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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 9, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. 12. ##15-3787 DAVID AND LISA WIPSON, 2264 SIiADYWOOD ROAD, VARIANCE — RESOLUTION NO. 6560 (continued) McMillan stated in her view the road is part of the practical difficulty. Wipson stated they also have an issue with water coming off of Crystal Bay Road. As the road loops around, there is a lot of runoff and that will be helped by putting in some retaining walls to deal with all that water. Wipson stated the retaining wall will not change the drainage but rather manage it through the property. There is also significant erosion of the class five gravel underneath the asphalt roadway and the retaining wall will help to manage that as well. McMillan noted the Council struggled a little bit the last time with the increase in structural coverage and that the City took steps to ease the hardcover requirements. Wipson stated the structural coverage will be 16.9 percent. Wipson stated it is a fairly deep lot and goes quite a ways back. Wipson stated when they acquired this property, they liked the fact that the lot appears to be much larger due to the city lot next to it. Wipson stated as far as the access to the back, when someone looks at the size of the building compared to the neighbor's garage, it is significantly smaller and is not very large. Walsh moved, Printup seconded, to direct Staff to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6560, a Resolution Granting a Variance from Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1685 for the property located at 2264 Shadywood Road. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *13. COUNCIL LIAISON TO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS IN 2016 Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve the schedule for Council attendance at Planning Commission meetings during 2016. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Walsh reported he attended the Fire Department meeting and that there was a good discussion about shared services with other communities and best practices. Walsh stated in his view the meeting was very productive. Printup stated the Highway 12 Safety Committee is currently dealing with issues west of Orono. Turn lanes are being discussed for both north and south County Road 92 perhaps beginning next year. The committee is also looking at lighting options. Printup stated he would like to thank Senator Osmek for reaching out to Senator Dibble and Representative Kelly and inviting them to an event that the West Hennepin Safety Department is hosting on November 25. The event is to demonstrate the issues with Highway 12. McMillan noted the City received a handwritten note from Bill Lurton. Mr. Lurton indicated he had recently stopped by the park and that he is pleased with all that has been done there since he last visited. Mr. Lurton also made mention that his daughter said there is consideration for making a portion a dog park. Page 22 of 24