HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-09-2011 Council Work Session Minutes MINUTES OF THE �
ORONO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Monday, May 9, 2011
5:30 p.m.
Present:
Orono: Mayor Lili McMillan, Council Members Cynthia Bremer, Doug Franchot, Aaron Printup, and Dave
Rahn. Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Assistant City Administrator of Long
Term Strategic Planning Mike Gaffron, Finance Director Ron Olson, City Clerk Lin Vee
Long Lake: MayorTim Hultmann, Council Members Brian Carpenter, Don Chillstrom, Liz Olson and Tom Skjaret;
City Administrator Terry Post
Hennepin County: Jim Grube, Director of Transportation and County Engineer and Craig Twinem, Hennepin
County Roads and Bridges
Jim Grube gave a presentation regarding the process of the Highway 12 turnback project, including the scope,
timing, budget,funding and getting the project started. As of January 1, 2011,jurisdiction of old Highway 12
between approximately Old Crystal Bay Road and Wayzata Boulevard was transferred to Hennepin County, and is
now known as County State Aid Highway(CSAH) 112. $20 million of state turnback funds became available with
the transfer of this portion of the highway from the state to the county. While reconstruction is to be financed
predominantly through state turnback funds, some constructions costs are not available for turnback funds and
must be borne by the cities and county, such as sidewalks and trails, landscaping or streetlights. Multi-year
conversations will take place to establish the vision and planning for the project, with road reconstruction to
begin within 15 years of the road transfer. A consultant will be retained to support the visioning process.
Committees comprised of various stakeholders including city councils, city staff, residents and businesses will be
established to meet on a regular basis.
Both Long Lake and Orono Council Members commented on the Highway 12 Turnback Committee that began
meeting in 2004 to identify values and characteristics for planning the turnback of Highway 12. Both Councils
suggested there may be pieces of previous pians that could be used by future committees to guide discussions.
Grube requested a letter from the Mayor of each city confirming each city's willingness to proceed with the
turnback project.
The meeting closed at 6:30 p.m.
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Linda S. Vee, City Clerk Lili Tod McMillan, Mayor
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