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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Tuesday, November 12, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />    Page 1 of 36   <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br />Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Cynthia Bremer, Lizz Levang, and Aaron Printup. Representing <br />Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Assistant City Administrator for Long-Term Strategic <br />Planning Michael Gaffron, Planning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />Jesse Struve, City Attorney Andrea McDowell Poehler, and Recorder Jackie Young. City Council <br />Member Kristi Anderson arrived at 7:33 p.m. <br /> <br />Mayor McMillan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />Item Nos. 4, 5, 6, 9 through 15 were added to the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 4, <br />Nays 0. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />*2. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OF OCTOBER 28, 2013 <br /> <br />Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council Work Session <br />of October 28, 2013, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*3. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 28, 2013 <br /> <br />Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of <br />October 28, 2013, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS – DENISE LESKINEN, REPRESENTATIVE <br /> <br />Leskinen reported the Planning Commission has completed its initial review of the City’s alternative <br />energy ordinance and a public hearing on the draft ordinance will be held at the November 18 Planning <br />Commission meeting. <br /> <br />LMCD REPORT – ANDREW MCDERMOTT, REPRESENTATIVE <br /> <br />McDermott stated approximately 98 percent of the docks on Lake Minnetonka have been taken in. At its <br />meeting last week, the LMCD reviewed a de-icing permit from Sailor’s World. McDermott noted the <br />current owners for the past two or three years have had no issues and the permit was renewed by the <br />LMCD with the majority of the restrictions on the permit being removed. The restrictions regarding the <br />flashing light near the City’s access point and the snow fence are still in effect. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 11/25/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 11/12/2013 <br />[Page 1 of 36]