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Orono City Council <br /> Work Session Minutes <br />Tuesday, March 19, 2019 <br />Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals and <br />Matt Johnson. Representing staff were City Administrator Dustin Rief and City Clerk Anna <br />Carlson. <br /> <br />Meeting Start Time: 6:05 p.m. <br /> <br />1. Policy Discussion <br /> <br />City Administrator Dustin Rief presented an email he received in regards to County Funding <br />for roads and bridges. Rief explained that in 2015, state legislation was passed to reallocate <br />$32 million of the sales tax collected from leased vehicles from the State’s general fund, half <br />would go to Greater Minnesota Transit and half would be distributed between five of the <br />seven metro counties through the County State Aid Highway fund. In effort to balance <br />funding for transit and roads and bridges, the law excluded Hennepin and Ramsey counties <br />from receiving their percentage of funding. Distributing Hennepin and Ramsey county <br />proceeds to the other five metro counties puts cities in these counties at a disadvantage when <br />it comes to accessing funds for county road and bridge projects. Rief asked if the City <br />Council would like to send a letter of support of two bills (HF 2194 and SF 20187) to <br />Hennepin County Officials to generate support to eliminate the exemption of Hennepin and <br />Ramsey counties and to distribute the sales tax on leased vehicles, per county state aide <br />formula, to all metro cities. <br /> <br />The City Council unanimously agreed. <br /> <br />Rief explained that he and the Fire Chief have reviewed the services received under the <br />current contract. Rief explained that the city may need to reevaluate the services currently <br />received versus what services are needed. <br /> <br />There was discussion regarding the use of medical services, calls, and other services provided <br />by various resources. Also discussed were ways in which the city could look in to <br />evaluating their needs and begin the conversation with Long Lake. <br /> <br />Mayor Dennis Walsh concluded the discussion by mentioning that Orono Administration <br />needs to assess their needs, look over the details of the services received, and work together <br />as a business unit with Long Lake Administration to work out a new contract that fits the <br />City’s needs. <br /> <br />Meeting End Time: 6:53 p.m. <br /> <br />ATTEST: CITY OF ORONO: <br /> <br /> <br />___________________________________ __________________________________ <br />Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor