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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR APRIL 27,1998 <br />Lake Minnetonka Conservation District - Lili Mcmillan, Representative - Continued <br />McMillan stated that she attended a shoreland volunteer workshop. Orono already incorporates <br />many of the practices that the shoreland workshop promoted such as low density of development. <br />One future issue is the banning of phosphorus from lawn fertilizers. She felt this may better be <br />controlled metro -wide rather than city -by -city. Jabbour asked Gaffron to check with the Department <br />of Agriculture about this. She added that native aquatic vegetation fights milfoil and people should <br />be educated about aquatic vegetation. <br />McMillan reported that the financial audit showed the milfoil fund balance was over the targeted <br />level. The Board is going to bring that back into proportion. <br />Kelley asked about the second issue from the workshop. McMillan responded that shoreline <br />buffering with vegetation was another idea to promote. People should be educated about native <br />grasses and plantings. Kelley expressed his support for McMillan's willingness to work on changes <br />at the LMCD. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS - LIM MCMILLAN, REPRESENTATIVE <br />McMillan suggested a "fast track" for certain variance applications that would normally be approved. <br />is They could go directly to Council with staff recommendations. <br />Jabbour thought Orono's code requires a public hearing at Planning Commission. He suggested an <br />administrative variance process. Council agreed. This would involve less staff time. Flint agreed <br />that much time is spent on small items which could be handled in other ways. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />There were no public comments. <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT <br />( #3) #2308 BROOK PARK REALTY, 3760 SHORELINE DRIVE - PRD & CLASS III <br />PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION <br />Jabbour reported that the applicant had sent a letter formally asking the Council to continue <br />discussion of this item to the May 11, 1998 meeting. Flint assumed this would be a continued tolling <br />of any statutory periods. Moorse noted that a fax was received from Bill Gleason agreeing to this, <br />which is copied on the back of the letter from Attorney Timothy J. Keane. <br />Jabbour indicated the City is prepared to make a decision regarding the application, but would <br />• continue action on the application at the applicant's request. <br />Kelley moved, Peterson seconded, to continue consideration of this item to the May 11, 1998 <br />meeting of the Council. Vote: Ayes 5, nays 0. <br />3 <br />