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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,July 21,2014 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> The Orono Planning Commission met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: <br /> Chair Denise Leskinen, Commissioners Kevin Landgraver, Bruce Lemke, Christopher McGrann, Loren <br /> Schoenzeit, and John Thiesse. Representing Staff were Community Development Director Andrew <br /> Mack, Senior Planner Michael Gaffron, City Planner Melanie Curtis, and Recorder Jackie Young. Mayor <br /> Lili Tod McMillan was present. Commissioner Jon Schwingler arrived at 6:40 p.m. <br /> Chair Leskinen called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> CONSENT AGENDA <br /> *1. APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 16,2014 <br /> Leskinen moved, Landgraver seconded,to approve the minutes of the Orono Planning Commission <br /> meeting of June 16,2014,as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> 2. #13-3645 GARY BRIGGS, 1905 CONCORDIA STREET,AND BRIAN SUNDSTROM, <br /> 1895 CONCORDIA STREET, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND VARIANCE,6:33 P.M.—6:52 <br /> P.M. <br /> Gary Briggs and Brian Sundstrom,Applicants, were present. <br /> Curtis stated the applicants are requesting approvals in order to repair and restore slope failures which <br /> occurred in their lakeshore yards. In July of 2013,the Briggs property at 1905 Concordia Street suffered <br /> a catastrophic failure of the lake slope. The property owner has been trying to develop a restoration plan <br /> that meets both the City's and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District's goals to stabilize the slope and <br /> eliminate the sedimentation into the lake and his goals for stability, aesthetics and lake access. A portion <br /> of the failure on the Briggs property extends across the property line onto the Sundstrom/Olausen <br /> property at 1895 Concordia Street. <br /> Mr. Briggs has recently provided the City with a plan for non-engineered, stepped retaining walls with <br /> plantings to restore his lakeshore slope. He has proposed to tie his restoration into the portion of the <br /> Sundstrom/Olausen property that connects with his failure area. <br /> Curtis stated this past July the Sundstrom/Olausen property experienced a separate, less severe failure of <br /> the top of their shoreline slope. In discussing the potential restoration of the Sundstrom/Olausen property <br /> with the owners, it appears they would prefer a more natural restoration for their recent failure involving <br /> minimal walls/boulders and extensive plantings. Sundstrom/Olausen has not yet provided the City with a <br /> plan for their portion of the slope restoration but have hired the same surveyor and contractors as Mr. <br /> Briggs in order to develop a plan that works in conjunction with Mr. Briggs' restoration. <br /> Sundstrom and Olausen have discussed their plans with City Staff and the consulting city engineer. It <br /> appears the plan would result in possibly one wall at the bottom of the failure near the lake to anchor the <br /> slope and primarily consists of stabilization mats and deep-rooted vegetation. <br /> Page 1 of 30 <br />