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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,January 11,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 15. UPDATE ON PURCHASE OF PROPERTY ON OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD—Continued <br /> they stand. Obviously Public Works needs to do something and that is either now or when this Council is <br /> gone but something needs to be done either way. <br /> Printup asked if there is any action they need to take. <br /> Walsh said no,this is just telling them to get whatever they need drawn up so they can go get the bids. <br /> Olson does not know if they caught it in the memo,but Barnhart has contacted the Met Council and Orono <br /> will need to do a Comprehensive Plan amendment because that parcel is not within the Metropolitan Urban <br /> Services Area(MUSA). <br /> Johnson stated they will need to rezone that. <br /> Olson said they may need to rezone it and Barnhart was going to check,as it appears that there may be an <br /> exception for public buildings under current zoning. <br /> Walsh said they could change it to"institutional,"noting they added that in the last Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Olson noted that would also make sense if they put sewer and water out there and have a marketable lot no <br /> matter what. Then the zoning would fit for that. <br /> 16. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT DONATION OF DENNIS WALSH AND RICHARD F. <br /> CROSBY II <br /> Walsh clarified this was in lieu of the City forgiving former City Administrator Dustin Rief of his $3,500 <br /> in moving expenses. Walsh and Crosby decided they would like to pitch in for that as they thought it was <br /> the right thing to do for Rief's years of service in Orono; especially knowing that Rief had family issues <br /> come up and he must uproot his family and move back to Nebraska. <br /> Walsh moved,Crosby seconded,to accept the donation of Dennis Walsh and Richard F. Crosby II <br /> in lieu of Dustin Rief s reimbursement of moving expenses to the City.VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> Walsh asked if there is anything else anyone wanted to talk about before adjournment. <br /> Printup noted they have passionate people in Orono and he received a concern on Tonkawa Road,there is <br /> signage popping up and being taken down,popping up again. He does not know if City Staff needs to go <br /> look at it,noting it is political signage,therefore one person likes it and another does not so it becomes a <br /> game. Printup said he would bring it up at the City Council meeting and look at if it was too close to the <br /> road,but told the concerned party they would look at specifics. <br /> Seals said it is tough on Tonkawa as it is a narrow road. <br /> Printup stated it has been an issue in the past and wants to throw the caution out there that people need to, <br /> perhaps chill out. <br /> Seals said maybe they should leave people's stuff on their lots alone. <br /> Printup said exactly but if it is too close to the road,the complaints come in and he does not know how <br /> Staff wants to handle it. <br /> Page 9 of 12 <br />