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NIINUTES OF THE
<br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
<br />Monday, August 10, 2015
<br />7:00 o'clock pm.
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor
<br />Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Jim Cornick Jr., Lizz Levang, Aaron Printup, and Dennis Walsh.
<br />Representing Staff were Finance Director Ron Olson, Community Development Director Jeremy
<br />Barnhart, Senior Planner Michael Gaffron, City Planner Melanie Curtis, City Attorney Soren Mattick,
<br />and Recorder Jackie Young.
<br />Mayor McMillan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
<br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA
<br />Item Nos. 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 were added to the Consent Agenda.
<br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5,
<br />Nays 0.
<br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES
<br />*2. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 27, 2015
<br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of
<br />July 27, 2015, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0.
<br />*3. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING OF JULY 27, 2015
<br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of
<br />July 27, 2015, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0.
<br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS — JOHN THIESSE, REPRESENTATIVE
<br />Thiesse stated he had nothing to report but would be available for questions.
<br />PUBLIC COMMENTS
<br />Kendall Nygard, 1386 Rest Point Road, stated due to a conflict of interest, which is not financial,
<br />Mr. Walsh should recuse himself from Item No. 4 and that she does not want him participating in these
<br />hearings related to herself, her family, or her husband's businesses and their opportunities. According to
<br />the League of MN Cities in its official conflict of interest information memo, it points out the following:
<br />Section B, non -contractual situations on Page 16, the end of the second paragraph states: Conflicts can
<br />also arise when an official's own personal interest is so distinct from the public's interest that the member
<br />cannot fairly represent the public's interest.
<br />In addition, under Bullet No. 2, Item F., Land Use Bias, Page 20, personal bias can also be a concern. In
<br />one case, a biased Council Member voting on a land use matter made the Council's decision arbitrary. As
<br />a result, the Court determined the property buyer's due process rights were violated and returned the
<br />matter for a new hearing, one where the biased Council Member would not participate.
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