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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MAY 23, 1994 MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT (CONTINUED) commented that if they cannot work out an agreement with the heirs to the Thompson property perhaps they should just construct the portion of the trail located on the Dickey property this year. Kelley commented that if they can build it on the Thompson property he would support it because the more trail they can construct without curb and gutter the better, as it's more in keeping with Orono's rural character. Jabbour stated he felt they should get a firm commitment and get back to Hennepin County on this as soon as possible. Mayor Callahan stated he felt staff should make every effort to get this done. Mayor Callahan stated that the Planning Commission had reviewed a sketch plan of the Lundgren Brothers proposal, and noted that three Commissioners felt they had conflicts with the proposal and left the discussion. He stated that it was a major subdivision proposal and he inquired if members of the Council would agree to sit on the Planning Commission to aid them in making this decision. Mayor Callahan appointed Councilmembers Kelley and Goetten to sit on the Planning Commission for this item, and designated Councilmember Jabbour as the alternate. He stated that the sketch plan had reduced the density from the originally proposed 52 units to 44 units which worked out to an approximate .89 acre density. Kelley stated that it appears that the School District intends to construct the elementary • school and he felt that the trail system would be a good thing to keep the kids from riding their bikes in the major roadways in the vicinity. Kelley inquired if there was a conflict of interest between John Uban representing Lundgren Brothers and his firm representing the City on the Park Plan. Discussion ensued regarding zoning classifications, determining cost factors, and transitional zoning mitigating some of these factors. Kelley stated that because of the wetland mitigation laws passed by the federal government the buildability of the land went down, and there is nothing the City can do about that. Mayor Callahan noted that there will be a Mayor's breakfast in the middle of June, and he stated he believed that this was a very good thing to continue doing on a regular basis. Jabbour stated he had been attending the LMCD meetings on a regular basis, and some sub - committee meetings as well. He stated that the LMCD has now included the milfoil costs as part of the regular budget. He believed it was the City's duty to send them the funds needed to address the milfoil issue, and suggested authorizing the finance director to pay the funds due from last year and the monies due for the first and second quarters of 1994. It was moved by Jabbour, seconded by Hurr, to authorize the Finance Director to send the funds due to the LMCD. Mayor Callahan stated that the LMCD has decided to control the parking spaces on the lake and limit the number of car /trailer parking spaces and he did not feel that they had the • 0