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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,October 14,2019 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Johnson suggested showing the plan two ways. There is some flexibility with getting cars off the road but <br /> they have to shrink the overall house down. <br /> Walsh noted they cannot create their own practical difficulty. <br /> Walsh moved,Crosby seconded,to table Application No.LA19-000069,Gordon James <br /> Construction on behalf of Dale and JonMari Olsen,3315 Crystal Bay Road. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> Seals stated her team won the boating trophy. Even though the weather was cold and rainy,everyone had <br /> a lot of fun. <br /> Seals reported the Bederwood project is underway and it looks very nice. <br /> Printup noted he received an email yesterday about the Polar Plunge and that he is looking forward to it. <br /> Printup noted Minnesota had the current president visit the state last week and that in the future he would <br /> hope everyone would be open to any past,present,or future president visiting the City of Orono with <br /> open arms. <br /> Johnson had nothing to report. <br /> Crosby reported there was a major house fire on Walters Port on Friday. The winds were excessive,with <br /> 70-mile an hour gusts. The Long Lake Fire Department was on the scene fairly quickly and they did a <br /> great job,along with all the neighboring fire departments. Kudos to the crews and the firefighters <br /> because they did an outstanding job. <br /> Walsh stated he attended his daughter's softball game in Wisconsin where they reached the consolation <br /> championship game. He also got to visit the Notre Dame football stadium,which was fun. <br /> CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT <br /> 30. DESIGNATE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY <br /> Rief noted a couple of Council members have requested the Council discuss where the funds received for <br /> the right-of-way be allocated. The contribution in lieu of the vacation was $35,000. <br /> Walsh stated he would like to see it go into the Park Fund and the Council could provide guidance to the <br /> Park Commission on how the money should be spent. The City has done a number of improvements to <br /> the parks over the past few years to bring them up to speed and the Park Commission has spent a <br /> substantial amount of money doing that. The City also received matching grants for Bederwood but the <br /> City has to match those amounts. <br /> As the City's Park Fund is dwindling down,the City will need to sustain the parks and that he would like <br /> to start dedicating funds to that every year. The amount of development land in the City is slowly going <br /> away,which means fewer park dedication funds. <br /> Page 14 of 16 <br />