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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 25, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 16 of 21 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT Struve noted there will be a neighborhood open house for the Willow Drive project this Wednesday at City Hall from 5 to 7 p.m. Staff will be here to answer questions and a short presentation will be given at approximately 6:00 p.m. to show people the proposed design and some of the impacts anticipated with the project. All homes directly on Willow Drive and all homes that access roads that outlet to Willow Drive were invited to the open house, which amounted to approximately 65 to 70 homes. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Levang noted she attended the LMCC orientation and annual meeting last week. Orono is 1 of 17 cities that are members of the LMCC. The uppermost issue facing the cities is the refranchising. There was some contention amongst members but the LMCC has established a franchise committee that will be looking at the issues. Levang noted the City Council had their first meeting with Mediacom tonight. Anderson noted she attended the Community Drug Task Forum last week with the Mayor and that it was very informative. Bremer commended the Planning Commission on the fine work they did at their February meeting in dealing with some difficult applications. McMillan stated she watched the LMCC meeting on videotape and that there was some discussion among the commissioners about cities negotiating in secret with Mediacom. McMillan noted that everything Orono has done regarding the LMCC and Mediacom has been very public. McMillan stated representatives of Mediacom approached her last summer and informed her of what Orono’s fees were and that she then called Bill Jensen with a couple of questions. McMillan indicated she started attending the LMCC meetings last fall and that the City Council did have Bill Jensen at their work session tonight. Representatives from the LMCC will be attending the March 11 City Council meeting. McMillan suggested the City Council Members, if they have any questions, to send them to the city administrator so she can get them answered prior to the meeting. McMillan stated since Orono is a large contributor of funds to the LMCC, the City Council should let them know fairly quickly where the City stands. McMillan stated the community drug forum went really well and that they had a nice showing of the area mayors. The Orono Police Department did a great job in the break-out session. McMillan thanked Mindy Anderson of the Gillepsie Center for helping to organize it, and Norwena Dove, former member of the Spring Park Council, for her efforts in putting together the forum. The group would like to keep on having periodic meetings. McMillan stated she will keep the Council posted on what happens next. McMillan noted Hennepin County Commissioner Jan Calliston holds an annual meeting every February and the local mayor’s, Sheriff Stanick, Attorney Mike Freeman, as well as area legislators were invited to attend. McMillan indicated there was a very good showing at the meeting and that she had mentioned the drug forum and the Mound police contract as being new items for the City. McMillan indicated she also mentioned that the City was able to obtain Jim Grube’s help on Navarre and Highway 112. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 03/11/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 02/25/2013 [Page 16 of 21]