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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCII..MEETING <br /> Monday,September 11,207 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (A recess was taken from 8:55 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.) <br /> 18. NAVARRE AREA PLAN—INITIAL CITY MEETING <br /> Eric Schwaber, WSB, stated they would like to get the Council's feedback on the issues they have <br /> identified as part of the Navarre Area Plan. <br /> Carl Mezio stated they have identified the following seven factors that will go into making this plan <br /> successful. <br /> 1. Can the Navarre neighborhood be expanded to actually touch and interact with Lake Minnetonka. <br /> 2. Develop strategies that can build on the success of the Dakota Rail trail. <br /> 3. Encourage trail users to be customers of the Navarre businesses. <br /> 4. Examine and determine the commercial and multi-family markets for Navarre and the <br /> surrounding are to determine the appropriate redevelopment opportunities. <br /> 5. Design guidelines,zoning tools,and/or regulations for the remodels and tear-downs of the <br /> existing single-family homes. <br /> 6. Engagement of the residents,business owners, and elected officials to determine the feasibility of <br /> any redevelopment strategies. <br /> 7. Clear and appropriate redevelopment strategies with stages and timelines for implementation. <br /> Schwaber asked whether the Council feels those goals hit the mark or whether they should be considering <br /> something else. <br /> Printup stated they appear to be a good start. <br /> Walsh stated No. lwas confusing to him. <br /> Schwaber stated what they would like to get out of this is whether Navarre is looking to be similar to <br /> downtown Wayzata or Excelsior,cities who take pride with their interaction with the lake. Schwaber <br /> stated one of the things about those communities is that they get a lot of people to visit their city and that <br /> they would like to understand whether the Navarre residents want them to market to a larger area or <br /> whether Navarre should remain just the gem of Orono. <br /> Dankey stated in her view it is a little of both and that a lot of people pass through the area without <br /> necessarily stopping. Dankey stated a lot of people in Orono do not go to Navarre because they are closer <br /> to Long Lake and that Navarre is more there for people from Mound and other nearby communities. <br /> Dankey stated she is curious how Navarre would connect to Lake Minnetonka and that she would like to <br /> see a nice restaurant go in there. <br /> Seals stated she goes through Navarre all the time but that she does not really stop anywhere except for <br /> Lunds. Seals stated Excelsior has an environment of a number of cool businesses close together where <br /> she can stop at a variety of stores but that she does not go to Excelsior via the lake because there is limited <br /> Page 13 of 17 <br />