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MINUTES OF THE - ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 10, 2005 7:00 o'clock p.m. (Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, Continued) Wilda stated she is guessing the property in Orono would be valued at approximately $7.00 per square foot as the market rate and that they are looking at charging seventy cents per square foot to lease the property per year. (Recess taken from 8:11 p.m. to 8:19 p.m.) PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS — PAUL PESEK, REPRESENTATIVE Pesek stated the Park Commission is compiling a tree ordinance, looking at the possibility of creating a dog park in Navarre or at the Zero Gravity Skate Park, and training for every commissioner. Pesek commented that the Planning Commission does not seem to have a clue of what is going on in Orono. Pesek indicated the Park Commission is also in the process of reviewing their maintenance budget and will be submitting it to the Council for their review in the near future. Murphy inquired how the Park Commission is going to determine the demand for a dog park. • Pesek stated the dog park would cost approximately $12,000 and that in his opinion the City should just go ahead and build it and see if it gets utilized. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS — TRAVIS WINKEY, REPRESENTATIVE Winkey had nothing to report but indicated he would be available for questions. PUBLIC COMMENTS Adam LaFavre, 1535 Bohns Point Road, stated they have some issues dealing with a gate they would like to install on their property and that they would like to get this situation resolved. Gundlach noted this issue was discussed at the last City Council work session and that the City's ordinance currently does not specifically address the height of the gate between monuments. Gundlach indicated the Council discussed changing the code to read six feet as the maximum height of a gate. Gundlach stated there is a middle piece on the LaFavre's gate that does not meet the six feet restriction and that the party's contractor has been notified of the six -foot height restriction. Gundlach stated currently the city's ordinance allows a gate that is 42 inches in height and that the Council has agreed to increase it to six feet. The ordinance cannot be changed until a public hearing is held, which probably will not be until November. Gundlach noted the gates have been installed. • PAGE 6