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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 10, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 30 ROLL CALL The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Cynthia Bremer, Lizz Levang, and Aaron Printup. Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Assistant City Administrator for Long-Term Strategic Planning Michael Gaffron, Planning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, Public Works Director/City Engineer Jesse Struve, City Attorney Soren Mattick, Consulting City Engineer David Martini, and Recorder Jackie Young. Mayor McMillan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1. CONSENT AGENDA Item Nos. 5, 8, 13, and 14 were added to the Consent Agenda. Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES *2. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OF JANUARY 27, 2014 Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council work session of January 27, 2014, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *3. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 27, 2014 Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of January 27, 2014, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. PRESENTATION 4. SENATOR DAVID OSMEK Senator Osmek reported he served on the Energy and Environment Committee last session and one of the interim projects he was involved in was learning about the nuclear reactor in Becker, Minnesota. In 2013, the MN Legislature passed a new tax bill after initially being voted down. Osmek indicated one piece of legislation that assisted Orono was an exemption to sales tax, which he supported. Osmek indicated he also started working on gaining access for buses on the shoulders on 494. Osmek stated there are a number of places throughout the metro area where buses are allowed to use the shoulders during rush hour traffic but for some reason Metropolitan Council and Mn/DOT was opposed to allowing that on 494. Osmek indicated he worked with the Metropolitan Council and Mn/DOT for a few weeks and they were able to resolve the issue at almost zero cost to the taxpayers.