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Minutes <br />City Council Regular Meeting <br />Monday, August 12, 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 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.Members absent: None <br />Staff present were City Attorney Soren Mattick, City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards, Fire Chief <br />James Van Eyll and Community Development Director Laura Oakden. <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />1.City Council Minutes <br />2.Work Session Schedule <br />3.Claims/Bills <br />4.Rental License <br />5.Resignation and Recruitment –City Planner <br />6.Reroute Sewage for Lift Station #5 Improvements (351 West Lake Street) <br />7.Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project Close-Out (23-014) <br />8.Accept Golf Course Donation –Resolution 7502 <br />9.LA24-000035,2080 North Shore Drive,Variances-Resolution 7498 <br />10.LA24-000034,2285 and 2305 Bayview Place,Variances,Resolution 7497 <br />11.LA24-000037,3545 Ivy Place,Variance-Resolution No.7500 <br />12.LA24-000036,2697 Casco Point Road,Variance-Resolution No.7499 <br />13.LA24-000027,3295 and 3345 Fox Street,Easement Vacation and Interim Use Permit, <br />Resolution-7496 <br />Crosby moved, Johnson seconded, to approve the Agenda and the Consent Agenda as submitted. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PRESENTATION <br />14.West Lakes Pickleball Project <br />Sandy Rasmussen, 786 Wildhurst Trail,and Caroline Melberg, an Orono Parks Legacy board member, <br />reported on a joint project between Orono Parks Legacy and the West Lakes Pickleball Club to develop a <br />fundraising campaign for development of the planned pickleball courts.In February the City Council <br />approved a nine-court pickleball complex near the donation garden.They explained the campaign to raise <br />money for the courts and showed concept photos. A website has been created and is up and running and <br />can accept pledges and donations. <br />Rasmussen and Melberg said the West Lakes Pickleball Project was initiated in 2021 and the group is <br />now working with Orono Parks and Recreation. The City has committed a $375,000 parcel of land near <br />the Long Lake Fire Station and the donation garden and the volunteers are looking to raise $800,000 to <br />3