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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, October 25, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br />The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br />Dennis Walsh, City Council Members Matt Johnson, Richard Crosby III, and Victoria Seals. Council <br />Member Aaron Printup was absent. Representing Staff were City Attorney Soren Mattick, City <br />Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards, Finance Director Ron Olson, and Community Development <br />Director Jeremy Barnhart. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />Crosby asked to add items 11 and 12 to the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11, 2021 <br />2. COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11, 2021 <br />3. APPROVAL TO AMEND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 <br />4. CLAIMS/BILLS <br />5. CARMAN BAY LAKE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LEVY – RESOLUTION NO. 7230 <br />6. TONKAWA PHASE II FORCEMAIN REPLACEMENT – CLOSE OUT <br />7. APPROVAL OF LIGHTING FOR CASCO PARK ICE RINK <br />11. APPROVAL TO SOLICIT FOR PARKS FULL-TIME MAINTENANCE WORKER <br /> <br />12. APPROVE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INSURANCE PLAN (PEIP) <br /> <br />Johnson noted the Carman Bay Lake Improvement District (LID) is a great example of taking care of the <br />weeds and working with the Lake Minnetonka Association (LMA). They also received a $5,000 grant <br />from the DNR to treat the bay and it is way better than it has ever been. Johnson said as a realtor it is <br />positively impacting the home values on Carman Bay. <br />Crosby moved, Johnson seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 4, <br />Nays 0. <br />Mayor Walsh read a City statement regarding the lawsuit over youth activities in Bederwood Park: <br />The City Council believes strongly that our City Parks should be available for our entire community but <br />especially children for enjoyment, exercise, and a variety of recreational facilities. In June 2021 the City <br />Council adopted Resolution #7195 which allowed the Orono Mountain Bike Team, a youth club, to use a <br />section of Bederwood Park for skills training. The City authorized the Team to make minor improvements <br />to the area to facilitate mountain bike training subject to approval of the Orono Parks Superintendent. <br />Minor improvements included removal of debris and clearing of dirt tracks to supplement the pre-existing <br />dirt tracks running through that portion of the park. Shortly thereafter Barbara Schmidt filed a lawsuit <br />naming as Defendants the City of Orono, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the