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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />February 9, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 24 of 26 <br /> <br />(MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT continued) <br /> <br />Cornick stated he attended the training by the League of Minnesota Cities and that he is thankful for the <br />opportunity to attend since it was well worth it. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he attended the Planning Commission meeting in January and that in his view it is important <br />to attend in person whenever possible. Walsh stated he would like to include on the next City Council <br />agenda the issue about videotaping the Planning Commission meetings so a decision can be made on that. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he realizes the City Council has reviewed a number of amendments and ordinances and that <br />there are still a few that have not yet been placed on the agenda. Walsh stated it would be nice to get all <br />of those finalized and get them in place. Walsh requested those be placed on the next agenda. <br /> <br />Walsh noted the proposed language for the public comment has been reviewed a couple of times now and <br />that he would like that to also be brought up for discussion at the next City Council meeting. Walsh <br />stated the language would allow people to know that they will be asked for their input on applications as <br />the applications are being discussed by the Council. <br /> <br />Walsh stated the final item he would like to discuss is the fact that the City really lacks the enforcement <br />mechanism necessary to collect fees for City Ordinance violations with the exception of threatening to <br />take them court, which then becomes the City’s cost. Walsh stated in his view the City needs to have <br />some language in place to handle those situations. Walsh stated in his view if a person does not pay the <br />fee, it should be increased since a financial incentive is typically the biggest motive to take care of them. <br />Walsh stated he would like to discuss this issue at the next work session. <br />Mattick stated it is his understanding City Code enforcement is on the next work session agenda. Mattick <br />stated he can discuss a re-inspection fee and what some of the other communities are doing to address this <br />issue. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she is fine with placing the videotaping of the Planning Commission meetings on the <br />Council agenda. McMillan indicated she would prefer to discuss the language for the public comment <br />section and City Code enforcement at a work session. <br /> <br />Printup stated he also likes the idea of videotaping the Planning Commission meetings. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she received an update from Hennepin County Transportation Department a couple of <br />weeks ago on Navarre. Hennepin County should know in March whether they will be receiving the safety <br />grant for the intersections of County Roads 15 and 19. If the grant is received, the Department of <br />Transportation will start work on designing the intersection. <br /> <br />McMillan indicated she also met with two board members of the Gillespie Center to talk about City <br />funding. McMillan stated the Gillespie Center will be putting something together and submitting that <br />prior to June. <br /> <br />McMillan reported that Senator Osmek has been holding meetings with some of the local mayors to talk <br />about his legislation related to the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Council Comprehensive <br />Plan. McMillan stated they also talked about Sunday liquor sales.