06-15-2010 Council Work Session Packet

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MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: ORONO MANAGEMENT TEAM SUBJECT: INFORMATION UPDATE DATE: MAY 21, 2010 • The CommonBond application was tabled at Monday's PC meeting to address site plan issues. Planning Staff, along with Tom Kellogg and James Van Eyll, will meet with representatives from CommonBond on the morning of May 27`h to review and discuss changes. For the June 21st Planning Commission agenda, as anticipated, Staff received applications for: 1. The Memory Care project at 2535 &2545 Shadywood Road; and 2. The Ecumen Senior Care Project at 875 Wayzata Blvd. • An inspection of Big Island Park on Monday hosted by Gabriel included Councilmembers Murphy and MacMillan along with Mike, Jessica, and MCWD staff Eric Evenson and Renae Clarke. The focus was primarily on the Park Management Plan which is still being drafted, with an eye toward bringing the MCWD Board up to date on the various decisions and choices the City has made over the past three years. Mike will be preparing a summary of our progress,trials and tribulations (Council will be asked to review prior to it going to MCWD), followed by Gabriel and others addressing the MCWD at a board meeting in early summer. • E-Bike Meeting Reminder Per Boe Carlson of Three Rivers Park District: At its meeting scheduled for May 6th, the Park District's Board of Commissioners was planning to take action on a recommendation to recognize electric-assisted bicycles, as narrowly defined in State Law, as a "bicycle" allowable far use on Park District trails. Based on questions recently raised by several cities within the Three Rivers service area, the Board tabled the item,pending further review of the issues that have been brought forward. The District will be hosting a meeting on Monday, May 24`h, at 2:30 pm at the Minnetonka Beach City Hall, to offer some clarification of Electric Assist Bikes and have some discussion on the proposed action of the Park District board. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Boe at 763.559.6761 or bcarlson@threeriversparkdistrict.org. • Additional attachments: o Friday Fax, a legislative update from League of Minnesota Cities—May 14, 2010 o Metro Cities News—May 17, 2010 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.