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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL Monday, February 14, 2011 7:00 o’ clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 18 (PUBLIC COMMENTS, Continued) the Navarre and southern area of the City have very limited lakeshore and public access to Lake Minnetonka. Kempf stated Orono's Comprehensive Plan, Page 4, Item No. 7, states that Orono will strive toward connectivity between the various park and open space facilities. The interrelationships between neighborhood parks, conservation areas, and the rest of the park system should be strengthened through the proper location and use of greenways, trails, underpasses and overpasses. Trail connections should be provided to neighborhood parks to enable pedestrian access. Trail corridors and parks should be incorporated within open space buffers at the edge of subdivisions and adjacent to major roadways, which County Road 19 is in Navarre. McMillan thanked Ralph Kempf for his overview of the recreational facilities of Orono. McMillan indicated she has given a considerable amount of thought to connecting the trail along County Road 19 and that she feels the Council should take a look at the Navarre area this year. Liz Levang, 4010 Bayside, noted the City Council will be discussing Big Island later on tonight but that she had a question regarding the $1000 reward being offered. Levang asked where the reward money is coming from and whether this approach has been successful in the past. Loftus stated the reward money comes from a crime fund, which consists of donated funds. Olson stated approximately 10 years the City Council approved a reward fund of $2000. Over the past 10 years the City has used approximately $100 of that money. McMillan noted it is a separate fund within the Orono Police Department. Levang commented the reward is a good idea and that the money will hopefully be an incentive to someone to report the person who committed the vandalism. Kempf asked whether the building on Big Island is insured. Olson stated the building is insured at approximately $58,000. The City’s insurance company is in the process of sending an adjuster out to verify the damage. The City should also receive some money for cleanup in addition to the loss of the building. Olson indicated he does not know the exact dollar amount that will be paid by the insurance company at this time. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT 7. #11-3496 CITY OF ORONO, AMEND CITY CODE 78-71, NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES AND USES – ORDINANCE NO. 85, THIRD SERIES Curtis stated the City’s Code has provisions governing the alteration, expansion, and maintenance of nonconforming structures and uses. The proposed ordinance would apply only to legal nonconformities. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 02/28/2011 Approval of Council Minutes 02/14/2011 [Page 5 of 18]