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Work Session Minutes
Monday,November 26, 2018
Council Chambers 5:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Wendy Dankey
and Aaron Printup. Representing staff were City Administrator Dustin Rief, Director of
Public Works/City Engineer Adam Edwards, Community Development Director Jeremy
Barnhart, Finance Director Ron Olson and City Clerk Anna Carlson.
GUESTS: David Martini, Matt Johnson
Meeting Start Time: 5:05 p.m.
1. 2019 Street Projects Update
Bolten& Menk representative David Martini presented an overview of the four roads up for
projects in 2019. Martini explained the projected costs and improvements to be made to East
Long Lake Road. He noted two reasons for reclaiming a small portion of the road were to
provide continued access to a property and the first section of the Trail that will begin there.
Martini explained the upgrades that will be made to Tonka View Lane and Chevy Chase Drive to
help mitigate the drainage issues.
Mayor Dennis Walsh asked Martini to explain the issues. Martini mentioned that there is an
excess of rain water draining onto properties and the rain water then sits in the area and
deteriorates the road. He noted part of the project will address the drainage issues.
Public Works Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards mentioned the needs to reshape and
redirect the drainage way slightly.
Martini explained the plans for upgrades to Forest Arms Landing. He discussed the 2019
schedule of projects.
Edwards recommended that East Long Lake Road to be a contingency road in case costs were
looking to exceed the budget.
Edwards mentioned that we were approached by the City of Plymouth in regards to repairs
needed to be made to Ferndale Road North. The City of Plymouth is looking to reconstruct,
pave and repair the storm water system. Plymouth is willing to finance the project and work on
the details with Orono.
Walsh noted that he would like to review roads again in the spring before we commit to certain
roads for 2020.
2. Budget Update
Finance Director Ron Olson presented the budget update. He noted that the City Council will be
adopting the final budget and levy at the December l Oth meeting. Olson mentioned that the t�
capacity rate decreased slightly and that Orono is one of the four cities t,.hat has not completely
recovered to the peak of home values of 2008.
Orono City Council
Work Session Minutes
Monday,November 26, 2018
Council Chambers 5:00 p.m.
Walsh mentioned that the city has dedicated ourselves to the density and lifestyle of Orono and
because of that we may end up paying a little more for some things.
Olson explained the various Enterprise Funds that are seeing increases and decreases.
Walsh mentioned that we have budgeted well in areas to stay ahead of the curve and in the long
run, we will be able to take advantage of the responsible budgeting we are doing now.
Olson noted that adopting the Capital Improvement Plan will not automatically approve all
purchases, it is used as a guide to be used for budget.
3. Comprehensive Plan Update
Community Development Direct Jeremy Barnhart distributed the paper maps for the Comp plan.
He explained that the Comp Plan will be presented at the December 10�'meeting and that any
additional changes have been posted on the website. Barnhart mentioned that the packet
distributed tonight has all the comments received by the public. The Planning Commission met
on the November 18�' and have approved the Comp Plan. Once it is approved it will be
submitted, and if any other changes are received, it will be brought back for approval.
Walsh mentioned that he would like to make sure the guidelines were modified back to the
original plans.
Council Member Aaron Printup asked why the numbers have changed so drastically since the
numbers shown in June.
Barnhart referred to the Transportation map depicted on page 4a3. Orono originally included the
entire area of the map and only needed to include the Orono section only. Because the Orono
area is much smaller than the entire map area,the numbers decreased drastically.
4. Food Fund Balance
There was discussion regarding the Food Fund Balance. The At Risk Kids funds is at$6,000.
5. Mission/Goals
City Administrator Dustin Rief presented a handout in regards to the City's mission/goals and
strategies. It will be discussed at the January Council Work Session.
Meeting End 6:32 p.m.
ATTEST:
Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor