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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2001 <br />• 9. Coffee Channel Snowmobile Access — Continued <br />and are concerned with hitting a snowmobile with their cars when entering or exiting <br />their driveways because they cannot see snowmobiles traveling through there. <br />Council discussed gating the road, but feared snowmobilers would be hurt by running <br />into it. Chief Good stated that closing the road would displace traffic to other access <br />points and was not a long -term solution. Gappa suggested closing the road and blocking <br />it with large, orange, reflective barricades that are well -lit. Mayor Peterson asked the <br />members of the press to announce the closing, and Moorse stated the City would issue a <br />press release to inform snowmobilers of the closing. <br />Sansevere moved, and White seconded, to adopt a resolution authorizing staff to <br />immediately close the lake access road to all traffic except emergency vehicles, and <br />to barricade it with highly visible materials and lights. <br />Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br />None. <br />• <br />PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTOR'S REPORT <br />*7. Orono Orchard Sanitary Sewer Project Change Order Hl <br />White moved, and Sansevere seconded, to approve Change Order Number 1, Orono <br />Orchards Sanitary Sewer project in the amount of $50,678.50 to Widmer, Inc. for <br />installation of the Hamm Sanitary Sewer service. <br />Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />8. No Parking Zone on County Road 51 East of Noerenberg Bridge — Resolution <br />No. 4622 <br />Gappa stated that the Council recently approved the installation of "No Parking Vehicles <br />with Trailers, Tow Away Zone" signs for the area east of Noerenberg Bridge because of <br />safety concerns. A resolution was sent to Hennepin County for approval. They felt the <br />resolution was discriminatory and stated the City should have open parking or no <br />parking. The County may be willing to reconsider their position if more detailed findings <br />of traffic safety concerns are included in the Council resolution. Staff revised the original <br />resolution to include detailed safety concerns. The resolution requests signs on both sides <br />of County Road 51 from the Noerenberg Bridge to 1,500 feet east of the County Road <br />