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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 9, 2019 6:30 o'clock p.m. 17. LA19-000089 — JIM CLEARY EVERLAST ENTERPRISES INC., 275 CRESTVIEW AVE, VARIANCE — RESOLUTION NO. 7059 18. LA19-000090 — BRENT TEELE, 577 PARK LANE, VARIANCE — RESOLUTION NO. 7060 19. LA19-000094 — DAVID BURDA, 1966 SHADYWOOD ROAD, VARIANCES — RESOLUTION NO. 7061 20. LA19-000095 — GORDON JAMES, 2927 CASCO POINT ROAD, VARIANCES AND IUP — RESOLUTION NO. 7062 Johnson requested to add Number 25, LA19-000096 — Denali Custom Homes o/b/o Drew Hueler, 1398 Rest Point Road, Variances. He stated the applicant reduced the structural coverage to 20% since the Planning meeting. Walsh said he had a question about it, this wasn't the place to ask, and it probably should be kept off. Johnson retracted his request to add Number 25 to the Consent Agenda. Crosby moved, Seals seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as revised, with Item Numbers 5, 6, and 15 being removed from the Consent Agenda. VOTE: Ayes 5, nays 0. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. PRESENTATION 21. THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT COMMISSIONER — MARGE BEARD Ms. Marge Beard has been appointed to Three Rivers Park District to fill a seat vacated by Commissioner Penny Steele. She represents much of Western Hennepin County, including three precincts within Orono. She is a 25 -year resident of Plymouth and previously served on the Plymouth City Council. She thanked the Council for their service because she's walked in their shoes and understands the difficulty of some of the decisions made, adding it is the most grassroots public service citizens can do. Ms. Beard said Three Rivers Park District was established 50 years ago by the state legislature and is a stand-alone government entity. There is a seven -member Board of Commissioners: five are elected and two are appointed by the Hennepin County Board. She serves in one of the elected roles. Their mission is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and education in natural resource-based systems. All their parks and trails have to have some level of natural resources, so there are no ball fields, splash pads, or swimming pools. There are 25 parks, 164 miles of regional trail, they manage 29,000 acres of land, and they have 12.5 million visitors a year. Three Rivers is mostly known for boating, swimming, skiing, and snowshoeing. They own their own nursery in Hanover/Rogers, where they grow all their own trees and plants for their parks. Everything that is grown comes from seeds within 25 miles of Hennepin County. They have planted over 2 million trees since 1978 and manage 14,000 acres of forest. They have Page 5 of 34