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i <br />v j <br />ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD JANUARY 28, 1991 <br />COUNCIL INTERVIEWS CONTINUED <br />Cable Commission. Mr. Pattrin stated that he is concerned with <br />land annexation, taxes, park and recreational areas, the <br />increasing demands 0:1 the Public Works, Police and <br />Administration. <br />1 <br />Mayor Peterson informed Mr. Pattrin that the City does <br />currently have an opening for a representative on the Lake <br />Minnetonka Cable Communication Commission and asked if he would <br />be interested in filling that vacancy. <br />Mr. Pattrin replied, "Yes, definitely." <br />Goetten asked Mr. Pattrin if, in lieu of attending Orono <br />Council meetings, he had taken other measures to keep abreast of <br />the City's issues. She also asked whether he had been able to <br />attend any of the Highway 12 Corridor meetings. <br />Mr. Pattrin replied, "I have been in touch with the Building <br />Inspector's office, as well as Michael Gaffron. I have also had <br />contact with the various members of they Planning Commission. I <br />attended the Highway 12 meeting that took place last Wednesday <br />and watched another meeting that was shown on Channel 20." <br />Jabbour asked Mr. Pattrin how much time he believed would be <br />necessary to serve the City in this capacity. <br />Mr. Pattrin replied, "That would depend on what the agenda <br />is for each meeting, and with how many subcommittees I would be <br />involved." <br />Mr. Pattrin proceeded to address each of the issues listed <br />-.in item #3 of the letter the City sent to each applicant. His <br />responses were as follows: <br />Highway 12 Corridor Development: '.'I believe that this issue <br />is one of the two most important issues Orono will face. There <br />is a need to have the upgrade done, but many questions need to be ' <br />asked and problems resolved before plans are made. We need to <br />determine the characteristics of the upgrade, freeway or <br />expressway, number of lanes, how far it will extend, etc. It is <br />my opinion that MNDOT will locate the corridor in the least <br />expensive, azid most straight route. We should have a MNDOT <br />representative present at every meeting to answer all of our <br />questions. We need to consider the impact the corridor will have <br />on the Commercial /Industrial Districts, as well as the results of <br />the Environmental Impact statement that will come out later this <br />year. The three committees must exchange information and work <br />together to make decisions." <br />Long Term Street and Transportation Planning: "This is a <br />difficult time to predict what our long term street and <br />- 2 - <br />