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. , . <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 17,2009 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (8. REPORT OFPLANNING COMMISSIONREPRESENTATIVESATTENDING COUNCIL <br /> MEETINGS JULY27,2009,AND AUGUST 10,2009, Continued) <br /> Leskinen reported that at the July 27th City Council meeting a majority of the items was placed on the <br /> Consent Agenda. Jeff Johnson,Hennepin County Commissioner, appeared at the meeting to introduce <br /> himself. A representative from the Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission was present and <br /> discussed the fiber-to-home-network. The City Council tabled that item to allow for the City Attorney to <br /> review whether it is necessary for the City to grant permission to do work in the right-of-way at this stage <br /> of the proj ect. <br /> Lesldnen stated the City Council felt the property on Wakefield did not have enough dry buildable land <br /> for the second lot. No action was taken by the Council since it was a sketch plan. <br /> There continues to remain issues with pedestrians and motorists at the trail crossings. <br /> Rice reported on the August 10 City Council meeting. The Bohns Point application was approved. The <br /> Batty application was also discussed,with the City Council eventually tabling the application to allow the <br /> applicant time to revise his plans. Rice stated that Mr.Batty had indicated he did not feel he had received <br /> sufficient direction from the Planning Commission. <br /> Curtis stated it is likely the Batty application will appear before the Planning Commission again. <br /> Murphy stated in his view the recommendations of Staff and the Planning Commission laid out the issues <br /> with the application very clearly and that the amount of structure will need to be reduced. <br /> Murphy commented he does have some concerns with the fiber-to-home-network project given the <br /> substantial amount of infrastructure that would be required as well as the potential costs of the project. <br /> 9. OT�R ISSITES FOR DISCUSSION <br /> Gaffron noted Orono's City Administrator has resigned. <br /> Berg asked whether there are any future trail meetings scheduled and noted that she has not been notified <br /> of any meetings for the past four months. <br /> Gaffron stated there was a meeting at Tonka Bay approximately two months ago and that they hope to <br /> have another meeting in September but that nothing definite has been scheduled at the present time. <br /> Gaffron stated he has received the initial letter from the Metropolitan Council regarding the City's <br /> comprehensive plan and that they outlined the items that are still required to be submitted. Gaffron <br /> indicated the City will continue to work with the Metropolitan Council on issues relating to density. <br /> Curtis stated on the last application the applicants may have left with the impression that they would be <br /> allowed 35 percent hardcover and that she will encourage the applicants to reduce the hardcover as much <br /> as possible. <br /> PAGE 14 <br />