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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 11, 2006 7:00 o'clock p.m. HRA MEETING — 7:20 P.M. Mayor Peterson recessed the Orono City Council meeting to open the HRA meeting at 7:29 p.m. Mayor Peterson reconvened the Orono City Council meeting at 7:32 p.m. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS — RALPH KEMPF, REPRESENTATIVE Kempf noted he recently watched the City of Maple Plain meeting with the Minnesota Design Team and encouraged the City Council members to watch the meeting on the DVD he obtained from the LMCC. Sansevere encouraged the City Council to consider televising their meetings. PUBLIC COMMENTS None ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT 9. #05 -3135 ALLEN MUNSON, 3165 NORTH SHORE DRIVE — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND VARIANCE — RESOLUTION NO. 5551 Allen Munson, Applicant, was present. • Murphy noted an e-mail was received from Peter Johnson on December 11 0' regarding the Munson application and the fill being proposed for this project. Gaffron stated the City Council did review this. application at the previous Council meeting, with Staff drafting a resolution for approval by the City Council tonight to allow fill not to exceed 2400 cubic yards to be brought into the site. Gaffron stated that amount of fill equates to 240 truckloads of fill being brought in over a private road. Gaffron stated the applicant should work out an agreement with his neighbors regarding the noise, traffic, and the impact to the road prior to the fill being hauled in. The resolution requires the applicant to satisfy the City Engineer's concerns and to incorporate rain gardens into his project as a method of stormwater runoff treatment. The resolution also requires that the proposed drainage easement over the adjacent property at 3155 North Shore Drive must be granted and recorded with Hennepin County prior to issuance of a building permit for the new residence. Murphy commented he is encouraged by the comments contained in the e -mail from Mr. Johnson that the parties are getting along and have resolved their differences. Murphy noted, as contained in the e -mail, that the Wageners would object to importation of fill for the purpose of raising the elevation of the home artificially. Gaffron stated it is his understanding the fill is being brought in to raise the elevation behind the house' and not to raise the elevation of the house itself. Gaffron stated the fill should not have a visual impact to the Wageners. McMillan inquired whether the City should have on file anything regarding the easement prior to the • work commencing. PAGE 4 of 17