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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, November 25, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />    Page 1 of 29   <br /> <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 Kristi Anderson, Cynthia Bremer, Lizz Levang, and Aaron Printup. <br />Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Finance Director Ron Olson, Assistant City <br />Administrator for Long-Term Strategic Planning Michael Gaffron, Planning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Jesse Struve, City Attorney Soren Mattick, and Recorder Jackie <br />Young. <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 />Item Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 10, were added to the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />Loftus noted there is a request to add a second closed meeting to tonight’s agenda. <br /> <br />Mattick stated he would request that follow Item No. 15. <br /> <br />Anderson moved, Printup seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended, with the addition <br />of Item 15, a closed session. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />*2. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 12, 2013 <br /> <br />Anderson moved, Printup seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of <br />November 12, 2013, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />PRESENTATION <br /> <br />3. CSAH 112 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (Public Input Invited) <br /> <br />Jim Grube, Hennepin County Transportation Department, and Mike Turner, SRF Consulting Group, were <br />present. <br /> <br />Grube thanked the City Council for allowing them to speak tonight. Grube stated the goal of tonight’s <br />presentation is to cover the turnback of former State Highway 12. The state has transferred jurisdiction to <br />Hennepin County, which is called a turnback. Grube stated whenever a turnback occurs; there is money <br />available through the state for the restoration of the roadway. <br /> <br />Grube stated for the past year or so a committee, consisting of appointees from both Orono and Long <br />Lake, has been developing a vision for the project. The turnback process allows the community the <br />opportunity to look toward the future and reconstruct Old Highway 12. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 12/09/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 11/25/2013 <br />[Page 1 of 29]