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<1 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL ORONO COUNCIL MEETING h* HELD DECEMBER 1, 1992 r. j ROLL The Council met on the above date with the following members present: Mayor Peterson, Counci I members Gabriel Jabbour, Edward Callahan and Mary Butler. J. Diann Goetten was absent. The following represented the City staff: City Administrator Ron Moorse, PubIIc Works Director John Gerhardson, Zoning Administrator Jeanne Mabusth, Finance Director Tom Kuehn, Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 8:03 P.M. JoEllen Hurr presented the Council with a letter from the LMCD. Jabbour said, "nothing happened here until we forced them to do It. No meetings were held until we forced them to do it.“ He stated, "no meeting was called until many protests by Orono in public." He said, "I will not participate any further .f we are going to be stonewalled. The City of Orono needs to make a decision. If we are going to have our concerns basically stonewalled and echoed hoi low on the horizon, that’s fine. The City of Orono has always not been understood to its position, which is usually five or six months ahead of the next community. I don’t need to apologize for our behavior in the past, and because of our extreme scrutiny of the pro ss and the concerns of the lake, we have stood out alone many t is. This is not the first time." He added Gene Strommen has been very helpful In trying to understand the concerns of the City. Hurr indicated that a significant comment contained In the letter is that Cochran will ask the LMCD Board their feelings. She added, normally they don’t reaffirm or affirm appointments of a chairman, but Cochran has agreed to solicit comments from the LMCD. Jabbour asked If the Board members are aware of what has been happening. Hurr stated at the last Lake Access Committee meeting, 9 members were present and brought up to date, but they have not spent the time that she or Jabbour have spent on the issue and will not have the same perception. Mayor Peterson noted from day one. In reading the letter, nothing has changed Callahan stated the question is not really whether or not the City of Excelsior has passed a resolution, but rather whether It Is acceptable for the Chairman of a public body to stand before a public meeting at the City of Orono and announce that he was going to see that Excelsior did not have a public access. 1