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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 24, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 14 (*8. ORONO PUBLIC GOLF COURSE – GROUPON PROPOSAL, Continued) McMillan stated she would like to see the number reduced to 150 and that her concern is the fact that it would tie up two carts. Bremer moved, Printup seconded, to amend the motion to authorize Staff to enter into an agreement with Groupon to advertise with them, with Deal No. 3 being changed to an initial quantity of 150. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT, CONTINUED Struve reported the storm event last week has resulted in some icy road conditions, which will remain until the weather warms up. Struve indicated the salt the Public Works Departments uses on the roads is relatively ineffective below 10 to 15 degrees and noted the weather is not expected to warm up for approximately another week. Struve indicated the Public Works Department will be going out with the road grader this week attempting to break up some of the ice. McMillan noted she has received a number of compliments regarding the good job the Public Works Department has been doing on the roads this winter season. Struve stated throughout the metro area the roads are in poor condition given the amount of snow that fell. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Levang reported she attended the meeting with City Administrator Loftus on the Lake Minnetonka Scenic Byway Project. The meeting was hosted by Wayzata, with 14 cities being asked to participate in the meeting. Representatives from almost every city were in attendance along with Representative Jan Callison. Representatives from Three Rivers Park, MnDOT and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District were also in attendance. Levang stated the purpose of the meeting was to discuss creating a Lake Minnetonka scenic byway, which would be an official road designation that would offer some economic and other benefits for the 14 nearby cities in terms of protecting resources and expanding business opportunities. The byway would help to enhance community recognition, enhance community pride and vision, encourage partnering with the various cities, and boost economic development along the byway. Levang indicated a proposal was prepared by a citizen from Wayzata which then made its way to Minnesota’s Scenic Byway Committee. The proposal lists out different resources and things to see and do in each of the communities. Some of the attractions listed for Orono include Noerenberg Park, which is now called Noerenberg Memorial Gardens and the Woodhill Country Club. In total, there are 140 attractions around the lake that are listed in the proposal, and the intent is to attract more people to the area. Levang indicated the group will see a resolution coming out of Wayzata asking the 14 cities to vote on whether they would like to continue the conversation. Based on the support of the participating cities it will be determined whether additional meetings should be held on this proposal. Levang stated it is expected the project will take at least a year before it is finalized. The costs associated with the proposal have not yet been discussed. Other funding sources would need to be looked at since there are no longer any state funds available.