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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 13, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 21 (LMCD REPORT – ANDREW McDERMOTT, REPRESENTATIVE, Continued) McDermott noted the LMCD recently changed the language in the marina ordinance as it relates to qualifying as a commercial marina and are now looking at yacht clubs and city dockage, which will not impact Orono. McDermott indicated the committee is currently working through the process of tweaking the ordinance. The LMCD also recently approved the Browns Bay dock situation to bring them back into compliance. This development received a favorable vote this past meeting, there are still some outstanding issues that will need to be dealt with. McMillan asked if there are any other places around the lake where there is a trash problem outside of Big Island. McDermott indicated Cruisers Cove and Big Island are the main ones at this time as well as an area in Maxwell Bay. McMillan asked what the water level of Lake Minnetonka is. McDermott stated the water level is average for this time of year due to the area experiencing average precipitation this fall. McDermott noted it took the majority of the summer for the water level to fall to where it normally is at. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS – DENISE LESKINEN, REPRESENTATIVE Leskinen stated she had nothing to report but would be available for questions. PUBLIC COMMENTS Amy Divick, 1780 Martha Lane, Long Lake, stated she is here tonight to comment on the Beacon Interfaith Housing Project, which was officially proposed to the Long Lake City Council on October 7. Interfaith has proposed the first phase of a two phase planned development at the corner of Wayzata Boulevard and Brown Road. Divick indicated Beacon is an interfaith organization who partners with congregations in the Twin Cities to help alleviate homelessness. The project is being done in conjunction with the Wayzata Community Church and would require a block of land owned by the City of Long Lake and adjoining property owners be sold or be donated to Beacon Interfaith. Divick indicated the first phase of the project calls for 40 to 50 units to be built and would be largely or 100 percent government subsidized tenants. Phase two would consist of an additional three buildings of townhomes of a similar nature. Beacon Interfaith has a goal to start construction in June of 2015. The estimated tax revenue is approximately 10,000 per year for Long Lake. The Beacon project was presented to the City of Long Lake in a work session for the first time on, October 7. In this session, the Long Lake Council directed their city attorney to move ahead with good faith negotiations on the sale of the land. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 10/27/2014 Approval of Council Minutes 10/27/14 [Page 2 of 21]