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n <br />U <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR MAY 26, 1998 <br />( #21) Woodhill Golf Course Alternate Access - continued <br />Jabbour suggested the City work with Hennepin County to reduce the speed on County Road 15 <br />to 35 mph, ask the Police Chief to increase patrol in the area, and work with the County on <br />improving the barriers and signage. <br />Dayton asked what the cost per hour is to hire an off -duty police officer. Moorse replied that <br />it was $39/hour. Dayton asked if it would take approval of the full Council to hire an officer. <br />Jabbour responded that it would not, and the Club could work with the City Administrator. <br />Dayton noted that an officer may increase the problem because of the way they park, making <br />sight lines worse and slowing traffic down. Peterson agreed. <br />Jabbour suggested taking no formal action but working on the suggested solutions to see if there <br />is any improvement. <br />Peterson asked for clarification as to what would be done. <br />Jabbour listed the following action: <br />• - Ask the City Administrator to talk with Hennepin County about changing the <br />speed limit to 35 mph. <br />- Ask the City Administrator to explore alternative ways to egress and ingress both <br />Woodhill Avenue and Orono Orchard Road. <br />- The city Administrator will try to accommodate Woodhill Country_ Club in <br />providing police officers for the price the contract cities pay; and ask Orono <br />officers to increase the police patrol of the area. <br />- The temporary access will remain closed. <br />Jabbour commented that the present Councilmembers were not in support of a permanent access. <br />One member of the Council members would support a temporary access with limited hours. <br />Jabbour felt the fourth Council member should be present before formal action is taken. <br />Dayton confirmed that the Country Club would try these measures for two weeks and see if there <br />were any improvements. <br />A resident asked who would evaluate the solutions, and if the Country Club comes back in two <br />weeks and finds the situation has not improved, what would be the next step. <br />Another resident asked why Council was not voting on the issue at the current meeting. <br />• 23 <br />