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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,November 27,2017 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS—Continued <br /> Barnhart stated the changes were made after the October meeting and are consistent with the changes <br /> made by the City of Long Lake in September. <br /> Stavig stated from his review of the matter,there did not seem to be any understanding or consideration <br /> by the City of the prior noise complaints by the residents on Long Lake. Stavig asked whether there was <br /> any public input on it. <br /> Barnhart stated there was not a formal public hearing but that the City Council asked for public comments <br /> at the meeting. <br /> Walsh stated the matter was before the City Council twice. <br /> Stavig stated he has also been attempting to find out more about the tree removal on the southern <br /> lakeshore of Long Lake and the turnback of the highway. Stavig stated to his knowledge all of the work <br /> currently going on is located in the City of Long Lake and within the easement. <br /> Stavig stated the transportation plan has as its major objectives the protection of the natural resources and <br /> environmental amenities,and then it goes on to talk about a concern over the increase in road size, <br /> particularly around County Road 15. Stavig stated he would think there would be a comparable concern <br /> with respect to Long Lake. Stavig commented he realizes the document is outdated,but it describes the <br /> area where they are working now as a wooded residential streetscape east of downtown. Stavig noted he <br /> is meeting with the Watershed District next week and has also spoken to Mn/DOT and the DNR in an <br /> attempt to understand why all the trees were removed. Stavig stated the road itself was not widened in <br /> that area but yet every tree was removed for over a quarter of a mile. Stavig stated he realizes there were <br /> a number of hearings regarding the street lights and traffic flow for the businesses but there was no <br /> mention of the removal of the trees. Stavig asked whether the removal of the trees is consistent with the <br /> City's transportation plan and whether the City will be replanting any of those trees. <br /> Walsh stated a lot of the road design was completed a year and a half ago and the City of Orono was not <br /> involved in the design of the portion of the road in Long Lake. Walsh indicated Orono's portion starts at <br /> Old Long Lake Road and the City negotiated$75,000 to get trees replanted in that area. Walsh stated that <br /> work will not be done until the road is completed and that the majority of it was in Long Lake's <br /> streetscape plan and did not involve the City of Orono. <br /> Stavig stated the riprap goes into the lake itself and is outside the right-of-way. <br /> Edwards stated the area he is speaking about is within the City of Long Lake and not within the City of <br /> Orono and is a county right-of-way. <br /> Stavig asked whether the lake itself is within the city. <br /> Edwards indicated the work is occurring on the embankment,which will be rebuilt,which is why the <br /> trees were removed. <br /> Walsh suggested Mr. Stavig speak with Long Lake and that Orono did not have any input or make any <br /> decisions on that portion. <br /> Page 2 of 12 <br />