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Minutes <br />City Council Regular Meeting <br />Monday, April 13, 2026, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br />Mayor Tunheim 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 Bob Tunheim, City Council Members Alisa Benson, Steve <br />Persian, Jacqueline Ricks, and Jon Schwingler. Members absent: None. <br />Staff present were City Attorney Soren Mattick, City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards, Finance <br />Director Maggie Jin, and Community Development Director Laura Oakden. <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />I ' ' ' 1 TKI 11[17 yX114 Biel 17:1 <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />1. City Council Minutes <br />2. Claims/Bills <br />This item was removed from the Consent Agenda <br />3. Resignation — Police Officer <br />4. Hire Seasonal Employees <br />5. Donation — Soccer Goals for Bederwood Park — Resolution 7679 <br />6. Donation — Ballistics Chronograph from Strohman Enterprise Inc. — Resolution 7672 <br />7. Donation — Golf Rounds at Lafayette Country Club — Resolution 7677 <br />8. Disposal of Property — Bicycles <br />9. Transient Merchant — Time Extension <br />10. Agreement — Fleet Services to Shoreline Fire Department <br />11. LA26-000006, 2090 Shoreline Drive, Average Lakeshore Setback Variance — Resolution 7675 <br />12. LA26-000008, 2405 Dunwoody Avenue, Hardcover Variance — Resolution 7676 <br />Ricks moved, Persian seconded, to approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda with Item 2 removed. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PRESENTATION <br />13. Lake Minnetonka Conservation District <br />Richie Anderson, the City's representative to the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District, updated the <br />City Council on the budget and finances of the LMCD as well as water treatment activities. The City's <br />2027 contribution would need to increase 12.9 percent to $88,916 to make up a budget shortfall and <br />maintain a 35 percent fund balance. The City of Orono is one of 14 Lake Minnetonka shoreline cities that <br />support the LMCD. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />Ritchie Anderson, 3205 Crystal Bay Road, Doug Sippel, Spring Park, Gabriel Jabbor, 985 Tonkawa <br />Road, Travis Wildenberg, 3838 Cherry Ave., and Amy Herman, 8325 Cherry Ave., provided comments. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />