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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, May 11, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 5 of 25 <br /> <br />LMCD REPORT – GABRIEL JABBOUR, REPRESENTATIVE (continued) <br /> <br />McMillan asked if that is St. Albans Bay. <br /> <br />Jabbour indicated it is. Jabbour noted the City has to have a public access in order to qualify for the <br />program. Jabbour stated if one city encompasses the whole bay, they could do it, but if there are several <br />cities encompassing the bay, all the cities have to agree. If only one city wants to participate, then they <br />have to approach the County to work with just that specific city. Jabbour stated he does see it happening <br />in more bays because the bay captains are running out of steam as far as raising money. <br /> <br />Council Member Printup asked how the first harvester came to be on the lake. <br /> <br />Jabbour stated in 1988, milfoil was discovered on Lake Minnetonka and people became concerned. An <br />Orono citizen, Erwin Jacobs, asked a handful of his friends to contribute money towards the harvesters, <br />which is how they came to be donated to the LMCD. Jabbour stated he is a strong proponent for having <br />the citizens assist voluntarily and that Orono has been a big recipient of donations of park land and other <br />items. For a number of years Orono made a voluntary contribution towards the harvester. Jabbour stated <br />the minute something is put into the system; it is automatically increased by three percent each year. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS – BRUCE LEMKE, REPRESENTATIVE <br /> <br />Lemke stated he has nothing to report but would be available to answer questions. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> <br />5. #15-3711 CITY OF ORONO – AMEND CHAPTER 86 TO MODIFY SURVEY <br />REQUIREMENTS FOR SITE PLAN AND LAND ALTERATION PERMITS – ORDINANCE <br />NO. 146 <br /> <br />City Planner Curtis noted at the previous Council meeting Staff presented a draft ordinance for discussion <br />amending Chapter 86 as it relates to land alteration permits and survey requirements. Staff has prepared a <br />revised draft ordinance for Council review. The revised draft ordinance accomplishes the following: <br /> <br />1. A housekeeping change to add sign permits and remove water well permits; <br /> <br />2. Establishes a requirement for a separate zoning permit for land alteration and/or hardcover <br /> installation to be issued to the individual conducting the land alteration and/or hardcover <br /> installation with the building permit at the time of building permit issuance; <br /> <br />3. Allows for a site plan prepared by a licensed professional to be submitted in the place of an <br /> updated survey for building and grading permits; and <br /> <br />4. Provides for an exemption for projects of smaller magnitude that meets certain defined <br /> minimum criteria. <br />Entire Council Packet 05/26/15 [Page 7 of 378]