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Minutes <br />City Council Work Session <br />Monday, July 14, 2025, 5:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 12780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br />ROLL CALL <br />City Council members present: Mayor Bob Tunheim, City Council Members Alisa Benson, <br />Jacqueline Ricks. Absent: Steve Persian, Jon Schwingler. <br />Staff present: City Administrator Adam Edwards, Community Development Director Laura Oakden, <br />Planners Melanie Curtis and Matt Kearny, City Clerk Christine Lusian. <br />AVERAGE LAKESHORE SETBACK <br />The sixth work session focused on average lakeshore setback regulations, where Orono's 75-foot <br />shore setback for properties on Lake Minnetonka is more restrictive than the MN Department of <br />Natural Resources (DNR) 50-foot model. Seven options for adjusting the Average Lakeshore <br />Setback (ALS) were reviewed, with option seven, applying ALS only when building within the <br />shore setback, receiving attention. There was general support for protecting lake view sightlines <br />(ALS) and regulating shoreline development, though opinions varied on its necessity. The group <br />was in consensus that there was no urgency to make changes and emphasized clarifying the goal <br />behind any potential revision. <br />CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS <br />The discussion on the code enforcement process was postponed to a future meeting. <br />There was a note that more time is needed for collaboration and the work session schedule will be <br />revisited again during a regular meeting. The work session on July 28 will be held from 4-6pm. <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />Work session ended at 5:55 p.m. <br />ATTEST: <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />Christine Lusian, City Clerk Bob Tunheim, Mayor <br />4 <br />