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r ■ <br />? <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, AUGUST 14,2000 <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br />Mayor Jabbour stated that Bob Erickson’s objection filed with MnDot has made the <br />federal government hesitant to issue the F.O.N.S.I. Finding of No Significant Impact. <br />Mr. Erickson has indicated he will withdraw his objections if the City will provide a left <br />turn lane for his commercial property and vacate a portion of a road. Lake Street, which <br />is abutting Lake Minnetonka. The City’s position is thai vacating Lake Street is not an <br />option for consideration and Mr. Erickson has already been told this numerous times. <br />MnDot has $500 million to spend in 3 years or lose the money. There is no way they can <br />spend the money in 3 years because their process to approve expenditures takes more <br />than 3 years. Mayor Jabbour suggested they appoint one person in charge of <br />coordinating efforts and attending to the needs of the City. He stated he would like the <br />Council to appoint Jim Murphy as the Council’s contact with MnDot. The Council <br />agreed with the suggested appointment. <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br />*15. Appointment of 2000 Primary Election Judges—^Resolution No. 4508 <br />Flint moved, and Sansevere seconded, to approve Resolution No. 4508 appointing <br />election judges for the September 12,2000 Primary Election. <br />Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />16. Orono Area Sports Alliance Agreement <br />Moorse stated that the Orono School District’s Community Education staff are trying to <br />improve coordination, communication, and planning across the various youth sports <br />associations and cities in the School District. They have created the Orono Area Sports <br />Alliance Agreement, which creates an organization with membership from the Orono <br />School District, youth athletic associations, and the cities within the Orono School <br />District. Moorse suggested that he and the Public Services Director join the committee in <br />order to keep informed of activities. <br />Flint stated he does not approve of the structure that gives the District 4 representatives <br />while the cities and sport associations each have 1 representative. Moorse stated he <br />would follow up on that issue. He feels the board’s purpose is for coordination of <br />activities, and money will not be spent without representatives going back to their <br />organizations for approval. Kelley stated that Orono could be constantly voted to provide <br />facilities by the board. Flint stated he believed representation should be proportionate to <br />a city’s population. Kelley questioned why the board needs to vote if their purpose is to <br />l4M r.iMMMftiMTkfeW ,_________^