funding of the Summer Recreation Program. Ayes 4, nays 0. 3