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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,January 14,2013 ` 7:00 o'clock p.m. (11. ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS—RESOL UTIONNO. 6199, Continued) Schoenzeit noted the technical issues associated with the service being provided should also be considered and that unfortunately that component at times tends to be missing from the LMCC's discussion. McMillan stated the Council will keep that in mind. It was the consensus of the Orono City Council to invite a Media Com representative to a future council meeting or workshop. Printup moved,Anderson seconded,to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6199, a Resolution Designating Selected Appointments for the Year 2013. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. 12. NAVARRE AREA UPDATE &PROCESS Gaffron stated that over the past 25 years,the City has conducted a number of studies of the Navarre area that have really not been pursued. The last study was completed in 2005 and the moratorium was allowed to expire. In the last year and a half,progress has been made on possible improvements to Navarre and the Navarre Community Initiative was created. Gaffron indicated one of the action items included a mailed survey to the business community. Approximately 58 businesses were identified but there were only a small number of surveys returned. The survey was intended to solicit their input into possible improvements and what they would like to see preserved in the community. Gaffron stated he is not sure the limited response is indicative of a lack of interest or a lack of concern over what happens in the area. In addition to the survey,the other important item that is happening is the City is currently engaged in discussions with Hennepin County's Transportation Department in response to a number of safety concerns that have been identified in a letter sent by the City. The Transportation Department has spent a fair amount of time looking at those issues and representatives of the Transportation Department are planning on attending a City Council workshop on January 28`h to discuss possible improvements to those safety issues. Due to the meeting on January 28�", Staff would suggest that a joint meeting of the City Council and the Navarre Initiative Committee be scheduled after that. Staff is also proposing that consideration be given to developing a more defined process to discuss possible improvements. Staff would propose the following as a more formalized process for gaining input and building consensus: 1. Bi-monthly meetings conducted by Staff with interested Navarre stakeholders at City Hall. Staff would suggest the first such meeting be held on Tuesday,January 29`�', at 5:00 p.m., in conjunction with the proposed street lighting open house,with future meetings prior to regular Council meetings on March 11`"and May 13�'. 2. Regular(bi-monthly)updates to the City Council as a regular Council meeting agenda item. Page 8 of 16