Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 10/10/1988

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MINUTES OF REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 28,1988 CRYSTAL BAY ROAD portion of it was on the railroad right-of-way. Mr. Schupp concurred with this and added that he had been trying to obtain a public easement from the railroad. Mr. Schupp felt that if a right-of-way could be obtained, it would solve the problem of an emergency access. Northview could be exterled and a railroad crossing could be installed which would zJlo,,. Minnetonka Beach their access. Mr. Schupp stated that he was willinr to pay the cost of the acquisition of the public easement. Schupp also stated that the Minnetonka Beach Council had indicated that this issue was really of no concern to them, it was more a problem for Orono. Mayor Grabek stated that should the road be closed, another access would need to be available for certain parts of the street. Mayor Grabek stated that the question is whether the road is to be closed or repaired? Grabek also asked whether the City would still need to repair the road if it were closed. Public Works Director, Gerhardson, statea that would depend upon where the road was closed. If it were closed east of the damage, the City could vacate that portion as a public roadway and dedicate the land to the abutting property owners, then they could make the repairs themselves. The City would still have to obtain utility easements because there are sanitary sewer and gas lines under the road. It would be difficult to obtain enough property to make the road into a cul-de-sac. Mayor Grabek asked if there was still enough time left before the winter to fix the road? Gerhardson replied that it would be close, but they could get the job done. Mr. Bill Wolf stated that this had been ? long, drawn out process. All the residents were asking was to 4et 8-10 pieces of property fixed up, while taking the City of Orono into consideration as well. He hated to think that this matter would be passed by 4 or 5 people who were really negative about this matter. He cautioned the Council to carefully examine this matter from all aspects. Leesa Anderson stated that she obtained the signatures on the petition and that the petition should stand for something. She said there were people in her area that were willing to go out of their way just so the road could be closed. She stated that the value of their property was not as much an issue as safety. The residents all met at her house to prepare the proposal and had to move their cars so that a dump truck cou id get through. City Administrator Bernhardson stated that the issues at hand did not naed to be decided that evening. The proposal for the conditional use permit for the repairs will be before the Planning Commission on the 17th of October. The Panning Commission's recommendation from that meeting could then be taken T