03-23-2010 Council Work Session Minutes

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Orono City Council Committee of the Whole March 23, 2010, 6:30 p.m. Orono City Council Chambers • Program at the Freshwater Center includes the following: 0 20 minute PowerPoint presentation by Mike. 0 15-20 boards of maps that will be spread around the room. o Kellogg and Grittman will attend to answer questions. o Microphone will be set up for public speakers. o Expect about 100 people; 10 years ago when the Comp Plan hearing was held at the High School gym, about 70 people attended. o Updated information will be on the city website later this week. o Planning Commission is holding the hearing, but Council will also attend. o The following Monday, April 12, Council authorizes final version of plan to submit to Met Council. o A handful of comments were received from neighboring cities. Medina wants a piece of Willow Drive reclassified but it hasn't been addressed. 3. 2485 Dunwoody Avenue Sewer Service Quotation • Kellogg explained diagrams of the sewer issue for 2485 Dunwoody Avenue. • The city received a call from the owners at 2485 Dunwoody stating they were having sewer problems. After a lengthy investigation, it was determined that the record plans were inaccurate which resulted in disconnection of this property from the sewer line during the Casco Point Reconstruction Project. • The city has established a temporary solution but is recommending that a permanent connection be re- established. • Council authorized repair and extension of the sewer line to a new manhole at a cost of approximately $15,000. • Kellogg will bring a change order request for the Casco Point Reconstruction Project to the next Council meeting for final approval. 4. Police Matters • Correy has completed training and will have a report at the next work session. He is also planning to visit the contract city council meetings. • The police officer contract and Long Lake police service contract were briefly discussed. 5. Other Issues of Current Interest • Coffee for new City Administrator Jessica Loftus will be on Monday, April 5. • Letter was sent to Met Council about the Long Lake sewer interceptor. Bonestroo has met and discussed with representatives of Met Council. Council agreed that the lift station at Brown Road should be replaced. Bonestroo was directed to proceed with preliminary plans and cost estimates for the lift station replacement. Additional information will be provided at the next work session. • Gaffron distributed a letter from the MCWD regarding the rules revision process. • McMillan will be out the week of April 19`h and will miss the Board of Appeals. Jim Murphy will be the PC representative. 6. Comments Regarding Information Updates • None Page 2 of 2