04-13-2010 Council Work Session Packet

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MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: ORONO MANAGEMENT TEAM SUBJECT: 1NFORMATION UPDATE DATE: APRIL 09, 2010 • Chief Farniok and Administrator Loftus attended the Long Lake City Council Work Session on Apnl 6th for the discussion of the police protection service agreement. Meeting notes are attached for your review. In summary, Long Lake is very satisfied with the police service they receive from Orono but are looking to reduce cost. Long Lake indicated they will be moving forward with the Request far Proposal (RFP)process in the near future. They noted sending the RFP out to Hennepin County and Wayzata. Chief Farniok asked that if a proposal does go out that the Orono Police Department be included. • The conversion to Payment Systems Network(PSN) for credit card processing has been completed. As a result, utility customers can now access and pay their account balances online. Utility customers are being informed by a message printed on their bill, website visitors will see information on our homepage, and the attached letter is being sent to subscribers of the City's list serve. • The attached letter from the owners of property at 3415 Crystal Bay Road brings up a long-standing unresolved issue of dock rights over the four City-owned parcels. Council at one point had suggested staff look into the pro's and con's of transferring ownership of these lots to the opposite property owners, as time permits. Do you wish to re-open that discussion? (MPG) • We have issued a number of building permits lately— some for minar projects, and new houses along with some commercial activity. The International Ministerial Fellowship—2477 Shadywood Road— will receive their building permit next week. They received approvals for a deck and front entry addition in November. Look for some activity on that property. The Orono Baseball Association fields will be getting a brand new play area. Also continuing to move forward is the work on the Harvest Moon site. (MC) • General update: The Planning Department has been utilizing this "slow"time to work on Code amendments, develop and complete more informational hand-outs, application materials, developing the Planning PermitWarks databases (planning& code enforcement), developing the new website pages and other necessary housekeeping type activities. Staff has also been keeping up with the junk &debris complaints that typically flood in when the snow melts. We have been getting a 1ot of voluntary compliance on clean ups, which is the ideal solution. (MC) • The State is lifting road restrictions on Monday, April 12, and Orono will do the same. Public Warks will remove the signs on Monday morning. • Additional attachments: o Letter to Mayor White from Cris Gears of Three Rivers Parks. o Long Lake Fire Department newsletter. o Draft work session agenda for Tuesday, April 13th. A work session packet will be available at Monday's Council meeting. The City of Orono complies with the Minnesota Data Practices and Open Meeting Law. The recipients of this electronic file are asked not to "Forward"or "Reply to All"concerning information contained in this email.