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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Monday, April 24, 2017 <br />5:00 p.m. <br />PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard Crosby 11, Wendy Dankey, Aaron <br />Printup, and Victoria Seals. Representing Staff were Interim City Administrator Doug Reeder, and <br />Community Development Director, Jeremy Barnhart. <br />Mayor Walsh called the work session to order at 5:00 p.m. <br />1. Consider future sale of HRA owned land <br />Jeremy Barnhart presented information to the City Council concerning the land lease owned <br />by the Orono HRA for land where the Orono Woods Senior Apartments are located on the <br />northwest comer of Brown Road and Wayzata Boulevard. The apartments were built in 2001 <br />and were assisted by the HRA establishing a TIF district. The current owner is asking the City <br />Council whether they would allow the transfer of the lease to a new owner or allow an <br />amendment to the TIF agreement to sell the land. The City Council discussed the request and <br />agreed that they would review a proposal if the owner submitted one. <br />Barnhart left the Work Session at 5:30 p.m <br />2. Discussion on City Planner Position <br />Interim City Administrator Reeder reported to the City council that the staff had completed <br />preliminary interviews with the top candidates for the City Planner position and recommended <br />that this process continue to move forward so that the appointment could be put on the May <br />22nd City Council agenda. He noted that due to a petition to allow city employees to consider <br />establishing union representation that the implementation of the staff reorganization which the <br />City Council had previously discussed has been delayed. City Council consensus was that the <br />process of hiring a new City Planner should continue. <br />3. Discussion on City Administrator Candidates (Sharon Klump) <br />The City Council met with Sharon Klumpp of Waters & Company (Springsted) to discuss the <br />candidates who had applied for the position of City Administrator. After discussing the <br />candidates the Council agreed to meet again at 4:00 PM on May I st to further discuss the <br />candidates. <br />Adjourned at 6:45 pm <br />ATTEST: <br />Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor <br />