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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 9, 2007 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />___________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br />James White, Council Members Lili McMillan, Jim Murphy, Cynthia Bremer, and David Rahn. <br />Representing Staff were City Administrator Ron Moorse, Planning Director Mike Gaffron, City <br />Attorney Soren Mattick, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, and Recorder Jackie Young. <br /> <br />Mayor White called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />Item Nos. 8, 17 through 25 were added to the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />*2. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 26, 2007 <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the minutes of the March 26, 2007 City Council <br />meeting as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />RECOGNITION <br />3. TONY ROE – FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESS OF THE NAVARRE <br />FIRE STATION – RESOLUTION NO. 5597 <br /> <br />This item follows Item No. 5. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS – MICHELLE WINER, REPRESENTATIVE <br /> <br />Winer stated she had nothing to report but would be available for questions. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br /> <br />4. VACATION OF EASEMENTS ALONG BNSF RAILWAY CORRIDOR – PUBLIC <br />HEARING – RESOLUTION NO. 5598 <br /> <br />Mayor White opened the public hearing at 7:04 p.m. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated Mn/DOT is requesting existing drainage and utility easements be vacated within the new <br />railroad right-of-way as part of the Highway 12 relocation project. In all cases, the public drainage and <br />utility purposes no longer exist because the approved topographic changes within the railroad corridor <br /> <br />PAGE 1 of 22 <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 04/23/07 <br />Approval of Council Minutes From 04/09/07 [Page 1 of 22]