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N _ % � 1 LJ MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD JULY 24, 1989 ATTENDANCE 7:00 P.M. The Council met on the above date with the following members present: Acting Mayor Callahan, Councilmembers Nettles and Goetten; Councilmember Peterson and Mayor Grabek were absent. The following represented the City staff: City Administrator Bernhardson, Building & Zoning Administrator Mabusth, Public Works Director Gerhardson, Police Chief Kilbo, Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator Gaffron, City Attorney Barrett, City Engineer Cook and City Recorder Scheffler. CONSENT AGENDA* Councilmember Goetten requested that item #27 be removed from the consent agenda. It was moved by Councilmember Goetten, seconded by Councilmember Nettles, to approve the Consent Agenda, with the exception of item #27, which was removed and discussed in the order in which it appears on the agenda. Motion, Ayes =3, Nays =O, Motion passed. RESOLUTION OF CONGRATULATIONS FOR GREG LE4OND RESOLUTION #2663 is The City of Orono recognized and congratulated Greg LeMond, a citizen of Orono, for his outstanding achievement of winning the Tour de France bicycle race. It was moved by Acting Mayor Callahan, seconded by Councilmember Nettles, to adopt Resolution #2663. Motion, Ayes =3, Nays =O, Motion passed. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING HIGHWAY 12 SAFETY IMPROVEMENT Public Works Director Gerhardson explained that there had been safety concerns expressed by area residents. The Minnesota Department of Transportation was present this evening to present a proposal to address the safety issues of Highway 12 from just east of Brown Road to Old Crystal Bay Road. Mark Benson, a representative from MNDOT provided a review of the plan to improve Highway 12. He said that the safety improvements were necessary because of the high rate of accidents that were occurring due to vehicles turning on and off of Highway 12. MN DOT intends to keep the two lane configuration, but provide enough room to provide left turn lanes and install raised concrete channelization. There will also be a controlled access along the entire north side of Highway 12. Mr. Benson noted that the plan being reviewed this evening had been revised from the • plan presented to the public in April. There had been a lot of negative feedback regarding realignment of Brown Road to meet with Virginia Avenue. The revision slightly removes the skew in the intersection and puts it in at a right angle with Highway 12. 1