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Project Architect <br />Hennepin County Facility Services <br />300 South Sixth Street, A-22 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55487 <br />Office: (612) 814-1088 <br />From: Laura Oakden <loakdenCcDoronomn.gov> <br />Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 10:33 AM <br />To: Kristopher Guentzel <Kristopher.Guentzel(@henne ip n.us> <br />Cc: Nguyen Hoang <Nguyen.Hoang(@hennepin.us> <br />Subject: RE: [External] North Arm Boat Landing Follow Up <br />Hi Kris, <br />I called and left you a voicemail this morning, however I wanted to outline the options going forward <br />for your team to consider. <br />With your current application (as applied), I identified a number of questions and points for you to <br />clarify (See attached). Additionally, there are elements on the site we cannot support, specifically the <br />vertical lift supporting the barge/industrial activity. My direction to our Planning Commission for <br />Monday' night will have a split recommendation for approval of many of the elements, however staff <br />will be recommending denial of any elements associated with the vertical lift. My recommendation <br />will also include a request for clarification and improvements of the landscape screening of the site. <br />But overall, staff's recommendation will be to deny as applied. I anticipate the planning commission <br />will want to table your application until the outstanding comments and questions are addressed and <br />amended plans are submitted. This would tentatively bring you application back to the planning <br />commission for their November 17th meeting. <br />If you are planning to amend your plans to remove the vertical lift, I recommend removing your <br />application from the Monday's agenda. This would allow you to submit your updated plans and <br />allow city staff to review the updated plan for the November 17th Planning Commission Meeting, <br />hopefully with a recommendation to approve. <br />Let me know how you want to proceed. I am available for a phone call as well. <br />Thank you, <br />Laura Oakden <br />Community Development Director <br />City of Orono <br />Direct: 952-249-4602 <br />2750 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br />www.oronomn.gov <br />From: Kristopher Guentzel<Kristopher.Guentzel(@hennepin.us> <br />Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 6:43 PM <br />305 <br />