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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR MARCH 25» 1996 COUNCIL meeting/ <br />ROLL APR <br />The Council met on the above mentioned date with the following members jUBMflfOROMO <br />Mayor Edward J Callahan, Jr. Gabriel Jabbour, and J Diann Goetten Council <br />Members JoEllen Hurr and Charles Kelley were absent Representing Staff were Acting <br />City Administrator John Gerhardson, City Attomev' Tom Barrett, Building and Zoning <br />Administrator Jeanne Mabusth, City Engineer Glenn Cook, and Recorder Sherry Frost. <br />Mayor Callahan called the meeting to order at 7.00 p.m. <br />(•#1) CONSENT AGENDA <br />Items #3, 7A, 10, 11, and 11 A were added to the Consent Agenda. Jabbour moved, <br />Goetten seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended Vote. Ayes 3, Nays 0. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />(•#2) REGULAR MEETING OF .MARCH 1 L 19% <br />Jabbour moved. Goetten seconded, to approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council <br />Meeting of March 1 1, 1996 Vote: Ayes 3, Nays 0 <br />PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS <br />There were no Pa.*-k Commission comments <br />PL.VNNING COMNUSSION COMMENTS <br />There were no Planning Commission comments. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />Donna Hanson, 100 East Ridgev iew Drive, whose home is at the intersection of <br />Ridgeview and Femdale North, asked to speak as a member of the Femdale Homeowners <br />Asswiation She read a letter from Mary King, 142 Chevy Chase Drive, who is a 5-year <br />Orono resident The letter voices their opposition to the intcrchang^e under consideration <br />by Mn/DOT at Femdale and Interstate 394 Hanson referenced an information meeting <br />attended by residents of Orono, Plymouth, and Wayzata, along with Mr O'Keefe from <br />Mn/DOT on March 7 Those in attendance were surveyed as to their opinion ot an <br />interchange at that location, as well as an upgrade to Femdale 94% opposed the road <br />installation and upgrade of Femdale to 4 lanes Of the 60 Orono residents in attendance, <br />98«/o were in opposition to the project Hanson said the concern was the imerchange <br />setting the stage for Femdale to become a 3-4 lane roadway between Hwy 12 and CoRd <br />6, similar to Hwy 101 and would destroy the character of the neighborhood and bring <br />unwanted traffic to the area. Jabbour said he did not concur that this would happen.