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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 14, 2009 7:00 o’clock p.m. Page 6 of 8 (7. JOHN BROOKS, 905 FERNDALE ROAD WEST – FENCE IN RIGHT-OF-WAY, Continued) White stated he would be comfortable with allowing a 6-foot fence but that he has a concern with allowing an 8-foot fence. Murphy asked what the main objective of the fence is. Brooks stated he would like to make the fence more attractive. Murphy recommended they attempt to retain as many of the trees as possible. McMillan suggested speaking with Public Works as well to see what they feel would work. Curtis noted the posts would be considered as hardcover. The City Council took no formal action on this item. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT McMillan noted the Long Lake Chamber Task Force met last week and that Jim Grube spoke to the group regarding the changes that he foresees coming to the area. The business owners would like to replace one of the signs on the east side with a sign that says Long Lake/Orono straight ahead. On the west end there is also still confusion about getting into Long Lake. MnDOT is going to look at the situation and Grube requested that the business owners document their concerns and submit that to him. McMillan noted she also met with Ron Steffenhagen on Friday at the Orono Golf Course and that they determined there are some areas that would not need to be mowed in the future. They also reviewed some possible projects that have been discussed in the past, such as looking at the possibility of obtaining a grant to plant some native landscaping around the pond area. The grant deadline is the end of October for the coming year. McMillan indicated she also talked with Stephanie Grand over the weekend and that they have 14 people participating in the Citizens Police Academy. Murphy stated with regards to the golf course, he would like to see something done with the shed and the pop machine. Murphy asked what the status is with the property next to Morrie’s. Kellogg indicated he did review Morrie’s drainage plan and some revisions have been made to the plan. The Western Steel site did drain onto the Morrie’s site in the past and that Morrie’s has taken some steps to improve that area. The drainage calculations submitted on the Western Steel site were acceptable and that the runoff should not increase with this project. Kellogg stated it was recommended that they discuss the project with their neighbor prior to installing the drain tile but apparently that discussion did not occur. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 09/28/09 Approval of Council Minutes 09/14/09 [Page 6 of 8]