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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 28, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 5 of 6 <br /> <br />12. ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING FOR MS4 STORM WATER PERMIT – Continued <br /> <br />were completed with 9 major repairs and other minor repairs. They also ran the grass and leaf program, <br />website, and street sweeping (a primary best practice) and they calculate they were able to remove 23 <br />pounds of phosphorus and 47 cubic yards of debris. Regarding the MS4 permit, they are at the end of the <br />renewal process and as of May 6, Orono completed part 2 of that application. Key changes in the permit <br />are increased requirements for volume control on any project that impacts more than an acre, performance <br />based responses to TMDL’s (total maximum daily loads), and the City must track chloride, phosphorous, <br />and other things that are sent into the storm system. Edwards stated they must send reports on what they <br />are doing to improve those situations every year and must also look at snow and ice operation, <br />particularly in the use of and storage of salts. <br /> <br />Mayor Walsh opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. <br /> <br />Mayor Walsh closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. <br /> <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> <br />Barnhart reported on the Comprehensive Plan amendment that the City Council initiated. The public <br />hearings are scheduled for the Planning Commission later this month and the direction from the Council <br />was to create two new land-use categories so there was not a gap or breakdown in densities. Currently <br />they have a Medium Density Residential which is 3-10 units/acre, an Urban Medium High Density which <br />is 10-20 units/acre, and an Urban High Density which is 20-25 units/acre. He clarified if a project came in <br />at 18 units/acre, they would drop the guided density all the way down to 10 and that would impact the <br />land-use categories. Barnhart is proposing to create a new land-use category Urban Medium High with a <br />range of 15-20 units/acre. He said Eagle Ridge (the project at 2060 Wayzata Boulevard) will be re-guided <br />to Urban Medium High. Barnhart is also proposing to rename the Urban Low Density (3-8 units/acre), <br />which is the City’s current lowest density that has access to sanitary sewer, to Urban Estate Density <br />Residential. He noted they would not be changing the density but just the name. The Urban Medium <br />Density Residential is currently 3-10 units/acre and he proposes it to be 3-8 units/acre which would have <br />no impact to density calculations. Perhaps the biggest change is the area currently classified as Urban <br />Medium High mixed-use density would be changed to Urban Medium with a range of 8-15 units/acre; he <br />noted it does not really impact density calculations but gives that stepped density. Barnhart noted they <br />will start to see public comment on that and he does not anticipate a lot of concern or issues. The initial <br />public hearing is scheduled for the July Planning Commission meeting. <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORKS REPORT <br />None <br /> <br />FINANCE REPORT <br /> <br />Finance Director Olson reported they are working on the budget and they have about 10 applications for <br />the Accountant position. <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY REPORT <br /> <br />Attorney Mattick has no updates. He noted there have been a number of lawsuits filed and is curious if the <br />Council would like to go into closed session regarding those.