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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, August 24, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 12 of 13 <br /> <br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to appoint Mr. Mark Lemen and Mr. Clint Schumann to the <br />positions of Public Works Maintenance Worker and adjust Mr. Justin Hirch’s compensation to <br />Step 3. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> <br />Walsh stated he would echo Planning Commissioner Landgraver’s comments about Denise Leskinen <br />doing a good job as chair. <br /> <br />Walsh reported the fire department dock had to be removed a couple of weeks from the North Shore <br />Marina, which posed an issue for the Hennepin County Sheriff. Marina owner, Richie Anderson, had <br />another plot of land at another one of his marinas that he is letting them use. That dock is only about a <br />half mile further and should work just great. Walsh stated North Shore was having issues with people <br />getting dropped off at some of their private docks and wandering around. <br /> <br />Cornick reported he attended the turnback meeting and the Navarre Initiative meeting but that he would <br />let Council Member Levang and Mayor McMillan report on those meetings. <br /> <br />Levang stated the bike event is moving along quite nicely and that they are receiving a lot of nice <br />comments about the bicycles. Levang stated the local businesses have been very amenable about <br />allowing the bicycles in front of their establishments and that the coordinator of the Tour de Tonka event <br />provided seven of his bikes, which will be returned after the event is over. <br /> <br />Printup noted he had previously raised the issue about signs for developments and notices and that he has <br />heard about it again from a resident about a week ago as well as at the last Planning Commission meeting <br />Printup stated he would like to get that item on a work session agenda in the near future. <br /> <br />McMillan stated at the Highway 12 turnback meeting the County presented eight options. Two of the <br />options would last for four months in duration and the majority of the others were ten months in duration. <br />McMillan indicated the committee narrowed it down to two options. One option is having two lanes <br />going through and not having a road closure, but that would result in another $1.4 million dollars because <br />temporary sheet piling would be required and would add an extra two months to the project. The other <br />option is having a single lane going westbound. Westbound is preferred over eastbound since it was felt <br />that motorists would be more likely to shop on their way home and use the establishments. McMillan <br />stated the single lane westbound would be approximately $200,000 extra and four months of construction <br />time. The committee was not in favor of the full closure for four months. <br /> <br />Walsh asked if there was any talk about where the additional money would come back from. <br /> <br />McMillan stated it could possibly come from the turnback money. McMillan stated in her view it is down <br />to those two options. McMillan stated the single lane with a metered signal would create huge backups <br />and was not really an option. <br />Walsh asked what the process is going forward and who would be making a decision. <br /> <br />McMillan stated the committee requested additional information on those two options and that it will be <br />presented at the September meeting. McMillan stated the problem with the two lanes is with the <br />temporary utilities, which would have to be paid for by the City. The committee has requested Hennepin <br />County find out what those costs will be.