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ORONO CITY COUNCIL <br />MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />OF MAY 11, 1999 <br />McCarthy replied that the Club is not proposing that its employees utilize this access, noting that <br />most of its employees arrive at 6:00 a.m., before traffic becomes a problem on County Road 15. <br />Jackson commented that the Club would like the hours of access to remain consistent to avoid <br />traffic traveling down that road when the access is not open and will eliminate any confusion that <br />might be caused if the hours varied. Jackson stated that the Club is also not interested in installing <br />a sign at Orono Orchard Road in an effort to keep this road low profile. <br />E. Open Public Hearing <br />i) Public Questions <br />Rnice 11Aa1k4arcnn Gffnrna�_nf_I 7ler inrniirarl %Afhnf tha_ Prfi Inn arrPnnP. of the nhih iS notinn that the <br />application says 214 acres and the 1968 conditional use permit lists 150 acres. <br />McCarthy stated that the 150 acres is what lies within the City of Orono and the rest is in Wayzata. <br />McCarthy commented that he does not know what the history of the acreage has been over the <br />years. <br />Malkerson remarked that the traffic study presupposes that 30 trips in and 30 trips out will be made <br />on this road. Malkerson inquired how that number will be controlled and monitored. <br />Mayor Jabbour questioned on what basis that number was arrived at and whether that number is <br />accurate. <br />• McCarthy replied that the Club has set limits on the hours that the access will be opened and have <br />estimated those numbers based on a review of the membership and where those members live. <br />Malkerson inquired why the Club was not willing to put a limit on the number of cars that would <br />utilize this access. Malkerson suggested that routine traffic counts could be conducted as one <br />possible means of monitoring the traffic flow in and out of this access. <br />McCarthy stated that the engineer worked on averages and that the Club is not in a position to <br />guarantee the number of trips. McCarthy commented that the Club has no reason to believe that <br />those numbers are grossly inaccurate. <br />Jane Delaney, 1350 Woodhill, inquired whether the Club determined how many members out of <br />the 400 families that belong to the Club actually drive. <br />McCarthy stated that some of the 400 familes are inactive. Traffic counts have shown that <br />there is approximately 500 trips daily to the Country Club. <br />Shelly Storch, 1245 Woodhill Avenue, inquired whether it would be possible to monitor the traffic <br />on a Saturday. <br />Ed Axt, Senior Traffic Engineer, stated that the City of Orono conducted two traffic counts in <br />August, noting that on one of those days the Club was hosting a wedding reception, which elevated <br />the traffic count by 150 cars in addition to the traffic normally experienced. The counts showed <br />that approximately 500 cars per day, 250 in and 250 out, traveled to the Country Club. Axt stated <br />that the City's numbers were then incorporated within their traffic study. <br />• Shelly Storch inquired whether the Country Club has any figures showing the number of people who <br />drink alcohol at the Club and also drive. <br />Page 9 <br />