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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 11, 207 7:00 o'clock p.m. (A recess was taken from 8:55 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) 18. NAVARRE AREA PLAN — INITIAL CITY MEETING Eric Schwaber, WSB, stated they would like to get the Council's feedback on the issues they have identified as part of the Navarre Area Plan. Carl Mezio stated they have identified the following seven factors that will go into making this plan successful. 1. Can the Navarre neighborhood be expanded to actually touch and interact with Lake Minnetonka. 2. Develop strategies that can build on the success of the Dakota Rail trail. Encourage trail users to be customers of the Navarre businesses. 4. Examine and determine the commercial and multi -family markets for Navarre and the surrounding are to determine the appropriate redevelopment opportunities. 5. Design guidelines, zoning tools, and /or regulations for the remodels and tear -downs of the existing single-family homes. 6. Engagement of the residents, business owners, and elected officials to determine the feasibility of any redevelopment strategies. 7. Clear and appropriate redevelopment strategies with stages and timelines for implementation. Schwaber asked whether the Council feels those goals hit the mark or whether they should be considering something else. Printup stated they appear to be a good start. Walsh stated No. lwas confusing to him. Schwaber stated what they would like to get out of this is whether Navarre is looking to be similar to downtown Wayzata or Excelsior, cities who take pride with their interaction with the lake. Schwaber stated one of the things about those communities is that they get a lot of people to visit their city and that they would like to understand whether the Navarre residents want them to market to a larger area or whether Navarre should remain just the gem of Orono. Dankey stated in her view it is a little of both and that a lot of people pass through the area without necessarily stopping. Dankey stated a lot of people in Orono do not go to Navarre because they are closer to Long Lake and that Navarre is more there for people from Mound and other nearby communities. Dankey stated she is curious how Navarre would connect to Lake Minnetonka and that she would like to see a nice restaurant go in there. Seals stated she goes through Navarre all the time but that she does not really stop anywhere except for Lunds. Seals stated Excelsior has an environment of a number of cool businesses close together where she can stop at a variety of stores but that she does not go to Excelsior via the lake because there is limited Page 13 of 17