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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 12, 2010 ® 7:00 o'clock p.m. ROLL CALL The Orono City Council met on the above - mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor James White, Council Members Jim Murphy, Lili McMillan, Cynthia Bremer, and Doug Franchot. Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Finance Director Ron Olson, City Clerk Lin Vee, Assistant City Administrator of Long -Term Strategic Planning Mike Gaffron, Planning and Zoning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, Planner Evelyn Turner, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, and Recorder Jackie Young. Mayor James White called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. CONSENT AGENDA Item Nos. 8 through 12 were added to the Consent Agenda. Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • *2. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 22, 2010 Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the minutes of the March 22, 2010, Orono City Council meeting as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. JOINT MEETING WITH LONG LAKE COUNCIL 3. HIGHWAY 12 TURNBACK PROCESS — James Grube, Hennepin County Department of Transportation James Grube, Hennepin County Department of Transportation, addressed the audience regarding the Highway 12 tumback process. Grube reported that Highway 12 will soon be called County State Aid Highway 112 and that the section of the new road between County Road 6 and Wayzata Boulevard will be on the rolls to be eligible for use of the state gas tax, which is a combination of gas tax, license tab fees, sales tax on vehicles, and vehicle rental. What it means to be a county state aid highway is that in 2010, the MN Department of Transportation will be effectively giving Highway 12 over to Hennepin County. MnDOT has been in discussions with the Cities of Long Lake and Orono for a number of years concerning the New Highway 12. While MnDOT was not heavily involved in the construction of the highway, the overall design process was generally under the control of MnDOT. In addition, MnDOT performed the recent overlay on the Old Highway 12 and other minor safety issues. Once Hennepin County takes over control of the road, the county will assume the responsibility to plow the highway as well as other maintenance issues. • Grube stated the vision and future of Old Highway 12 involves the opportunity by the two cities to make some decisions regarding the road. As a county state aid highway, that will provide access to special set -aside state aid money called tumback funds. Orono and Long Lake will be able to access those funds for a period of 15 Page 1 of 15