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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 12, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 13 of 15 LA20-000053 – Dale Richardson o/b/o CBS MN Properties, LLC, 2060 Wayzata Blvd W, Sketch Plan – Continued Crosby asked if this will be condos or apartments. Mr. Richardson replied they will build it as a condo but they want to do a higher-end apartment rental. He thanked the Council for their time. Barnhart updated the Council on the Lakeview Legacy Group putting up a pavilion as part of their private park. They are running into some technical challenges with the Watershed District. He had a phone conversation this afternoon and thinks there is a good path forward and all three groups working together to get it approved. They will likely end up using some of the excess storm water capacity as part of the development for this 480 square foot pavilion. Olson showed a slide on screen regarding building permits in 2020-2021. He noted the yellow line is 2020 building permit revenue through March. The green bars are 2021and for the first two months they were pretty close to a year ago and March jumped up. He noted the budget for 2021 is $425,000 and they are at $116,000 at the moment and are at about 27% for the year. January – March is normally the slowest period for revenues in building permits so they are ahead of the curve right now. Johnson asked about plan review and inspections. Barnhart thinks it is going pretty good with MNSPECT. They are solving quite a few problem projects and he is very confident they have the resources to get things done. He noted all of the plan review is electronic now which makes it easier than trying to chase down paper plans. Johnson asked if they have received their first bill from that yet. Barnhart does not think so. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Crosby said a couple weeks ago he was working out at the gym and saw someone laying down. He went over to investigate and the gentleman was in full arrest. Crosby performed CPR and had someone call 911. Although he worked quickly, unfortunately the man did not make it, which was very sad. He is talking about this to get people to think about it because he has not had medical training in probably five years. He will be getting his medical certifications renewed and he implores people to take the basic CPR course because seconds and minutes matter. The quicker they can go and help someone, the better chance they have to live. Printup hopes for some good weather. Seals thanked the Council for holding down the fort while she was on vacation. Her experience traveling on Delta was lovely, she was not exposed to COVID. However, when her kids came back to Orono, they were exposed to COVID.