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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,January 27,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Johnson said he talked to the City of Excelsior Mayor about how the plowing of trails was going and if <br /> they had any problems with it.The Mayor said there were no problems. Excelsior gets a grant from Three <br /> Rivers which does not cover costs,but they think it is a worthwhile endeavor because the feedback is so <br /> positive about having the trails open and how often they are used. <br /> Council members discussed the LMCD.The City of Excelsior's LMCD representative is now Mark Kroll. <br /> There are other cities that also have non-residents representing them on the LMCD board.Johnson said <br /> there is some question if that will be the policy going forward. <br /> Johnson asked Council members if they were familiar with having a scenic route labeled around Lake <br /> Minnetonka and discussed other roads that were labeled as scenic in Minnesota.He said the Excelsior <br /> Mayor indicted other cities had talked about doing that before but it kind of fizzled out. The Excelsior <br /> Mayor may reach out to the City of Orono to look into that. <br /> Walsh said his daughter's gymnastics season is underway and he will be traveling a lot the next few <br /> months. <br /> CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT <br /> Rief stated the Long Lake Fire Department firefighters asked himself, Walsh, and maybe another Council <br /> member to attend their meeting tonight and provided minutes from their January 13 Fire Department <br /> meeting. He referenced the budget sheet and indicated those are the facts he will be providing to the <br /> firefighters at their meeting and asked if anyone had questions.He noted since 2008 Orono has increased <br /> their share of the budget allocations and the other two partners have decreased their share, generally <br /> speaking. <br /> Rief said the Presidential Nomination Primary early voting is going on now.As Super Tuesday <br /> approaches,there will be an influx of people at City Hall. There are some challenges related to the <br /> wording and privacy related to the ballots and how voter information can be given out. They are working <br /> to help ease the concerns of anybody coming in on what is public/what is private,what is available to the <br /> election staff,and also what is available to the party chair. City Staff will engage the attorney to ensure <br /> the correct message is provided. <br /> Walsh stated he thinks that issue is being discussed at the state capitol. <br /> Rief said the language could be read two different ways and the concern is if some of the information is <br /> provided to the party chair,the next line may supersede information that was considered private. For <br /> example,a phone number is public but an email is private. It raises questions from voters because their <br /> thought is: I just want to vote; I don't want people to call me and tell me who to vote for. <br /> Walsh asked for an update at the first meeting in February. <br /> Crosby commented it would be nice, someday,to have some voter ID laws. <br /> Walsh said he thinks the issue is more about the sharing of information regarding who is voting and who <br /> they are voting for. <br /> Rief confirmed it was more about the privacy component. <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />