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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 27, 2016 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 8 <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT – Jon Schwingler, Representative <br /> <br />*9. #15-3786 MOONEY LAKE PRESERVE – PRAIRIE VIEW LANE CONSTRUCTION, <br />APPROVE REVISED COVENANTS AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT <br /> <br />Printup moved, Walsh seconded, to approve the Amendment to Development Contract, Second <br />Amendment to Declaration of Covenants, and the Road Construction Agreement regarding Prairie <br />View Lane. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />10. #16-3822 LAKEWEST DEVELOPMENT, 3245 WAYZATA BOULEVARD – <br />PRELIMINARY PLAT 2ND REVIEW – COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT: <br />PRELIMINARY APPROVAL RESOLUTION – RESOLUTION NO. 6637 <br /> <br /> <br />Senior Planner Gaffron stated before the City Council tonight is a comprehensive plan amendment for the <br />former Eisenger property. In addition, the applicant is requesting preliminary plat review. <br /> <br />Gaffron noted on May 9 the City Council voted 5-0 to table the application and directed Staff and <br />applicant to follow up on three specific items: <br /> <br />1. Staff to review and confirm with the Metropolitan Council the status of Orono’s development <br /> density situation and provide data regarding the number of units required relative to this <br /> development in order to remain above the 3.00 units per acre threshold. <br /> <br />2. Developer and Staff to meet with Hennepin County representatives regarding the potential and <br /> conditions for a second access point. <br /> <br />3. Review plat and access with Fire Chief Van Eyll. <br /> <br />Pursuant to Council direction, Staff communicated with Metropolitan Council staff and received <br />clarification on their methods for calculating density relative to Comprehensive Plan Amendments. For <br />the proposed 27-unit development, the Metropolitan Council’s calculation resulted in a reduction of <br />Orono’s overall development density to 3.01 dwelling units per acre, which is still above the 3.00 <br />threshold. The Metropolitan Council further noted that because the future multi-family site is not <br />proposed to be developed at this time, it does not factor into the current equation. Even absent the multi- <br />family development, Staff expects that the 27-unit Comprehensive Plan Amendment will be approved. <br /> <br />Staff would recommend that the City Council direct Staff to research which other Orono sites might be <br />suitable for re-guiding for higher density to replenish the density offset and discuss the density options at <br />a future meeting. <br /> <br />