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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />HELD ON MAY U, 1994 <br />authority to do this. Jabbour stated he felt it was bad public policy to defer access from the <br />Cities to the State, and he felt that they should send a letter stating that the regional activity <br />should be supported by regional funding. <br />Ayes 4, nays 1. Kelley voted no. <br />ENGINEER REPORT <br />(#12) OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT BIDS <br />Cook reviewed the bids received and stated that Lunda was the low bidder. <br />It was moved bv Hurr, seconded by Jabbour, to adopt Resolution No. 3433 recommending <br />that MnDOT award the bid for the replacement of the Old Crystal Bay Road Bridge to <br />Lunda Construction Company in the low bid amount of $499,751.00. Ayes 5, nays 0. <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br />(#13) CITY OF WAYZATA PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY SITE - CONCURRENT <br />DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION - RESOLUTION NO. 3435 <br />Moorse reviewed the parcels of land which are proposed to be detached from Wayzata and <br />annexed into Orono and the parcel that will be detached from Orono and annexed into <br />Wayzata. Mayor Callahan asked about the signal that was discussed at the last meeting that <br />the Orono Council was so opposed to. Moorse responded that the City of Wayzata has <br />developed a plan which will allow for an alternative to the semaphore signal at the <br />intersection. <br />Dennis Eyler, Strgar, Roscoe, Fausch, stated that three years ago they had submitted a <br />signal justification report to MnDOT, but it’s not been acted upon. They have ncH <br />submitted new traffic data. They considered their alternatives and prepared a plan which <br />would offset the need for a signal. <br />Kelley inquired if the proposed plan had been approved by MnDOT and Eyler responded <br />that it will take two to three weeks to be approved. Kelley inquired if they had made any <br />comments regarding the proposal and Eyler responded that similar plans have been used <br />with success in several areas and it was probable that MnDOT would approve it. He <br />reviewed the plans and the traffic flow patterns through the intersection. He discussed the <br />lanes, medians, and sight distances. Discussion ensued regarding the roadway design. <br />Mayor Callahan inquired if the City of Wayzata had any plans to connect Femdale Road <br />to Highway 12. Mayor Gisvold of Wayzata responded that they had no plans to upgrade <br />Femdale Road south of Wayzata Boulevard and they would not oppose an upgrade to <br />Femdale north of Wayzata Boulevard if the Cities of Orono and Plymouth decided to