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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, January 14, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 6 of 16    <br />   <br />*10. PAY REQUEST NO. 6 – O RONO ORCHARD ROAD <br /> <br />Printup moved, Levang seconded, to approve Pay Request No. 6 for the contractor Minger <br />Construction, Inc., in the amount of $26,000.84 for the Orono Orchard Road Reconstruction <br />Project. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> <br />Levang reported she recently attended the Land Use Planning Workshop along with Kevin Landgraver <br />and Denise Leskinen. Other neighboring cities attending the workshop included Minnetonka Beach, <br />Deep Haven, Victoria, Greenwood, and Minnetonka. Levang stated it was noteworthy that every one of <br />the cities that were in attendance indicated a desire to learn from their neighbors. With the exception of <br />Victoria, most of the cities have little open space and are interested in maintaining healthy communities, <br />more walkability, and addressing the needs of the baby boomers. <br />Levang noted there was quite a comprehensive agenda at the work session and it was well worth the time. <br />Levang thanked the Planning Department for bringing the workshop to their attention and encouraging <br />people to attend. <br /> <br />Anderson stated last week she went on a tour of city hall, the public works facility and the police <br />department. Anderson indicated the tour was very helpful in understanding the space issues the police <br />department is currently experiencing. <br /> <br />McMillan thanked Council Member Levang and Planning Commissioners Landgraver and Leskinen for <br />attending the land use workshop and that it shows a good level of dedication to the City. <br /> <br />McMillan thanked the Orono City Staff for the changes in the recycling cart, which hopefully will <br />encourage more people to recycle. <br /> <br />Bremer commented it is disappointing that the national statistics show the number of people recycling has <br />not increased dramatically over the years. <br /> <br />Printup stated the Mayor of Long Lake had some statistics relating to their recycling program and how it <br />has increased over the past year. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she received some correspondence from Joan Wolfe who is looking for historical <br />information on Navarre. Wolfe is in the process of compiling materials relating to business and family <br />background information, interesting Navarre highlights, information on generational businesses, <br />information on interesting and notable individuals from the Navarre area, and interesting lake stories with <br />Navarre connections. McMillan suggested the City include a link on their website so people can contact <br />Joan to provide that type of information. <br /> <br />McMillan noted she also recently attended a follow-up meeting for the community drug forum. In <br />attendance were representatives from Orono, Spring Park, Minnetrista, and Mound as well as <br />representatives from the various police departments and school districts. A follow-up meeting is <br />scheduled for February 21st at the Gillepsie Center. There will be three breakout sessions at that time: <br />one on school resources to help deal with chemical use, a law enforcement session, and a session on <br />community resources for support and treatment options. Each session will be approximately 20 to 30 <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 01/28/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 01/14/2013 <br />[Page 6 of 16]