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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 28, 2008 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />__________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />(11. ACCEPT DONATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT KEEP IT COOL: April 20, <br />2008, Continued) <br /> <br />McMillan moved, Rahn seconded, to accept all the donations from all businesses or persons <br />listed in the Deputy City Clerk Memorandum that were used to create this event, promote or <br />give away at the Environmental Event KEEP IT COOL held on April 20, 2008. VOTE: Ayes 4, <br />Nays 0. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br /> <br />*4. #08-3335 DOUGLAS W. AND MARGARET S. FRANCHOT, 2010 COLIN DRIVE – <br />VARIANCE – RESOLUTION NO. 5744 <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Rahn seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5744, a Resolution Granting <br />Variances to Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1435, for the property located at 2010 Colin <br />Drive. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*5. #08-3353 GARY AND KATHRYN GANGSTEE, 1374 REST POINT ROAD – <br />VARIANCE RENEWAL – RESOLUTION NO. 5745 <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Rahn seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5745, a Resolution Granting <br />Variances to Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-330, 78-1279, 78-1288(b), and 78-1432, and a <br />Conditional Use Permit and Variance Per Section 78-1286, for the property located at 1374 Rest <br />Point Road. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />6. ORONO MONTESSORI, MICHAEL KURUVILLA, 850 WAYZATA BOULEVARD <br />WEST <br /> <br />Michael Kuruvilla, Orono Montessori School, addressed the City Council regarding the issues that are <br />facing the school surrounding sewer and water availability and access to the property. Kuruvilla stated <br />he has appeared before the City Council at periodic times over the past eight years and noted that the <br />school has grown to accommodate over 80 students and employs a number of teachers. Kuruvilla <br />stated this situation could affect over 100 families in the Orono community and that thousands of <br />hours of effort on his part have been put into the school. Kuruvilla requested the City Council not <br />close the school down. <br /> <br />Kuruvilla indicated in the past he was consulted on matters that could potentially affect the school but <br />that in the past year Staff has not come to him on those types of issues. Kuruvilla stated one of the <br />main issues that arose was the fact that people leaving his property were not allowed to take a left turn <br />even though he has been requesting a left turn lane for the past two years. Kuruvilla noted a left turn <br />lane was delineated by Mn/DOT once the construction on the new highway commenced and that <br />everything is working fine and there have been no accidents. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PAGE 2 of 9 <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 05/12/08 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 04/28/08 [Page 2 of 9]