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MINUTES OF THE <br /> � ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,July 22,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (9. BRUSHDISPOSAL SITE UPDATE, Continued) <br /> Levang noted she did receive a number of comments from Orono residents who were grateful for the site. <br /> McMillan stated a permanent site would involve additional costs and additional manpower. <br /> Bremer stated she would prefer a permanent site be in a location that could be more easily monitored. <br /> Bremer stated she would also like to look at possibly opening up a section on the city hall site a few times <br /> a year. <br /> McMillan noted if the ash borer hits Orono,that will have the potential of killing the ash trees in the <br /> City's right-of-ways and parks and those will need to be removed for safety reasons. McMillan stated the <br /> City will need to start budgeting for that now. <br /> Levang asked what the anticipated time line is for the ash borers to hit the Orono area. <br /> McMillan stated when they find the ash borer;they attempt to confine the ash borer to that area by <br /> removing the trees as quickly as possible. McMillan noted the wood cannot be transported. At the <br /> present time ash borers have been detected in an area in St.Paul and a small area in Minnetonka. <br /> Struve indicated he has not heard of the ash borer being found this far west but that he is aware it has been <br /> found around Como Park and Falcon Heights. Communities such as Minneapolis have already taken <br /> some pre-emptive cutting of trees and applying preventative treatment to hopefully delay the ash borer. <br /> Struve noted the treatment needs to be reapplied every year. <br /> Printup stated in this week's Lakeshore Weekly there was some information regarding the ash borer. <br /> The City Council directed the City Engineer to compile some options concerning a dump site. <br /> 10. CITY LAKE ACCESSES/FIItE LANES <br /> Gaffron stated there are approximately 371ake accesses throughout the City and that there was a recent <br /> concern raised during an application that snowmobilers were starting out on the access lane and then <br /> going over onto to his property due to the steep terrain. Gaffron stated there are a number of pros and <br /> cons associated with marking the accesses. <br /> Gaffron noted the packet of information contains some information regarding prior discussions on this <br /> issue. <br /> Levang asked if the main reason for removing the markers is because the residents are concerned about <br /> keeping the general public out or the neighbors out of the access lanes. <br /> Gaffron indicated he does not know the exact reason why some of the markers have been removed but <br /> that generally the residents like the idea that they are private and not that many people know where they <br /> are located. Gaffron stated his belief is that the residents do not want the general public to know about it <br /> since there will be parking and other issues that will occur. <br /> McMillan asked if Staff can go out to the various sites and identify the boundaries with GIS. <br /> Page 13 of 20 <br />