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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 23, 2003 • 7:00 o'clock p.m. ( #03 -2901 DENALI CUSTOM HOMES, Continued) requests. While they had received a recent grading and drainage plan, Gaffron stated that the plan would need to be reviewed by the City Engineer and tweaked further prior to acceptance. Murphy stated that he found the idea of evaluating credits intriguing. Mr. Bieker, of Denali Custom Homes, indicated that he had shared the revised drainage plan with the neighbor. He added that the idea of credits could be useful for future applications throughout the City, as it was in both this and the Killian application. Murphy moved, Sansevere seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5002, a Resolution approving the lot area, lot width, and 75 -250' hardcover variances, subject to grading and drainage review by the City Engineer, to construct a new residence on the property located at 680 Tonkawa Road. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. *11. #03 -2908 NED AND LORNA BUTTERFIELD, 3745 WATERTOWN ROAD — VARIANCES — RESOLUTION NO. 5003 Murphy moved, Sansevere seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5003, a Resolution granting lot area and lot width variances to allow an existing residence to be moved onto the property located at 3745 Watertown Road. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. • MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL REPORT Sansevere stated that ex- Council member Nygard received his monthly check in payment for his service as a Council member at the June 9 Council meeting. This check was for the month of June and he was not entitled to the full check based on his resignation date. Sansevere encouraged Moorse to contact Nygard and ask him to refund the difference, which Sansevere believed he would be more than willing to return, since he would not intend to be unfair to the City. Murphy inquired as to the effective resignation date of Council member Nygard. Moorse stated that the resignation would be effective based on June 16, 2003, when the statement of resignation was received. Sansevere asked for the status of advertising the City Council vacancy. Moorse indicated that the advertisement would be running in both the Laker/Pioneer and the Sun Sailor, and that the City would continue accepting submissions thru July 2, 2003. Sansevere noted that the only requirement was that the Council member be a resident of Orono. Murphy reported that he had received a letter from Mn/DOT which extended the lease for Gardella's until August 31, 2003, as requested by the City. He identified numerous individuals who made this possible and suggested a letter of appreciation be extended to those who responded accordingly to the needs of this resident in the process. He acknowledged the countless hours • devoted to negotiations and appreciated the extra effort extended to the Gardella's. PAGE 11 of 15