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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> February 27,2023 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> almost every quarter,the cost goes up. I respect your opinion on that but at the end of the day if we want <br /> to even loan this to Long Lake it's got to be fully stocked,just for them to train on it. The best way we can <br /> make that happen is to make sure all this is done.A ladder truck can be very useful.A lot of our engines <br /> are old. We have numerous engines that are in the late 90s, early 2000s. A lot of these departments are on <br /> a ten-year replacement. We blew through the 10-years a long time ago. She pointed out the ladder truck <br /> can also provide back-up for our neighbors. Maple Plain and Wayzata have older trucks. Wayzata has <br /> ordered a new one but the turnaround is three years. If anything happens,there's not a backup. So I get <br /> what you're saying but I don't see these getting cheaper and regardless of where we land,I think you're <br /> going to need the radios. <br /> Crosby moved,Johnson seconded,to approve the purchase of mobile and portable radios for the <br /> ladder truck.VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 1 (Benson). <br /> CITY ATTORNEY REPORT <br /> City Attorney Mattick reported it is his understanding that last week the LMCD (Lake Minnetonka <br /> Conservation District)was prepared to pass a motion to deny the dock permit that staff had been working <br /> on communicating with them and that we talked about briefly. It's my understanding that that item may be <br /> pulled from Consent. I was not able to put a response in writing, but I do plan on responding to some of <br /> the correspondence that has been submitted on behalf of the applicant and some of the neighboring <br /> property owners. I don't know what will happen at the next LMCD meeting. But I do plan on putting <br /> together a response to some of the letters that have been written. Mattick said he would plan to attend the <br /> next LMCD meeting. <br /> Walsh noted it would be the last time to have our word, basically put in that the LMCD should not be in <br /> the judge role of trying to adjudicate legal opinions. <br /> CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT <br /> 11. 2022 CITY OF ORONO ANNUAL REPORT <br /> Edwards said this 2022 City of Orono Annual Report is the second annual report that we've attempted to <br /> prepare. The intent is to encapsulate what the various departments achieved over the previous year, <br /> provide maybe some numbers and some metrics to what was done over the last year. It's modeled on what <br /> the police department has been doing for decades, and what some of our sister cities do. So in your <br /> packet,you should have a copy of it. What we normally do is once adopted by the Council, then we'll also <br /> hang it on our website. I do have a quick slideshow if the Council is interested. <br /> Seals asked about the graph that talks about the different licenses permits. She asked if there was an <br /> update on Lurton Dog Park passes because the Parks Commission talked about some of the rowdiness at <br /> the Lurton Dog Park and how certain individuals aren't getting their licenses.. Have we made any <br /> progress on solving any of those things? <br /> Edwards said the City hasn't done any focused enforcement at the park yet but is looking at some possible <br /> ordinance change recommendations and then the police department and the parks department are kind of <br /> gearing up for the spring once we start seeing the larger increases of traffic out there. <br /> Page 9 of 22 <br />