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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,March 8,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT—Continued <br /> Seals also did the polar plunge. She is pumped that the middle schoolers are back and today was their <br /> first day. It is very exciting. She hopes soon they can get outside and do more activities—she said their <br /> parks need to be open soon. <br /> Johnson received a thank you note on the trail and he thanked Edwards and his crew for keeping that <br /> going. It was a good pilot program and perhaps they will receive some follow up from Olson on Three <br /> Rivers when they were here. It makes a huge difference and the comment was that the ice is already off <br /> of it by and large because the City was plowing it. It was used a lot and he is glad they did that. Tanager <br /> is closed and it is good on his end over there, it is so peaceful on Shoreline Drive. He is receiving a lot of <br /> questions on how long it will be closed and he noted they are taking down the hill there. He took a <br /> picture of a truck on top of the hill taking trees down and said it must be 50 feet high. <br /> Crosby asked if that hill was checked for burial ground. <br /> Edwards replied yes it was. <br /> Johnson said it was from when they cut the channel through there. <br /> Edwards clarified it was mostly dredging materials. <br /> Printup said don't they have rules about taking down trees around the lake. <br /> Walsh said it is the State—they do not apply to that. <br /> Crosby said happy upcoming St.Patrick's Day to everyone. He noted the trails over the weekend were <br /> fantastic. The one thing he will say to the bikers as people are out walking: slow down,you are not Lance <br /> Armstrong,be careful of pedestrians because they always have the right of way. <br /> Walsh is also very happy the kids are back in school,although his kids are not that happy to get up so <br /> early. He was at Disneyworld for the last 10 days,and if anyone wants to know what the mask police <br /> look like,just go to Disney. One must wear their mask all the time anywhere you go unless you are <br /> actively eating and you have to be standing while eating or drinking. He said there are patrols out there <br /> looking for people not wearing their mask correctly. He said it was fun but it got old wearing a mask <br /> from 8:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m.when it was 80 degrees outside. He noted spring break is coming up so the <br /> Council meeting is moved from two weeks to three weeks. <br /> CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT <br /> Olson updated the Council. They contacted the bridge that Printup had mentioned where there was <br /> graffiti—it is a Hennepin County bridge and supposedly they are moving it up their ladder. Tomorrow <br /> evening Edwards and Olson will attend a special meeting of the Spring Park City Council to discuss <br /> providing public works services. He gave a heads up that there is a dock issue working through the <br /> process now,it is going to the next Planning Commission and there is some unrest on the residents of Big <br /> Island about someone wanting to put a dock on City right-of-way,which is allowed. If the Council <br /> receives a phone call on that,they are aware of it. <br /> Page 23 of 24 <br />