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• I MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 10, 2005 7:00 o'clock p.m. (Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, Gabriel Jabbour, Orono, indicated he has been world the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority f( of the HCCRA has been extremely helpful. Jabbour HCRRA understand how vital the trail is. White stated he also has worked with Wilda on a real the corridor in one section and complemented the HC] ;, along with the Orono City Administrator, with the past several years. Jabbour indicated the staff ated it is important that the City Council and the : development project regarding the width of staff for their efforts. Sansevere inquired whether Marcia Wilda would be the contact person regarding questions or issues the residents may have. 'I Wilda stated she is the contact person. Wilda stated she can be reached at 612- 348 -8537. Julie Lofrano, 3365 Crystal Bay Road, indicated they have a garden located ten feet from the corridor, and inquired whether they could obtain a lease to continue to use that land. Wilda stated the corridor typically is 100 feet but is a little narrower in the area of the Lafayette Club. Is Wilda indicated it is possible that the HCRRA will write a temporary lease to continue to allow that use. Ann O'Riley, 3349 Crystal Bay Road, inquired whether the setback and amount of land would change. Wilda stated the policy is not updated enough to deal I ith what is currently happening along the trail and that the HCRRA is interested in obtaining public comment regarding possible changes to their policy. O'Riley inquired whether they would be able to lobby�for a change in the setback. Wilda stated the HCRRA will not be selling any of the corridor but that there is the possibility of having interim uses of the corridor through leases or landscape permits. O'Riley inquired whether the policy would apply to house by house. Wilda stated they would not be going house to house the entire length of corridor. Wilda stated the HCRR acceptable. Wilda indicated leases are based on the r may deal with sections of the corridor in categories, i is looking for input at this time from the public. entire corridor or whether it would be determined ith the policy but that it would be consistent along would be determining which uses would be rket value of the property. Wilda stated the policy idential versus commercial, and that the HCRRA Wilda pointed out the property belongs to the Railroad Authority and the goal is that no one would be allowed to do anything on the Railroad Authority's property without a written agreement. • Jane Price, 3393 Crystal Bay Road, questioned w] the Railroad Authority's property at the time they existing structures or sheds that were located on ased the property would need to be removed. PAGE 3