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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD JANUARY 28, 1991 ROLL CALL The Council met on the above date with the following members present: Mayor Barbara Peterson, Councilmembers Diann Goetten, Edward Callahan, and Gabriel Jabbour. The following represented the City Staff: City Administrator Mark Bernhardson, Public Works Director John Gerhardson, City Attorney Thomas Barrett, and City Recorder Laurie Scheffler. Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA* Mayor Peterson requested the removal of item #16 from the Consent Agenda. It was moved by Goetten, seconded by Callahan, to approve the Consent= Agenda, with the exception of item #16, which was removed and discussed in the order appearing on the Agenda. Motion, Ayes -4, Nays -0. Motion passed. INTERVIEWS FOR COUNCIL POSITION Mayor Peterson briefly explained the procedure for the applicants to follow and what information the Council would like them to provide. She asked Timothy Pattrin to make his presentation. Mr. Pattrin stated that he has been an Orono resident for the past four years and that he and his wife have two children attending Orono Schools. He said, "My wife and I 'zave both been active in the community. We volunteered to be baseball coaches and this year we will be co- chairs for the Orono Carnival. I have not been able to attend the Council meetings here because my position with the Wayzata Schools requires that I attend their School Board meetings. Those meetings are scheduled for the same night as the Orono Council meetings. If I am the Council's selection for this position, another person will take my place at these meetings." Mr. Pattrin then reviewed his skills and past experience as presented in his resume. He added that he had produced a two -time National award winning program, "Homework Hotline" that was cablecasted in the area. He also was involved with the early stages of development of the inter - active language course between Orono and Westonka Higz Schools. With regard to Mr. Pattrin's interest in serving as a Councilmember he said, "My interest li -es in preserving our quality of life here in Orono. I believe that the next few years are going to be the most critical in Orono's history. We will be making major decisions that will impact every aspect as we know it today." - Mr. Pattrin cited the Highway 12 project, Eurasian Milfoil in Lake Minnetonka and defining the role of the LMCD as some of the major issues. He stated that the City is in need of a new facility as they have outgrown the one existing. He added that he would be interested in serving on the Lake Minnetonka - 1 - J