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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 14, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 14 of 16 (MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT, Continued) that it is his understanding that adding more minutes from previous years is on the to-do list, but that it would have been helpful if those minutes had been contained in tonight's packet. McMillan reported she attended the Long Lake Chamber of Commerce meeting last week and that they had a speaker talk about ways state government can help small businesses in Long Lake through less regulations and the use tax being fairly implemented across the state. McMillan stated she would also like to mention that she will be sitting in on the meeting with Jeanne Englund about ideas that she has for the Navarre task force. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Loftus reported that Hennepin County restriped the road in the area of County Road 112 and Wayzata Boulevard. In addition, the City of Wayzata had requested a streetlight in that area, which Xcel has now installed. The City of Long Lake has also gone ahead and installed an access gate on Old Highway 12. Loftus noted she attended the County RFP selection process for the turnback and that it will be a two-year design process with input being obtained from all the stakeholders. Right now they are looking at which consultant will head that process. The County is going to wait for Orono to determine who will be selected as the City's consultant engineer prior to making that selection. McMillan asked what they have budgeted for the design. Loftus indicated the design is over a million dollars. Loftus noted the Council will be interviewing two additional engineering firms on November 28th, and asked if the City Council would like to make the final selection on November 28th or December 12th. Franchot stated he does not see a reason to rush that process and that he personally would prefer the 12th. McMillan commented that would also allow the Council to submit follow-up questions if necessary. It was the consensus of the City Council to schedule December 12th to make the decision on the engineering firm. *9. MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT - AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES Printup moved, Rahn seconded, to approve sending the letter attached to the staff report to the MCWD regarding aquatic invasive species (AIS) efforts in the region. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *10. LIQUIDATION OF FORFEITED VEHICLES Printup moved, Rahn seconded, to approve the liquidation of forfeited vehicles through public bid process and/or Minneapolis Auto Auction or similar business. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 11/28/2011 Approval of Council Meeting Minutes 11/14/2011 [Page 14 of 16]