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Minutes
<br />City Council Regular Meeting
<br />Monday, June 9, 2025, 6:00 PM
<br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356
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<br />Benson moved, Schwingler seconded, to approve the 2025 Sewer Rehabilitation Award to Hydro-
<br />Klean for $261,339.76 and authorize Bolton and Menk to perform design and construction
<br />oversight for a fee not to exceed $12,800. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0.
<br />11. LA25-000007, 4745 North Shore Drive, After-the-fact Conditional Use Permit Amendment –
<br />Resolution 7589
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<br />Benson asked to pull this item as several Council members were not part of earlier discussions.
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<br />City Planner Curtis answered questions about the planting and screening planned.
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<br />Benson moved, Ricks seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 7589 as drafted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0.
<br />PUBLIC HEARING
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<br />12. Stubbs Bay Lake Improvement District Public Hearing
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<br />The City Council is requested to receive a presentation from the group requesting that a Stubbs Bay Lake
<br />Improvement District be established.
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<br />Karena Casey, 255 Landmark Drive, Orono, presented the proposal for the Lake Improvement District
<br />(LID).
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<br />Mayor Tunheim opened the public hearing at 7:08 p.m.
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<br />Lee Harren, 175 Landmark Drive, spoke in favor of the LID.
<br />John Theisse, 3855 Bayside Road, said he was in favor of the LID.
<br />Jeff Strandberg, 3895 Bayside Road, asked for approval of the Stubbs Bay LID.
<br />Mark Berg, 3845 Bayside Road. spoke in support of the LID.
<br />Steve Nielsen, 3300 Carman Road, Carman Bay, a representative of the Carman Bay LID, spoke in
<br />support of the Stubbs Bay LID.
<br />Marilyn Nelson, 446, 500, and 550 Tonkawa Road, a family ownership group, spoke in favor of the LID.
<br />Sandy Rasmussen, 1186 Wildhurst Trail, Forest Lake Bay, asked the Council to recognize that each Bay
<br />will need to be taken into consideration based on its individual circumstances.
<br />Mike Lee, 3424 Easton St., supported the LID.
<br />Brian Rasmussen, 1186 Wildhurst Trail, Forest Lake Bay, mentioned the difference between milfoil and
<br />coontail.
<br />Nancy Solie, 3500 Bayside Road, spoke in favor of the LID.
<br />Cindy McDonnell, 1420 Baldur Park Road, talked about their experience on North Arm Bay and spoke in
<br />favor of LIDs.
<br />Mark Casey, 255 Landmark Drive, spoke in favor of the LID.
<br />Tom Goodyear, 712 Tonkawa Road, raised concerns about the chemicals that are used to treat invasive
<br />plants and the effects on fish based on studies done on minnows.
<br />Maryann Merideth, 405 Oxford Road, asked the Council to approve the LID.
<br />Mark Johnson, 555 Oxford Road, spoke in favor of the LID.
<br />Kathy Sawicki, 4510 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake Bay, said milfoil has not disappeared from Forest
<br />Lake Bay.
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