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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 8, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 16 of 23 Seals would like to at least have a plan to address it and talk about what that would look like. She understands it would take a lot of work and does not expect it tomorrow. Johnson said next week will do fine. He asked what relationship does the City have between what the school district can handle and this density need. When do those conversations start to collide? Printup thinks those conversations happen pretty frequently. Walsh stated they need to have those conversations with Medina, because they are building 300-400 homes at a crack. Johnson said Independence, too. Seals asked if they go to Mound Westonka or Orono. She thought it was Mound Westonka. Johnson said on the south side of Maple Plain there, Independence has that and it is all slated for high density residential in Orono schools. Crosby asked what is the sign – when the teachers pull their hair out, then they’ve gone too far? Seals would say the new Superintendent might pull her hair out sooner. Walsh asked if they would go from a different class of school which means a different class of sports, which means they compete against all of the super big schools versus the same size. Crosby said then there would be another referendum. Walsh stated that is when they would need another school, or a bigger high school, or all of that stuff. That is why Orono is trying to keep it down as much as possible. He said it might be a good time when they have a half hour for a work session and have nothing to talk about, they can address that. He knows it would give Attorney Mattick lots of work if they had to add districts all over the City. Johnson said Attorney Mattick is trying to get into that top 5 vendor. Attorney Mattick stated he’s got some work to do. Printup stated that is why they have that vendor list. 27. LA21-000015 – WILLIAM STODDARD O/B/O MILLER LIVING TRUST, PID 34-118-23-32- 0002 – SKETCH PLAN REVIEW Barnhart said this is a sketch plan, it is not a public hearing, and they are looking for feedback on a proposed development on the property north of the Fire Station on Willow Drive. This is also north of the City property where the community garden is held. Typically, he already has some feedback from the Council on what they expect from the project based on previous applications. This is the first one he has been aware of for 5-6 years on this property and the previous one had come and gone well before Barnhart’s time and involved quite a bit more property. He is looking for feedback and frankly, does not have a lot of advice to give the Applicant so he is looking for feedback from the Council. During the