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MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS <br /> FROM: ORONO MANAGEMENT TEAM <br /> SUBJECT: INFORMATION UPDATE <br /> DATE: APRIL 23, 2010 <br /> • On Monday night(in addition to a variance for a new home, a sign code amendment and a <br /> preliminary plat review)the Planning Commission reviewed the CommonBond sketch plan and <br /> continued the public hearing for the Comp Plan. All in all I think the meeting went pretty well. <br /> Although there were not many Orono residents present for this application,there was a good showing <br /> of Long Lake residents in the room. Following a presentation from CommonBond the public was <br /> given the opportunity to speak, ask questions and make comments. Their comments ranged from: this <br /> is too many units; we don't want affordable housing; Orono is "shoving this in our faces"; this type of <br /> development will put a strain on LL's City park and our police services; re-guiding this area for <br /> higher density is "mean-spirited"; this development will infringe on the fire department's use of the <br /> property; to many other comments as noted in the Minutes. There were no Orono residents present, <br /> from the directly affected neighborhoods, who expressed support or opposition. Most of the LL <br /> residents left before the Comp Plan discussion was opened. Staff outlined and addressed the issues <br /> brought up at the April 7th Comp Plan open house. Concerned residents (mostly from the Navarre <br /> area) and the owners of the properties discussed were present for the most part. (MC) <br /> • The City posted two Land Use Application signs on the CommonBond site as they made their formal <br /> application Wednesday. (MC) <br /> • The attached letter from the LMC discusses possible aid cuts from the State of Minnesota. Orono <br /> does not receive LGA so has not been affected by the cuts. We have lost our MVHC which <br /> amounted to $15,500. The State is now looking for more areas that they can cut from local <br /> governments. The aids identified in the letter include PERA, Police, and Fire. These are the <br /> amounts that we currently receive in these aids: <br /> PERA- $7,200 <br /> Police - $110,000 <br /> Fire—Information requested from Long Lake. <br /> • The City received the following attachments from the Hennepin County Department of <br /> Transportation regarding the 2010 anticipated overlay projects: <br /> o Hennepin County Letter <br /> o Overlay Map <br /> o Summary of Contract Overlay Projects <br /> o Spreadsheet of Approved Overlay Program <br /> • The following link will direct you to a PDF of the Hennepin County 2009 Traffc Flow M�. The <br /> map provides Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)volumes for the Hennepin County road system. <br /> Any questions concerning the Traffic Flow Map and the AADT volumes should be directed to Stan <br /> Albrecht at 612-596-0256. <br /> • Additional attachments: <br /> o Metro Cities News—Apri123, 2010 <br />