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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 20, 2016 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br /> Page 9 <br /> <br /> <br />Olson stated without having all the information, in his view they can still do the dog park without <br />granting the variances. Olson noted someone else is going to decide if there is going to be a dog park and <br />that the Planning Commission will not be deciding that. Olson stated in his view the City can get to that <br />end result without granting the variances and that he has not seen a very substantial hardship <br />demonstrated. <br /> <br />Lemke stated he is in agreement with Commissioner Schoenzeit and that he does not see much thought <br />having gone into the concept of a dog park. <br /> <br />Leskinen stated she would be okay with the variance on the smaller portion that is not accessible without <br />it, but that along the larger section, she is having trouble seeing enough practical difficulty to be able to <br />grant the variance. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated by granting the variance, they are giving the City permission to spend $150,000 to get <br />into the dog park business. Schoenzeit stated he hears all the time how the City does not have the <br />resources to do various things, and that anything the Planning Commission can do to slow that down <br />would be their duty. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated he is ambivalent to the dog park, but that in his view the park can function with the fence in <br />a legal position. Thiesse indicated he is more willing to accept the variance for the small part. Thiesse <br />noted Three Rivers has nine dog parks and that he hopes someone has checked to see whether Baker Park <br />will be included in that in the near future. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit moved, Lemke seconded, to recommend denial of Application No. 16-3832, City of <br />Orono, 3580 Wayzata Boulevard West. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0.