HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 7071 gO.N CITY OF ORONO
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A RESOLUTION
GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF
AMENDMENT#2 OF THE
ORONO 2040 COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT PLAN:
CITY OF ORONO
FILE #LA19-000099
WHEREAS,the City of Orono (hereinafter"City")is a municipal corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, on May 23, 2019 the Metropolitan Council approved the
Comprehensive Plan, authorizing adoption by the City of Orono; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2019 the Orono City Council adopted the 2040
Orono Community Management Plan (hereinafter "CMP" or "the Comprehensive Plan") to
provide for the orderly development of the City, in compliance with the Metropolitan Land
Planning Act of 1976 and Minnesota Statutes Chapters 462 and 473; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan identifies 8 priorities of the city with
regard to trails and trail connections; and
WHEREAS, commiserate with the annual review of the Plan and the Park
commission priorities, the Park Commission identified the need to adjust the priorities for
trails to read as follows:
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Priority Project Description
1 East Long Lake Trail The city will implement the master plan developed for the trail along
the east end of Long Lake.
2 Navarre Dakota Trail The city will actively partner with Hennepin county and Three Rivers
Connection Park District to complete a trail connection along County Road 19
connecting Navarre to the Dakota Trail
3 Lakeview Legacy Park The city will plan and construct a walking trail that connects Lakeview
Legacy Park to West Branch Road/County Road 151 along the old
Shakopee/Greenfield native American trail. This project should be
timed with the 2020 road construction project.
4 Wayzata Blvd Trail The City is partnering with the city of Long Lake and Hennepin County
to provide a multi modal trail along the north side of Wayzata Blvd
from the Luce Line trial to the western Boundary of the Orono School
Property. The trail is being included as part of the CSAH 112 Turn
back Projects.
5 Luce Line Dakota The city will support an off-street trail that provides access from the
Trail connector Luce Line Trail to the Dakota Trail.
6 Hunter The city will partner with the Hennepin County to connect the trails in
Drive/Ferndale northeast Orono to the Luce Line and Dakota Trails via Hunter Drive
and Ferndale Road.
7 Lowry Woods The city will plan trail access to the Lowry Woods Park.
8 County Road 19 The city will work with other communities along county road 19 to
support a trail connecting the Dakota Trail to Navarre south to the
Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail
; and
WHEREAS, this request was reviewed as Land Use Application LA19-
000099); and
WHEREAS,the proposed amendment was distributed to adjacent,potentially
impacted cities of Mound, Long Lake, Medina, Wayzata, and Minnetonka Beach; and
WHEREAS,in light of the above application the Orono Planning Commission
pursuant to published and written notice held a public hearing on January 21, 2020 and on a
vote of 4-0 recommended that the 2040 Community Management Plan be amended to reflect
the revised Trail Priorities; and
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CITY OF ORONO
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WHEREAS, the amendment will not impact Metropolitan Council's density
calculations for Orono, or alter any land use designation of City of Orono; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orono City Council
conditionally approves an amendment of the 2040 Community Management Plan to adjust
the Trail Priorities to read as noted above,and directs City staff to prepare such an amendment
and submit it to the Metropolitan Council for review and approval.
Adopted by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota this 10th day of February, 2020.
ATTEST:
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Dennis Walsh, Mayor
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Anna Carlson, City Clerk
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