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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, August 27, 2012 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 9 of 11 <br /> <br />(10. NAVARRE SIDEWALK UPDATE, Continued) <br /> <br />McMillan asked if there is enough money allocated for restoration and landscaping. <br /> <br />Struve stated there are some minor items that could be decreased slightly, but that it is in the ballpark. <br />Struve stated he did speak with some colleagues in other cities regarding projects recently completed to <br />see how they correlated with these costs and that they were in the approximate range. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she has a concern that the residents would have a big retaining wall in their front yard <br />which might also require a fence on top of it. <br /> <br />Struve stated the existing vegetation would need to be removed. Struve indicated he did add in the cost of <br />the fence since there were no costs included for that in the prior estimate. There were some additional <br />costs for restoration and vegetation that were included. <br /> <br />McMillan asked what progress is being made on Orono Orchard Road. <br /> <br />Struve indicated they are making very good progress with the pipe installation and that they are expected <br />to be completed with that in approximately two to three weeks. The contractor will be bringing in another <br />crew to catch up with the pipe work and the project is moving forward. Struve stated there have been <br />little to no issues except for the contaminated soils. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the pipe work in the southern area will be completed soon. <br /> <br />Struve stated in the last week four additional people have been brought in and that some additional heavy <br />equipment will be brought in this week, which was a point of emphasis at last week’s meeting with the <br />contractor. <br /> <br />McMillan commented the southern part of the road was pretty rugged and that it was difficult to traverse. <br /> <br />Struve stated they should see some good improvement on that this week. <br /> <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> <br />Franchot reported the LMCC is starting to gear up for the contract renewal process and notices are being <br />sent out about a technical survey that the LMCC will be conducting regarding the system and the <br />condition of the system. The LMCC will be testing a number of homes to see what the signal strength is <br />and they have sent letters to various people asking for permission to do that. There will also be a survey <br />sent out within the next month to see what needs and desires there are for the City. <br /> <br />Franchot noted that Medina is very poorly covered at the present time and they have been pushing the <br />LMCC to lower the homes per mile standard that Mediacom has to serve. Currently the standard is 30 <br />homes per mile and there are some tracts in Medina and Orono that do not meet that. The industry is <br />attempting to move towards 20 homes per mile and the LMCC is being encouraged to join that effort. <br />There will be some meetings in Medina, Independence, Minnetrista, and possibly Victoria to come up <br />with a unified front to approach the LMCC to request that they advocate for that reduction. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the LMCC is still working on their budget. <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 09/10/2012 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 08/27/2012 <br />[Page 9 of 11]