02-09-2010 Council Work Session Packet

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MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: ORONO MANAGEMENT TEAM SUBJECT: INFORMATION UPDATE DATE: JANUARY 29, 2010 • According to the Assessors, property values for 2010 collect 2011 will be down 6-8°/o across the board. They will not have the lakeshore/non-lakeshore comparisons for a couple of weeks. Nate will be attending a work session prior to the Local Board. • Attached is a letter the City received regarding dial-a-ride services. Met Council has restructured the dial-a-ride service to establish a uniform service throughout the metro region, which will be linked to the fixed-route system. Any rides that could not be made on a fixed route service in Hennepin County would, within defined parameters, be eligible for dial-a-ride service. The current dial-a-ride provider, CT RideNet, will end their service on January 29, 2010 and Midwest Paratransit will be the new provider beginning in February. • The attached letter from Phyllis Hanson of Met Council is a follow-up to staff's meeting with MC staff in early January. It confirms what we heard them say, that their 1998 approval of �he Maxwell Bay MUSA addition was subject to the City planning to meet future density requirements. The inconsistency of this is that they never questioned the City's 2007 permit request for the sewer extension to serve Farview, which request did not document failing systems or dates of home construction; but a year later they denied the request to serve Devries on Fox Street. At any rate, we are on a track to address the density issue— expect Comp Plan to be again on your work session agenda in early February. (MPG) • Notes from Correy—Nearly done with week 3. Writing papers, running, and in classes most of the week. On weekends have done site-seeing. 255 students from all over US and 20 international students. Enjoying the sites, but not the time away from family and friends, and yes I do miss being at work. 7 more weeks to go, but time is flying by. Most of this weekend will be spent at the library and on the computer. Tl1e Ciry of Orono complies with the Minnesota Data Practices and Open Meeting Law. The recipients of this elect�•onic file ar�asked not to `Fo��ward"or "Repl��to All"concerrzing infornaation contained in this en2ail.