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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 10, 2007 7:00 o'clock p.m. (Mayor /Council Report, Continued) addition, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District will be dredging Swan Lake, located by Leaf Street, as well as restoring a wetland located just south of Highway 12 and Lake Classen. McMillan stated Dave Thill, Hennepin County Environmental Department, has done a natural resources inventory for a number of cities in the metropolitan area and that he would like to present his findings on Orono to the City. Corridors for wildlife and mapping of the area have been completed. McMillan recommended he address the Council during a work session. Murphy stated the City's recommendations on the roundabout near Wayzata Boulevard are receiving a negative review at the State and that they will be discussing it on December 21. Murphy stated he has some safety concerns regarding MnDOT's design but at the present time the likelihood Orono's plan will be approved is not very good. White noted on Friday, December 14, he would be meeting with Staff at the Navarre Fire Station with representatives of Tonka Bay, Shorewood and Orono to discuss trail improvements along County Road 19 and that they are looking at submitting a funding application to Hennepin County for the project. Moorse recommended the Council direct staff to draft a resolution in support of the project. • White noted he would be sleeping out with Dick Kroeger at the Navarre Fire Station this Triday, as .part of the fundraising effort to fight homelessness. 5. #07 -3323 STRUCTURES UNLIMITED ON BEHALF OF JUDSON AND ALEYA • CHAMPLIN, 210 BIG ISLAND — VARIANCES — RESOLUTION NO. 5701, CONTINUED Bremer stated she failed to note that she would be abstaining on Item No. 5. Bremer noted she has abstained from previous discussions regarding this application. Bremer moved, Rahn seconded, to reopen Item No. 5 and to rescind the prior motion approving the resolution. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. McMillan moved, Rahn seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5701, a Resolution Granting Variances for the property located at 210 Big Island. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0, Bremer Abstained. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT Kellogg stated he had nothing to report. Murphy acknowledged that Loren Fritz is in the back of the room and that there are issues with his property. Moorse stated Gaffron and Kellogg have been working together to compile the necessary information and that their findings would be brought before the Council. Murphy asked who the contact person would be on this. Gaffron indicated he is. PAGE 12 •