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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 23, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. 26. LA18-000036 — ORONO APARTMENTS, LLC, 2745 KELLEY PARKWAY, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONING CHANGE AMENDMENT, SITE PLAN, RESOLUTION NO. 6869 — Continued ground parking garage. The proposal meets required setbacks and building height. The floor area ratio standard is also met. Barnhart stated the main concern expressed at the Planning Commission meeting was the amount of traffic on Kelley Parkway. Hennepin County will not permit access directly onto Wayzata Boulevard. Staff feels the issues that are currently being observed will be addressed with the improvements to Highway 112 and the intersection of Old Crystal Bay Road and County Road 6. Once that project is taken care of, traffic levels in the area should decrease. Walsh noted this property is currently vacant and was originally zoned for office building. Walsh stated what is being proposed will generate a lot less traffic than an office building. Barnhart stated in addition there was some concern from the neighboring residents about the number of occupants in each apartment. The City does not have an ordinance that restricts that number and it is generally established by Fire Code based on the number of exits. The final concern expressed at the Planning Commission meeting regarded parking on Kelley Parkway. The applicants exceed the parking requirements based on two parking spaces per unit. Staff recommends approval subject to the ten conditions outlined in Staff report. Seals asked what the definition is of market rate apartments. Barnhart stated it is whatever the market will bear and that the building owner is not requesting any subsidies from the City. Walsh commented there is a need for one and two-bedroom apartments in Orono and that this building will help fill some of that need. Printup moved, Crosby seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6869, a Resolution Approving the General Concept Plan and Granting Zone Change, and Community Management Plan Amendment Approval for Property Located at 2745 Kelley Parkway, File No. LA18-000036, subject to the ten conditions outlined in Staffs report. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Seals stated the Park Commission and Staff are doing a fabulous job at getting a number of projects done at the local parks and that the Park Commission is very motivated. Seals stated the number of roads that are being improved is also amazing. Seals noted the list of roads to repair is massive and it is difficult to get them all done in a short period of time given a limited budget but that the City is making progress. Printup noted the City Council received an email recently about the Metropolitan Council and the fact that they will be raising sewer rates 17 percent this year. Printup stated that is a good reason to support the resolution that Orono and other communities have recently passed about the Metropolitan Council and that deregulation and a common-sense approach is the way to go. Page 15 of 16