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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 14, 1996 • ROLL The Council met on the above mentioned date in the Orono High School Cafeteria with the following members present: Mayor Edward J. Callahan, Jr., Council Members J. Diann Goetten, Gabriel Jabbour, Charles Kelley, and JoEllen Hurr. Representing Staff were City Administrator Ron Moorse, Building and Zoning Administrator Jeanne Mabusth, Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator Michael Gaffron, City Engineer Glenn Cook, and Recorder Sherry Frost. Mayor Callahan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ( * #1) CONSENT AGENDA Item 48 was eliminated from the Consent Agenda. Item #6 was added with the appointment of Sandra Smith as Vice Chair of the Planning Commission. Jabbour moved, Hurr seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Vote: Ayes 5, Nays 0. PUBLIC HEARING - CORRIDOR SELECTION FOR HIGHWAY 12 UPGRADE - 7:00 -10:10 P.M. - RESOLUTION #3780 • The Affidavit of Publication and Certificate of Mailing were noted. Mayor Callahan informed those in attendance that the proposal submitted by Mn/DOT to Orono, Long Lake and Wayzata for the Highway 12 Corridor would be reviewed by Tom O'Keefe of Mn/DOT. The meeting would then be open for questions directed to O'Keefe. Callahan noted that the State Statutes stipulate how this information is to be presented to the cities involved as well as set times for procedural action. Callahan informed the public that the questions to O'Keefe were intended to assist in clarifying the Mn/DOT proposal. The information would then be discussed by Council, and the meeting would be opened to the public for their comments. O'Keefe said it was his intent to make two points: 1) to discuss the process of the Hwy 12 Corridor selection starting with the spring of 1996, and 2) to discuss the details of the Alternative 6 proposal. O'Keefe reported that the environmental impact process was terminated along with consideration of the 4 -lane corridor proposals, which were placed with the new 2 lane corridor proposal, which will be located along the Burlington Northern tracks between Wayzata Boulevard and CoRd 6. Advantages of the 2 -lane proposal are limiting the number of accesses, the ability to reduce the number of accidents, and the ability to handle higher speeds, and higher volumes of traffic. •