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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 23,2002 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />HOME OCCUPATION STANDARDS (Continued) <br />Sansevere moved. White seconded, that the City adopt the Ordinance No. 221, 2nd <br />Series, a Zoning Code Amendment for Home Occupation Standards, as <br />recommended by the Planning Commission, and inclusive of City Attorney <br />Barrett ’s recommendation that Letter I of Subd. 4 Prohibited Home Occupations be <br />removed from the ordinance and language be incorporated that explicitly adopts the <br />findings to prohibit Adult Businesses within the City. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />White complimented staff and the Planning Commission on a job well done. <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br />Muiphy stated that he had included a copy of the letter from Janet Shaefer, of the City of <br />Long Lake, with regard to Fire Service RFP. While it may be a few years before they <br />could respond to our need, Murphy felt that the City needs to continue to work with Long <br />Lake. He stated that he ’d rather hear they couldn’t provide service at this time, than <br />never at all. <br />Nygard expressed his disappointment that they were not interested in providing service, <br />after the City of Orono worked hard and long with them to construct the Long Lake Fire <br />Station. <br />Murphy felt that what was conveyed was not bad news and encouraged the Council to <br />continue to strive for stronger relations with Long Lake. <br />Secondly, Murphy stated that many Long Lake citizens are already complaining about <br />the road construction along Watertown Road. He pointed out that it will get much worse <br />before it gets better, and indicated that Orono and Long Lake are just at the beginning of <br />the big road construction projects that will follow over the next several years. He <br />suggested that the City create a regular report or road construction bulletin that could be <br />sent out to our citizens in order for them to know what to expect next. <br />White stated this was a good idea. <br />Muiphy pointed out that the City has been given a detailed projection of construction <br />over the next four years, and this should be forwarded with updates to the public. <br />Beyond inserting this into the papers. Sansevere suggested staff provide a link to the <br />website which people can visit to learn about road closures etc. <br />Murphy stated that Orono needs to inundate its citizens with information of what ’s going <br />to be happening. <br />Page 15