08-26-2013 Council Work Session Packet

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MEMORAN DUM TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: ORONO MANAGEMENTTEAM SUBJECT: INFORMATION UPDATE DATE: JULY 19, 2013 Information Update—07/19/13 • The Planning Commission at its regutar July meeting briefly reviewed a first draft of an Alternative Energy Systems ordinance addressing possible standards for solar energy systems, geothermal systems, and wind energy systems should the City choose to regulate such systems. The item was tabled for further discussion at the August 7 PC work session with potentially re-opening the public hearing at the regular August 19 PC meeting. • A tree fell by the beach on Big Island as part of the storms last week. Niccum Docks were hired to remove the tree and when they arrived, a second downed tree was discovered. Niccum Docks removed both trees from the Island. • The docks at Big tsland are scheduled to be installed soon. Hopefully over the next week or two they will be installed (weather dependent). • The storm last Friday dumped an additional 4-6" of rainfall on Orono. There have been numerous residential concerns. If residents contact you regarding drainage issues, please have them contact me at 952-249-4661 or at jstruve@ci.orono.mn.us. • A map of the Emergency Services Eligibility Areas in Suburban Hennepin County is attached. • Attached is an email from a resident regarding a speed awareness sign placed on Casco Point. • 105 total citations were issued in the Police Department for the week of July 8—July 14. Attached is the weekly summary police report. The first page is a summary of the citations issued for the week followed by the activity report, which includes the calls for service that were entered into RMS (Records Management System). Information that is not public has been redacted. Portions of some addresses have been redacted because in some instances it's acceptable to show a block range for an incident, but not the exact address. The activity report does not include all calls our officers were dispatched to, only the calls for which reports were written. Also not included are parking tickets, written warnings and assists to other agencies. Arrests will be noted by an asterisk next to the event. The arrested person's name wilt be fitled in, along with age and city of residence.