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Minutes <br />City Council Regular Meeting <br />Monday,February 26, 2024, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Mayor Walsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., followed by a moment of silence for public safety <br />officers killed in the line of duty in Burnsville and the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />ROLL CALL <br />Orono City Council members present: Mayor Dennis Walsh, City Council Members Matt Johnson,Alisa <br />Benson, Richard Crosby III, and Maria Veach (left at 7:15 p.m.). <br />Staff present were City Attorney Soren Mattick, City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards, Finance <br />Director Maggie Jin,Police Chief Correy Farniok, Community Development Director Laura Oakden and <br />City Planner Natalie Nye. <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />1.City Council Meeting Minutes February 12, 2024 <br />2.Claims/Bills <br />3.Election Judge Compensation <br />4.City Code Update –Adopt Ordinances 289-295 <br />5.City Code Update –Adopt Ordinance 296 <br />6.2024 Sewer Rehabilitation (24-014) <br />7.Franchise Agreement Extension –Adopt Ordinance 297 <br />Crosby moved, Johnson seconded, to approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda as submitted. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT <br />8.LA23-000062, Peter Eskuche, 4423 North Shore Drive, Variances <br />The City Council is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and direct <br />staff to draft a resolution. No resolution was proposed at this time. The application had been previously <br />postponed from the February 12 City Council meeting. Staff does not support the application as applied <br />due to the grading and improvements within the bluff setback. <br />The Council discussed the item and asked questions of staff and the applicant, Paul Schmeling, currently <br />of 5115 Minneapolis Ave., Minnetrista, and Peter Eskuche of Eskuche Designs. <br />Johnson moved, Crosby seconded, to have staff draft an approval resolution for the requested <br />variances with amended plans that minimize impact to the bluff by keeping the existing retaining <br />wall except for minimal modifications parallel to the walkout.VOTE:Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />9.LA23-000067, Lake West LLC,3245 Wayzata Blvd, Concept Plan <br />5