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sem.= C I T Y OF LONG LAKE MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 20, 2018 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm. Present: Mayor: Marty Schneider; Council: Michelle Jerde, Jahn Dyvik and Tom Skjaret Staff Present: City Administrator: Scott Weske; Fire Chief: James Van Eyll; and City Clerk: Jeanette Moeller Absent: None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MAYOR'S COMMENTS - LONG LAKE NEWS, MEETING REVIEW AND UPDATES Mayor Schneider offered the following comments and updates: He congratulated the Orono High School boys hockey team and their coach, Will Sholz, for winning their first ever Class A State Championship title. Also, the Orono High School girls hockey team finished with their best season ever, losing in overtime in the sectional final to Breck, who went on to win the State Championship. Council member Dyvik noted that the boys basketball team had lost a sectional final but had a good season as well. Mayor Schneider congratulated athletes at Orono High School. On Thursday, April 19 beginning at 5:30 pm, the annual property tax open book meeting will be held at City Hall to offer an opportunity for residents and property owners to meet with the Assessor and talk about their property valuations. Earth Day is April 22, and Mayor Schneider had heard that the Long Lake Waters Association will be offering some type of community outreach activity alongside the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. More information will be provided as it becomes available. A public input meeting will be held on April 24 regarding the Comprehensive Plan update project, at which the public will be welcome to comment on everything from community design to character. The Comprehensive Plan document is intended to serve as a guide for development for the next 20 to 30 year period. During the EDA meeting held prior to the Council meeting, consultant Barry Petit had provided a presentation depicting and explaining the results of the recent design character survey that was mailed to Long Lake properties. As a data point, close to 734 surveys were mailed out, and 180 completed surveys were returned filled out by over 316 individual respondents, representing close to a 25% return rate. The design character survey results will tie in to the Comprehensive Plan update project and public input meeting on April 24. Mayor Schneider expressed the community's gratitude to the Wayzata Police Department, Officer Rose Lee, and Police Chief Mike Risvold, for presenting Long Lake's first, and hopefully annual, Citizens Crime Prevention Seminar held last Wednesday, March 14 here at Long Lake City Hall. The topics covered involved best practices to lessen the chances of becoming a crime victim in areas