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Council Meeting
Monday, February 22, 2021 6:00 P.M.
Orono Council Chambers, 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356
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The public is invited to address the council regarding any item on the regular agenda. If your topic is not
on the agenda, you may speak during the Public Comments section.
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda
Consent Agenda
1. City Council Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2021
2. Council Work Session Minutes of February 8, 2021
3. Special Council Work Session Minutes of February 18, 2021
4. Claims/Bills
5. Approval of Local 49 Collective Bargaining Agreement
6. Approval of Kennel License Renewals
7. Approval of Contract Renewal with Granicus
8. Water Meter Replacements
9. Rehabilitation of LS #16 (Rest Point Road) and LS #17 (Wildhurst Trail)
10. Big Island Declaration and Change Order Approval
11. Public Works Retirement and Recruitment
12. Seasonal Employee Appointments
13. Dock and Swim Platform for City Beaches (21-033 & 21-034)
Public Comments – (Limit 5 Minutes per Person)
This is an opportunity for the public to address matters not on the agenda. The council will not engage
in discussion or take action on items presented at this time. However, the council may refer issues to
staff for follow up or consideration at a future meeting. Speakers should state their name and home
address at the podium before speaking.
Presentation
14. Diamond Lake Regional Trail Master Plan Update (Remote)
Planning Department Report
15. LA20-000048 – Timothy Whitten o/b/o I. Jacobs/ A. Jacobs Revocable Trust, 1700 Shoreline Drive,
Preliminary Plat – Resolution
Mayor/Council Report
City Administrator Report
City Attorney Report
Agenda
Council Meeting
Monday, February 22, 2021 6:00 P.M.
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Adjournment
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2021
03-01-21 Park Commission Work Session, Monday, 6:00 p.m.
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03-15-21 Planning Commission Meeting, Monday, 6:00 p.m. (Dennis Walsh)
03-29-21 Council Work Session, Monday, 5:00 p.m.
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04-12-21 Council Work Session, Monday, 5:00 p.m.
04-12-21 City Council Meeting, Monday, 6:00 p.m.
04-19-21 Planning Commission Meeting, Monday, 6:00 p.m. (Richard F. Crosby II)
04-26-21 Council Work Session, Monday, 5:00 p.m.
04-26-21 City Council Meeting, Monday, 6:00 p.m.
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ROLL CALL
The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor
Dennis Walsh, City Council members Richard Crosby, III, Matt Johnson, and Victoria Seals.
Councilmember Aaron Printup was absent. Representing Staff were Community Development Director
Jeremy Barnhart, City Attorney Soren Mattick, Public Works Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards and
City Administrator/Finance Director Ron Olson.
Mayor Walsh called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 25, 2021
2. COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES OF JANUARY 25, 2021
3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 11, 2021 AMEND TO ADD PUBLIC
HEARING FOR BODY WORN CAMERAS
4. CLAIMS/BILLS
5. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO 2021 ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS –
RESOLUTION
6. APPROVAL OF HENNEPIN COUNTY ASSESSOR’S 2-YEAR CONTRACT
7. WALTERS PORT WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT – AWARD
8. BUILDING SERVICES CONTRACT
9. LA20-000073 – ALL ENERGY SOLAR O/B/O BRIAN O’CONNELL AND LYNNE
RASMUSSEN, 3145 NORTH SHORE DRIVE, VARIANCE
10. LA20-000076 – CHRIS MOE, 2425 THOROUGHBRED LANE, CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT – RESOLUTION
11. LA20-000077 – PREMIUM CONSTRUCTION LLC, 2967 CASCO POINT ROAD,
VARIANCE – RESOLUTION
12. LA21-000001 - CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO
APPEALS
13. LA21-000002 – CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO DRY
BUILDABLE DEFINITION
14. LA20-000001 – NEIL WEBER O/B/O ORONO APARTMENTS LLC, 2475
KELLEY PARKWAY, MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN EXTENSION
15. REPLACEMENT OF BOBCAT SKID STEER UNIT #452
16. PARKS AND GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT RECRUITMENT
17. REPLACEMENT OF TRAILER UNIT #482
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CONSENT AGENDA – Continued
Crosby moved to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted.
Johnson asked to add on to No) 16, he wished Jason the best of luck as he had a lot of passion for the golf
course.
Mayor Nelson noted Jason is the one who retired and whom Orono needs to replace.
Johnson seconded. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
18. BODY CAMERA POLICY PUBLIC COMMENT
Police Chief Correy Farniok said tonight he has before the Council their portable audio and video
recorders policy. This covers State statute, League of Minnesota Cities, and the policy before the Council
has been reviewed by Attorney Mattick and his team to make sure it fits the requirements of the State in
regards to the mandates in place as well as the League of Minnesota Cities and other data practices. This
includes body cameras, squad cameras, and weapons-mounted cameras. Chief Farniok said regarding
public comment, he received one voicemail today and the only question/concern the individual had is
regarding the data practices of the video released and who can obtain that information – especially when
it pertains to police tactics or movements. He will have to review the policy more closely to make sure it
is covered, but usually that type of information is considered private and would not be released, unless it
was for public need or because of safety concerns.
Mayor Walsh noted that was always the biggest issue, that private information will not get out, pictures of
the inside of houses, medical issues, etcetera.
Chief Farniok emphasized that this includes body cameras, weapon-mounted cameras, so it is all-
encompassing; therefore if they should get involved in a situation they should have the best available data
as well as best available product. Then they can help preserve the evidence and protect the officers and
have that information available for the general public.
Mayor Walsh noted Chief Farniok received a comment and part of the requirement is to open up for
public comment to put in the record.
Mayor Walsh opened the public comment at 6:08 p.m.
Mayor Walsh closed the public comment at 6:08 p.m.
Crosby moved, Seals seconded, to approve the Body Camera Policy. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0.
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT
Mayor Walsh noted Bob Erickson from the Planning Commission is present tonight if the Council has
any questions.
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TRUST, 1700 SHORELINE DRIVE, PRELIMINARY PLAT - RESOLUTION
Patrick B. Steinhoff, 220 South Street, Minneapolis, Attorney for the Applicant, was present.
Staff presented a summary packet of information. Barnhart noted after hearing from the Council and
neighbors last fall, the Applicant revised the proposed Shoreland Estates plat trying to address a number
of concerns raised at that time. Those issues included Average Lakeshore Setback (ALS), number of lots,
road length, tree removal, and density. The Applicant has put together a revised plan and these changes
were routed again through the Planning Commission process and they held another public hearing in
January to gain some more feedback from the neighborhood. What the Council sees tonight is the
culmination of 4-5 months of work, changes made by the Applicant, and comments or reflection of
comments made by the Planning Commission in January; it is quite a bit of comment for this end project.
Barnhart said what is proposed today is a 6 buildable-lot subdivision which include 4 outlots – Outlot A,
B, and C along Shoreline Drive and Outlot D which is a private road for access for these lots. Of the 6
lots, 4 are lake lots; 3 on Smith Bay and 1 on Tanager; Lot 5 is a lake lot but Lots 4 and 6 are not. Access
to this project is via a new private road (maintained by the Association) off Shoreline Drive and the road
will terminate in a cul-de-sac. The Applicant is proposing a landscaped island in the middle of the cul-de-
sac bulb. The cul-de-sac length conforms to the City standard and the City code does not require a
measurement along the diameter of the cul-de-sac. The measurement is shown from the intersection of
Shoreline all the way along to the end of the cul-de-sac pavement. Barnhart commented on the ALS as
that was the big issue last fall; this plan removes all references to ALS and there is no “artificial” ALS; all
of the ALS’s for all of these lots will be established at the time development is proposed for those lake
lots. They will follow the City code as it is written at the time those lots are proposed. He said for Lots 1,
2, 3 and Lot 5 – the ALS will be established at the time a building permit is pulled. Barnhart noted there
has been some comment or question about the buildability of Lot 5. The ALS for Lot 5 is based solely at
this stage, because nothing has happened, on Lot 3 of Tanager Estates. The ALS for Lot 5 is based on the
distance 1100 Millston Road is from Tanager Lake; Barnhart showed an exhibit on-screen and noted 1100
Millston and Tanager Lake and the distance from the Ordinary High Water Line (OHL) to the nearest
point of the structure is 398 feet per the Applicant’s surveyor. That is the distance that an improvement
on Lot 5 needs to be made to build on Lot 5. Barnhart pointed out on-screen the proposed Lot 5 shows
the 398 feet to the proposed red line which generally follows the contour of the OHL. He noted they also
see a yellow highlighted area showing the proposed setbacks for the zoning district on this lot to show
that there is a buildable site for a house on Lot 5. He clarified the house pads here (on-screen) – the
Council is not approving house pads at a time of preliminary or even final plat – these are just illustrations
to show that the lot can be built on. The buildable site for Lot 5 is within this envelope until something
happens with Lot 3 and then that may change. Barnhart said at this stage today, if this plat was approved,
and final plat and all the improvements were made, the property owner on Lot 5 can build within that
envelope. He continued saying during the review of this project, Planning Commission had a number of
issues, concerns, and comments they wanted to address before the City Council saw it; one dealt with the
turn lane as it could potentially impact the private property next door. The property owner there has made
it very clear they do not want any impact onto that private property which is a fair concern. Barnhart said
the Applicant has put together an exhibit to show that a turn lane can be improved within this right-of-
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way without impacting the private property there. Barnhart pointed out the design of the turn lane and the
design of how it is configured – it is a County Road so they look to the County for approval of any
improvements within the right-of-way. The County has said that any work within the right-of-way will
require their permit and they have not yet approved this; Barnhart would not expect the County to
approve a turn lane at this stage. However, the County said in an email that it looks like a good start but
they have had some back-and-forth with the Applicant to make sure their requirements are met and
Barnhart is confident that solution will be made. He pointed out that Staff’s recommendation is that any
approval of this preliminary plat be subject to County approval of any work in the turn lane. Barnhart
said the Planning Commission wanted the Council to see that before they made a final decision so that is
where they see the drawing today. The Planning Commission also had comments about access to the
docks; Planning Commission and Staff anticipate that Outlots A, B, and C will house docks to serve lots
1, 2, and 3 and the Planning Commission had some concern with access to these dock systems. People
will be crossing over Shoreline Drive and walking along the road with coolers, lake toys, etcetera, and the
Planning Commission wanted an idea of how that would be solved. The Applicant has shown three head-
in parking stalls along the new private road where people can park as the houses will likely be 500+ feet
away from where the docks are and that is the proposed solution to that concern. Barnhart stated during
the discussion at the Planning Commission, there was an Outlot D which was really just an extension of
this road (on-screen) and there was some talk about having that area be dedicated for parking or a
community area. Staff was a bit concerned with that and so was the PC, so the Applicant has absorbed
this area into the larger Outlot C; therefore Outlot C is anticipated to be privately owned and combined
with lots 1, 2, and 3.
Walsh noted the people that will come down there to get to the other lots will need some kind of egress as
they do not want them going down the road. He assumes they will give an easement to be able to go from
one to the other and not be trespassing.
Barnhart stated that is a good comment and they can certainly work that into a resolution. He noted that
is one of the Planning Commission’s comments; however there is limited space in that area before diving
into the water and he will look to the Applicant for a resolution on how that is accomplished. He said at
the sketch plan level earlier the County had suggested that their preference would be to have access to this
subdivision and these lots occur via Heritage Lane. This makes sense from a County perspective but the
neighborhood opposes that on many levels. The challenge now is that this is privately held and they do
not have access on Heritage for alternative locations so that is not really an option at this stage. Barnhart
said there is a sanitary sewer easement through this lot that will serve the project but not an access
location. Engineering work to date has been completed consistent with what they would expect at a
preliminary plat stage; the City Engineer has provided engineering comments and they are confident they
are working towards getting those completed. Generally those are not completely done until it is seen as
a final plat approval and the development agreement. Barnhart noted Staff is recommending approval of
this subject to the conditions outlined in his memo. The Applicant is present tonight and can answer
questions; he stated there has also been a fair amount of comment from the neighboring property to the
east and the City Council received a letter this afternoon. The neighbor is also here and would like to
address the Council.
Johnson said if this is a blank lot with no houses, where would the City set the lakeshore setback from
Tanager if someone is coming to build for the first time.
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Barnhart asked if he is referring to Lot 5.
Johnson replied for the entire property. For example, it is a completely blank lot and someone wants to
put a single family home on this property. Where would the City’s setback be from the Tanager side.
Barnhart clarified this is a vacant lot at 1700 Shoreline, the 20 acre parcel noted on-screen in blue. As a
setback from Tanager, three things will come into play: the 75 foot lake lot setback, some bluffs and other
things within the lot that will provide additional setback. Barnhart said this is his estimation of what the
ALS is: the neighboring lake lot to the west is Lot 3 of Tanager estates and that is not improved so that is
a vacant lot. Therefore the average lakeshore setback for this lot is based on the distance between the
improved lot to the east which is 1100 Millston and that is the 398 foot setback. He said that is roughly
what the red line on-screen is. Barnhart stated it is not perfect and he looks for engineers and surveyors to
give a better number, but based on his measurement tool that is what he was able to estimate.
Johnson said under the City’s code they would not be drawing a line between the property to the east and
the property that does exist to the west. They would be using a distance from Tanager, from the ordinary
high water mark based on the property to the east only.
Barnhart replied yes.
Walsh stated it is because there is no other house on the other lot yet. Once there is a home, they will
have the measurement between the two if it is there before anything gets built.
Johnson noted the one that exists to the east is not relevant.
Crosby said the one to the east is relevant.
Johnson apologized and clarified to the west. They have the one to the east but there is a property to the
west existing.
Barnhart replied yes, but it is a lot over. The City only looks at the neighboring lots; the lot to the west is
currently vacant, which is Lot 3 of Tanager Estates. When the house is built, they will then draw that line
between the two.
Johnson asked if they come around the corner on the west side of the property, is that a different lot right
there.
Barnhart stated that is a different lot, yes.
Johnson said that is a different lot but they are not considering that lot.
Barnhart said that is a lake lot only on Smith Bay and it is not a lake lot on Tanager Lake. That is where
the line comes in. To his estimation it is the closest point to this house to Smith Bay and the closest point
of the neighboring lot to the east and that is where the line comes in.
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Johnson said the red line that is on-screen is going to that property.
Barnhart replied yes.
Walsh said that is the Smith Bay setback line.
Johnson noted because that line does not go to Tanager, the City code says they do not use it; rather they
use the vacant lot which then becomes the distance calculation.
Barnhart replied in the affirmative.
Walsh welcomed the Applicant to the podium.
Patrick B. Steinhoff, Attorney for the Applicant said the bottom line here is that this is a conforming plat,
it is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan, it meets all the standards in the City’s ordinance, and
the City Council should vote to approve it. As the City Council is aware, the Applicant has received quite
a bit of objections from one of the neighbors, Mrs. Barbara Burwell, through her attorney who has
submitted numerous letters totaling about 40 pages of objections. Mr. Steinhoff has made a list of the
most pertinent of those and using as few words as possible, he will quickly go through to explain the
Applicant’s response to them. He started with the ALS issue and noted they spent a huge amount of time
trying to address objections to the ALS. He won’t talk at length but will say if they were to
simultaneously build houses on all of these lots right now, they would be buildable behind the ALS where
it is today. Obviously the ALS is a moving target and it changes, however right now they have six
buildable lots if they all went up at the same time right now based on where the ALS is today. He said
there was an objection to the cul-de-sac road; in the original plan there was an objection to its length and
the Applicant redesigned it so it is shorter now and comes in at 997 feet which is in conformance with the
City’s subdivision code and is no longer an issue. Mr. Steinhoff noted they have had comments regarding
the right-hand turn lane and Barnhart summarized them pretty well; they were addressed in the letter the
City Council received a couple hours ago from Mrs. Burwell’s attorney Mr. Dean and Mr. Steinhoff will
address some of those comments briefly as the premise of the objection is totally wrong. If the City
Council read the attorney’s letter, he said there is an eight foot shoulder requirement for this turn-lane.
Mr. Steinhoff stated that is not true as the attorney was citing MnDOT regulations and those apply to
travel lanes and do not apply to turn lanes. If one is on a traveling lane, the shoulder is to get cars off the
travel lane; if one is in a turn lane, they are already out of the travel lane so those concerns do not apply.
Mr. Dean’s objection is also premised on characterization of Shoreline Drive as a principal arterial and it
is not; rather it is a minor extender according to the City’s Comprehensive Plan. This is a Hennepin
County road and the County does not have it classified as a principal arterial. The Applicant’s engineer
and surveyor Mark Gronberg have had discussions with the County and can explain more about those
consultations. The bottom line is that the Applicant is willing to build a turn lane, they are in consultation
with the County and the turn lane shown on-screen is consistent with what the County tells them they will
require. Mr. Steinhoff noted there have been objections to density and the number of lots and he noted
this City Council has already decided what the property density is for this property in its Comp Plan,
ordinances, and has already made the policy determination of what the density should be. The Applicant
has complied with the ordinances and they are consistent with the Comp Plan. He also noted they have
already reduced the original density as it used to be 7 lots and they have reduced it to 6 lots. Mr.
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Steinhoff said there were comments made about the docks and safety issues along the lake and he will
have Tim Whitten and Mr. Gronberg talk more about those, but the Applicant has addressed the
comments made by the Planning Commission. There have been lots of objections relating to trees and the
Applicant has done as much as they can do concerning preservation of trees and Mr. Whitten will speak
more about that. If the City Council has any other specific questions he is happy to answer them now or
later. In conclusion, Mr. Steinhoff said this is a conforming plat, the City should vote to approve it, and
he asks that they do.
Tim Whitten, Whitten & Associates, addressed the issue of the tree protection area and showed an exhibit
on-screen, noting the Applicant heard from the neighbor that they are concerned about tree preservation.
The Applicant identified areas on the site in green that are 30 foot wide areas which they would classify
as a “no touch zone.” Any trees in those areas they would not touch. Mr. Whitten noted they shared this
information with the Kuhlmann’s on the west side and Mrs. Burwell and her attorney on the east side.
They offered, through Mrs. Burwell’s attorney, that they would also be willing to plan some evergreen
trees along the road on the east right-of-way to help buffer that. He noted that is something they will deal
with when they develop the landscape plan and they also have some City required trees to incorporate
into the plan as well; they will do that at the same time and are happy to work with them. The next
exhibit is on the shoreline and Mr. Whitten noted there were questions from the Planning Commission on
how safe it is for the residents on the south side of Shoreline Drive as they access their docks. Mr.
Whitten stated they took a photo and showed what it looks like today, and then showed a picture of Mrs.
Burwell’s area and noted they would prepare the access to the docks in a similar way. They would keep
the main priority trees, cut down the brush, and make it a safe passageway through. He noted they are
committed to doing that. Mr. Whitten is happy to answer questions.
Walsh said regarding the easement for people going across and getting to the lots farther to the west, the
Applicant will put in some kind of walking easement so they can walk through Lot 1 to be able to get to
lots 2 and 3.
Mr. Whitten replied yes.
Johnson thinks there was a question that came up at the Planning Commission that a property owner to
the east was concerned about the roadwork that would be done and how that affected properties that were
on their property and asked Mr. Whitten to speak to that.
Mr. Whitten asked if he is talking about the turn lane.
Johnson said no, he believes it was talking about the private drive that goes up and thought there a
concern about how that activity was going to affect.
Mr. Whitten replied yes, in the tree preservation exhibit they identified the trees that would be removed.
Farther to the south there is a tree that would be removed and then as the road turns there are also trees
that would be removed. Along the east edge is where they are saying they would plant some evergreens.
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Walsh thinks the question Johnson was asking at the Planning Commission, the Burwell’s brought up that
in constructing the turn lane they were under the impression that their private property would be used to
do that turn lane. He thought someone at the time said they would not have to be on or take any of the
Burwell’s private property to make that happen.
Johnson clarified it was not the turn lane but he thought there was some concern that the activity of doing
this development and putting in this shared driveway where it exists as a singular driveway now was
going to impact some of the trees on their property.
Mr. Whitten stated he is not aware that it will impact but he will let Mr. Gronberg reply to that. They are
putting the road basically in the same position that the existing road is but it will be a little bit wider.
Johnson noted the Planning Commission was also asked to get a dock plan and asked if the Applicant has
gotten that far.
Mr. Whitten said they have not gone through that exercise yet.
Johnson said the Applicant got rid of Outlot D which he thinks is a good idea based on the feedback from
the Planning Commission and asked if they will likely do a joint dock down there.
Mr. Whitten thinks that is a possibility and it will likely be up to the property owners to decide whether
they would have a joint dock.
Barnhart clarified the Code does allow joint-use dock facilities but that is done at the time of the
subdivision so that decision would have to be made as part of the final plan at the latest stage.
Walsh assumes the owners of the property would have to agree to do that.
Barnhart said yes.
Walsh stated they could have three individual dock formations and they would all have to get along to do
a shared dock.
Johnson said it is either that or risk your life heading to your dock on Lot 3. He understands the
Applicant will clear trees over 4 inches along the lakeshore but that does not necessarily make it safer.
He thinks the Planning Commission hit on it – the turn lane is relevant and Johnson does not know what
jurisdiction the City has in dictating that or not. However, there is no safe way to cross this as it is a busy
road; he noted he lives just down the street and goes by there all the time. For the value of the
development, the Applicant wants to mitigate that as much as possible and Johnson thinks that all the
crossings that occur here are at an increased amount of risk as it is a busy road. Whatever they can do to
keep people from continuing down this road even farther is something to be looked at whether that is a
sidewalk or whatever that is.
Walsh asked if Johnson would suggest that he would want a joint dock put in to solve some of that.
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Johnson replied he thinks the Applicant is right and these property owners will probably come to that on
their own. If he was the property owner and looked down at the Fox neighborhood just down the street,
the one thing they have going for them is their dock access is straight out from their road. There are not
people going across and then going along that road. He said these people are not doing anything wrong as
they are just going off to their boat. Johnson noted there were two vehicles in the water right along there
this year and he does not know the responsibility the City has – maybe it is not their business – and
perhaps it is just up to the County. However turn lanes in both directions there just makes sense to
Johnson because it is a busy road and people are carrying things across.
Crosby asked if they could do docks like they have in the Fox neighborhood for all the houses or for 5 of
the 6.
Barnhart said there is a provision in the City code currently that allows joint-use facilities where riparian
lots can create an asset for non-riparian lots as long as the density of both does not increase over what is
allowed without that joint-use dock. He stated if he is reading that clause of the code correctly, that is
done at the time of a subdivision; the City has said no to neighborhoods coming and wanting to do a joint
use dock that did not have one before because it is part of a subdivision, which this would be.
Johnson was just talking about allowing the two lots that do not have dock rights; he is not saying to add
them down here as that is the worst thing they could do to add more people down there. It might just
make logistical sense for the three which will be after the lot combination as they will be lakeshore
owners. The three of them under the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) can decide to put
their docks together.
Seals thinks that makes sense as Johnson drives it all the time and she drove it and there is no room; one
is testing fate on Shoreline Drive and people drive like morons on that road. She is sorry.
Crosby noted that is every house along Shoreline Drive.
Walsh stated it is seven miles.
Seals understands what Crosby is saying but noted they are only increasing the problem as Johnson is
pointing out.
Walsh noted it is something to think about.
Seals agreed.
Crosby said the combination dock makes a lot of sense; as Johnson pointed out, something similar to Fox.
Walsh does not know if the City Council can mandate that they have to have a joint dock.
Crosby said yes, it would be recommended.
Walsh stated regarding the turn lane, the design shows it can be done.
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Crosby asked if that turn lane is going in the western direction.
Walsh said regardless of whether it can or cannot be done, it would be contingent upon getting Hennepin
County approval to get it done correctly. The City Council is not making a decision on the turn lane but
rather making it consistent that it must be contingent on having that done correctly per County standards.
Johnson’s only question with the turn lane would be, as a City Council, do they have any jurisdiction to
even have an opinion on it.
Attorney Mattick said they have the right to have an opinion on it but they do not have jurisdiction over
that road. To the extent the City Council starts adding requirements to it, they must make sure the County
signs off on it. He noted the County has provided the City with recommendations they feel is necessary.
Walsh said the City Council has the ability to making it contingent on having a turn lane.
Attorney Mattick said absolutely.
Johnson asked if they can have that request going both ways, to add a center turn lane for a left turn.
Seals does not think there is any room.
Walsh agreed.
Johnson said they are coming up with 14 feet on the other side.
Crosby would not think they’d have it on the western side but they may have it on the eastern side.
Mattick said part of what he would say in looking at turn lanes and seeing the recommendations, he relies
upon the engineers who put together the plans. He cannot sit there today and tell the City Council
whether a turn lane is necessary or not. He knows the engineers for Hennepin County have looked at it
and made the recommendations. If the City Council wants to have additional turn lanes, traditionally that
is because there is a professional opinion that it is, or may be, required. Mattick noted they can inquire
about it, there is nothing that prohibits the City Council for perhaps being more restrictive, but it must be
based on something at this point.
Crosby would like to hear Mark Gronberg talk about the turn lane.
Mark Gronberg, Gronberg and Associates, 445 North Willow Drive, Long Lake approached the podium.
He said he has been working with the County on some designs and they said they are willing to work with
them to fit it within the existing right-of-way. As the City Council knows, Heritage Lane is down a
couple hundred feet to the west and they worked a turn lane in there in the same amount of right-of-way.
Mr. Gronberg noticed a drawing from the neighbors that showed a turn lane much closer to the Burwell
property and that started at the end of the pavement on the north end they already have a 4 foot shoulder
there and then showed an 8 foot turn lane and another 4 foot shoulder. He clarified the turn lane actually
starts at the driving lane, goes 8 feet, and then they try to fit a 4 foot shoulder in after that. Mr. Gronberg
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said there were some comments about ditch being required but in looking on the plans there is a culvert
about 200 feet north of the start of the road that goes under the existing Jacobs driveway and all the
drainage goes there, so there is no ditch required on that.
Johnson noted at the Planning Commission they also talked about having an acceleration lane coming out
and going the other way.
Mr. Gronberg said they did talk about that but there is not enough room there to do it.
Johnson said they were talking about if they made a right-hand turn out of there, a mirror image of that.
Mr. Gronberg said they did not determine there was enough room there with the wetlands.
Johnson asked who is “they.”
Mr. Gronberg replied the County.
Walsh welcomed any other commenters to the podium.
Attorney Aaron Dean, representing Barbara Burwell, approached the podium and said he has been before
the City Council at least once before and the Planning Commission. He noted the City Council is being
asked to make a hard decision because they are being asked to do things out of order. The Applicant has
not done the engineering to show that what they “think” will happen, can happen, and that is leading the
City Council in a bad position. He has provided the City Council with the Kemper survey and the
Applicant has provided the City Council the Gronberg survey. Attorney Dean said they used the two
surveys so they will be identical and have an apples-to-apples comparison with just the 4 foot shoulder,
even though that is not the right width of the shoulder. He stated the problem with where this road is, it is
in the most congested part of Shoreline Drive. He gave the City Council the MnDOT information and
said 15,600 vehicles per day and the City Council is being asked to overlook all of the health and safety
problems inherent with a really dense development. The problem is not the City Council; the problem is
that this should be a 2 or a 3 lot development. They can talk around in circles as much as they want, a 5
and 6 lot development does not work but a 2 or 3 lot development does - he does not think a 4 lot
development would work, either. Attorney Dean wants to go through the reasons why it won’t work.
First of all there is only a 66 foot right-of-way and in that right-of-way they have to have Shoreline Drive.
If they put in a 12 foot turn lane, they have to have a shoulder to the side of that, then they have existing
power lines and he has provided the City Council today with two videos – he hopes they were able to
review them. Think about those videos taken today at 10:00 in the morning on a Monday in February
with COVID and there shouldn’t be any traffic at all…yet there is heavy traffic every day of the year. It
really illustrates the problem as it exists today which will be infinitely worse if they allow a dense
development to be built. He asked the City Council to imagine the construction traffic and how they will
even get into the Jacobs property. What he is showing with the MnDOT traffic application mapping
service was that they cannot even fit the turn lane that they say they will put in there. Mr. Gronberg’s
survey just shows that it is possible to put a 12 foot turn lane but as pointed out there is no acceleration
lane because there is no room. Attorney Dean said they do not even consider the fact of the existing
power lines; they cannot have the power lines where they are, as they will have to move them out and
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there is not enough room. There is not enough room – even if the Applicant was correct, which they are
not – that only a 4 foot shoulder is required. He said if the City Council passes this plat in its present
application, all they have done is create more problems. He told the City Council to make the Applicant
go back and do the work to have engineer drawings, to have the County and MnDOT bless the turn lane
that they say they can fit in, and they will have to have drainage. The culvert that is on the Jacob’s side is
meaningless and does not provide any drainage for the Burwell residence. The Burwell residence is
going to be in a perpetual state of flooding because there is not enough room in the right-of-way. He
cannot believe they are even talking about these issues. Attorney Dean said they have a family who has
lived here for 40 years and their rights are being trounced. There is going to be an effort to have this 6 lot
or 5 lot development that does not address health and safety and the Burwell’s have to live with it and
their property has to be taken to expand more right-of-way so that the drainage ditch can be built and so
the utilities can be relocated. That makes zero sense. Attorney Dean stated instead what the City Council
should do is force the Jacobs to go back and say “prove it, the proof is in the pudding;” give him the
engineer drawings, not a conceptual sketch by a surveyor who is not a licensed professional engineer. He
said show him the engineered drawings approved by the County that have the turn lane, show whether
there can be an acceleration lane, show where the drainage ditch it, show where the utilities will be
relocated, and prove to him that the Burwell’s will not have any of their property taken. Until those steps
can be done, the City Council has to deny. Attorney Dean wants to talk a bit about the new change that
was made for this meeting tonight where the Jacobs have put in those three parallel parking spots at the
end of the private road – it does not do any good. All is does is transfer a problem from one location to a
new location; one still has to go from the road and cross Shoreline Drive and the average vehicle traffic of
15,600 vehicles per day every day of the year. That does not make any sense and even if there is a
walking easement on Outlots 1, 2, and 3, or A, B, and C, that does not solve the crossing problem. In the
past, the City Council has always required showing a dock plan and the Applicant did not do it. Why
didn’t they do it? Attorney Dean said because they are still not sure what they want to do and yet they
want to come here and get preliminary approval. He said make them go back and have a complete plan.
One of the things that has been glossed over, even though it is in Mr. Barnhart’s report, is what the
County said and he asked the City Council to take a look at it on page 2 of the Staff report. He asked if
the City Council sees it…it is the August 17, 2020 email where he quotes from the Hennepin County,
when there is a discussion by the County about the right-of-way, this is what they say: “right-of-way,
sufficient right-of-way is needed to accommodate a right turn lane at this location.” The County does not
say there is enough right-of-way and the existing right-of-way is sufficient, but they say the reverse,
sufficient right-of-way is needed. The only way to get that turn lane is to take more of the Burwell’s land
– why would the City do that to a family that has lived there for 40 years? Attorney Dean noted the City
will also have to grant two variances for lots 2 and 3 because they are not wide enough on the cul-de-sac.
He asked if this City Council is really prepared to do that and grant two variances right from the get-go.
That does not make any sense either. One of the things that has come up that he wants to use to illustrate
the arbitrariness of the City Staff is this cul-de-sac. There is a 1,000 foot limit and everyone agrees that if
they do not take in to account the center island, it is 997 feet. He said to use some common sense – the
path of travel would require that they would go around the outside of the cul-de-sac and they will be over
1,000 feet. It is not just the 3 feet that causes a concern with a 1,000-foot limit, it is the momentum that
has built with the City Staff that they will overlook any problem, any violation of the City code in order to
assist the developer and not the current citizens that have lived in this location for 40 years. He said it is
not fair and it should really cause some concern by this Council. Attorney Dean would encourage the
City Council, even though they are already familiar with the property, to go out there and just walk along
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Shoreline Drive and then start imagining having either grandchildren who are small or young children and
trying to cross that road. None of this makes sense, he said if they just had 2-3 lots it would really be
easy, but they won’t do it as they want a high-density development that does not work for this property.
It is the obligation of the Jacobs, not the City Council’s obligation and not the Burwell’s obligation, to
provide a plan that satisfies all requirements and it is not enough for Mr. Gronberg or Mr. Steinhoff to say
“well, maybe it will fit,” or “likely it will fit.” No, it has to definitively fit within the right-of-way in
order for the City Council to approve. Attorney Dean said the City Council is being asked to take a leap
of faith without any engineering and approve a plan that has the potential to hurt only one person: Barbara
Burwell and her family. Yet, elevating the future potential rights of people who don’t live here, it does
not make any sense. One thing that Attorney Dean also thinks needs to come to the forefront is the
Applicant is able to show the dock plan that exists on Tanager – why didn’t they show any docks on Lake
Minnetonka? Because he thinks they are trying to reserve some wiggle room for themselves to create this
community dock that just came out today and the only reason it came out is they must have talked to at
least one of the City Council members before tonight but they have never said that before. He said that is
bothersome. Why is there this secrecy and lack of transparency? It should bother them as elected
officials that the neighbors next door are not given the same information…that should be bothersome.
Attorney Dean provided to the City Council a good photo that really illustrated the problem and it is on
page 10 of his letter. Mark Twain said something over a hundred years ago that remains true “if I had
more time, I would’ve written a shorter letter.” Attorney Dean said if he would have had more time he
would have written a shorter letter; he had some family circumstances that prevented him from allocating
the time that he needed. The picture on page 10 really shows what is really at risk because it is taken
from a vantage point looking to the east from the Jacob’s property and looking towards the Burwell
property. It clearly shows that there is not enough room. There is a telephone line and pedestal, existing
power lines, all of that is going to have to be moved out and the only way to do that is to take more land
from the Burwell’s. Why? Because the Jacobs are proposing that high-density development and they are
asking the City Council’s approval to take Barbara Burwell’s land and if they think that is going to
happen without a lawsuit, it is not going to happen without a lawsuit. He said they will not agree to any
of Mrs. Burwell’s land taken to allow the Jacobs to have a high-density development…it is not going to
happen. Attorney Dean said the Applicant has tried to cure their problems with the ALS line and he does
not think they fixed them. He thinks Councilmember Johnson’s questions were spot-on. They have kind
of manufactured a new story on the ALS line to try to salvage a high-density development but really it is
right in front of them and the easy solution is 2 or 3 lots. Attorney Dean noted they would consider 4 lots,
but 5 or 6 lots do not work in this area. He said the City Council has a really important decision and he
hopes they do not suffer from fatigue as this is probably the fourth meeting they have had and he does not
know how much time they have spent reviewing letters and meeting with people. Attorney Dean asked
the City Council to do one thing: if they are not certain, do not approve. Don’t even preliminarily
approve with 10-20 conditions – make them go back and do the work to provide a compliant plat and
prove that they can fit everything in that right-of-way. Until they do that, he asked the City Council to
please deny. Attorney Dean knows Mrs. Burwell would like to come up and tell the City Council what
she thinks of the proposed plat and he would ask that they give her a little bit of time.
Barbara Burwell, 1100 Millston Road, approached the podium, and said she is the person that lives to the
east on Millston Road. She thinks Attorney Dean has done a great job of summarizing a lot of the
concerns. She said there are concerns and that is why she is standing before the Council saying this is not
a clean deal. She was interested in that being a citizen she is trying to keep up with all of them as she has
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said before. In order for Mrs. Burwell to know what is going on directly next door to her, she has had no
other options than to get legal counsel in order to protect where she lives and understand that the course
of actions the Council will take on the area she lives and has lived and how it will affect her. Thus, she is
standing before the Council again saying “let’s talk about this a little further.” There are words that keep
coming up through this process that are rather simple, words like transparency, ALS, density, compliance,
cul-de-sac, might, maybe, could be acceptable, future, the possibility. She said these are all “what-ifs”
and she gets concerned as the person living next door about the concretes of what is going to happen. She
asked to show a picture of County Road 15 which she lives on; she stated in all the years she has lived
there, there has never been a dock on Smith Bay coming off of the Jacobs property. She thinks it is pretty
self-explanatory to say why that might be, because it is so blasted dangerous going across that parcel.
Going from their driveway to directly across, which on some plans is referred to as Outlot D, and there
are other plans that do not even show Outlot D. She said whatever they want to call that area, there is no
room for a car or a golf cart, let alone a turn lane to go in there. If they put a turn lane in there she does
not know where people are going to go. Tonight, when the word “easement” came up she asked, where
are they going to ease to, as there is not room. Mrs. Burwell stated if one is going to walk down that
roadway from the cul-de-sac – maybe in a golf cart – she does not know where they will put the golf cart
because there is no room on either side. She noted on the west side is the swamp or marshland or the
wetland – therefore the parking will be on the east because that is where the dense property is. The other
part is wetlands, she said if one has a child, a basket, a dog, a grandma…have any of the City Council
members ever tried to walk down across by the marsh, let alone try to cross the road and walk from Lot 3
to Outlot 3? That is almost a football field or more and when she was chatting with Meredith and Mike
Kuhlmann, Mrs. Burwell said if they were to do this in reverse - and they don’t have a dock on Smith Bay
– and went from their mailbox and were going to take their three children down to Smith Bay. Mrs.
Burwell does not know if they are even able to have a dock on smith bay. However, they are not going to
walk their children across County Road 15 there. To Councilmember Seals’ point, it is just plain
dangerous. God made it a difficult parcel of land. She asked to show a photo of her driveway and wants
to address something that came up at the Planning Commission meeting. She appreciates that
Commissioner Erickson brought up the acceleration lane and that is clearly a need and again, it does not
work as there is not room because it is wetlands. Mrs. Burwell again said there is very little room there
and when one comes to turn into the Jacob’s driveway, which she has done, in making a left hand turn
into their driveway one is always stopping traffic. Traffic has to go around to the left in the center as
there is no way for them to go across because they would hit a tree. She showed another photo on-screen
that shows directly across from Mrs. Burwell’s driveway. She said there is more room in this little parcel
and those two posts are where they have a dock and it is actually an air-base station – she does not have
the correct verbiage for them tonight but she will get it. There is a float plane that was referred to at the
Planning Commission and the plane is not the Jacob’s, it is the Burwell’s and is there in the summertime
and has regulations for air-bases on Lake Minnetonka. That part is the widest part in a stretch from her
driveway all the way down to what would be the Kuhlmann driveway. Mrs. Burwell said that is the
largest part and it is very scary to get across that. In that part they could maybe put a car to offload but
one would never leave a car there because there is not enough room. She wants to show from a
standpoint that she lives there and walks across there; it is very scary, they do not have a boat there and
only use it as an airplane dock. In the 40+ years that Mrs. Burwell has lived there, the Jacobs family has
not had a dock on Smith Bay. She thinks it is pretty relevant to be able to say why: it is just plain old
dangerous.
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Crosby noted there is a boat over in that area.
Mrs. Burwell said, the community docks over at Heritage.
Crosby replied no, near the float plane he has seen a boat there before.
Mrs. Burwell asked if he meant the Stevenson’s?
Crosby does not know.
Mrs. Burwell stated the Stevenson’s over by Bracketts Point, and that is part of the Green Trees
development. She said the Stevenson’s have a parcel but the Wilsons do not put a boat over there because
the crossing is so dangerous with cars coming across the roadway. The Stevenson’s have even indicated
that they would be more than happy to move from Green Trees to be able to be on the lake because of the
danger of crossing with their three sons.
Crosby asked if Mrs. Burwell keeps a boat on the lake.
Mrs. Burwell replied they do on Tanager Lake and to that degree she would like to address that she owns
a property on Green Trees and took the house down. By ordinance or whatever the Orono rules are, she is
not allowed to have a dock there because she does not have a structure on it. She has a lot of lakeshore on
Tanager but she is not allowed to have a dock at Green Trees and she has been in consultation with
Melanie Curtis over the years to understand that. Mrs. Burwell said she has “X” amount of boats that by
code she is allowed to have at Tanager. Quite frankly, she thinks she has too many boats because she has
sons and they have too many toys, but that is a whole different story. She said Tanager is a whole other
discussion because it is becoming even more popular and there are issues with Tanager and the safety
because of the marina. Mrs. Burwell noted she and Johnson live on Tanager and have seen the traffic.
Johnson stated he is not part of the danger.
Mrs. Burwell clarified she is not saying that but as witness, they are seeing more traffic on Tanager. She
is trying to say when looking at the plans it is very frustrating to her – she said by the way, she voted for
all of the Councilmembers, and she just wants them to know that.
The Councilmembers thanked Mrs. Burwell.
Mrs. Burwell is standing before the Council asking for their help as a single-family home owner to the
east, and a neighbor to the Kuhlmlanns to the west; this has been a parcel of land that has been a single-
family home for a very long time. She stated they moved to Lake Minnetonka specifically as they wanted
some acreage and the beauty of the lake and did not want to have to go up north. She said it is hard for
her to understand that a development gets priority versus individuals that have been there and care about
the area, are trying to be upstanding citizens, and pay their taxes. She is asking to be able to say “please
listen” – which she thinks the Council is doing – she finds it difficult to say in some respects every time
she comes before the City Council or the Planning Commission, she is never quite sure what is going to
be an undercurrent or if there will be little shenanigans over “here.” Mrs. Burwell does not mean to say
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the word shenanigans but that is kind of how she feels. She is just trying to understand to protect her
property and get on with life. She noted she has gone through a lot of changes in the last six years, losing
her husband, and her children are getting older and she just wants to be able to enjoy this. She is asking
the City Council to think about the individuals that have been there for a long time, as opposed to the
neighborhood, and by the way, she does like Mr. Rogers. Mrs. Burwell said she sincerely hopes that on
the grounds of safety, security, welfare, and happiness, that this is more than just density. The more
density in the area equals more problems and all she has to do is point to just one problem which is
clearly a road and cars and human beings coming down from what is currently a single family dwelling.
She thanked the Council
Walsh asked if anyone else would like to speak about this before he brings it back to the Council. There
were none.
Crosby thinks Mrs. Burwell made some important points. He has always felt being elected the City
Council’s responsibility is to the people that are here primarily, the citizens. He would like to be sure all
of the lots proposed are completely conforming lots and if they are not that is a problem. Travelling
across that road, yes it is dangerous, there are a lot of people along Shoreline and people along
Shadywood and North Shore Drive have similar issues and safety is always the utmost for Crosby and is a
huge concern. He does not think the number of lots becomes the issue there, it is whether they are
conforming or non-conforming in what they are trying to do.
Walsh noted they have also guided this for a certain density within the City code and it is very specific
and like any other development nobody likes having more houses next to them but if people have had
open space they are never guaranteed to have open space forever. If people come in and meet the code
they have the right to develop their property as the Council cannot tell them they do not have the right.
From Walsh’s standpoint on the Hennepin County road, they would require the Applicant to have that
(turn lane) and it is subject to Hennepin County. Walsh noted Hennepin County cannot require someone
to give up land so either it can or cannot be done, but no one goes through engineering drawings and gets
approvals up front; that is a very, very expensive process and he does not know that even Hennepin
County would do that without knowing that this development is going forward. They would not put the
time and energy in to it, either. Walsh clarified some things have to get done and that is why they have
conditions and those conditions have been pretty well spelled out from the engineer comments to the turn
lane and the ALS lines.
Crosby stated they should refer to it as average lakeshore setback (ALS) as people could be watching who
have no idea what an ALS is.
Walsh agreed that it is dangerous going across the street, absolutely, but there are 5, 6, 7, 8 miles of
people walking across the street all the time. He noted people from Heritage and said there are 15-20
docks over there.
Crosby said to him the worst house to cross on Shoreline is the one up on the hill on the curve.
Walsh clarified that is not a reason to say that they cannot develop.
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Crosby pointed out he was saying that this one is ten times better than that situation and people cross
there. He said it is what it is and it is not ideal to cross Shoreline Drive but people have lakeshore lots.
Johnson asked Barnhart, regarding the red line that he did, how does that relate to Lot 5 now. He noted
there was an s-curve line and there is a straight line.
Barnhart said he was trying to be cute and follow this here (noted on-screen) because it is a direct
measurement off this line. He wants to defer and thinks this will be more accurate in his line and asked
the City Council to keep in mind he is trying to draw that line.
Johnson said the red dashes that are there are the equivalent of Barnhart’s rendering with the red squiggly.
Barnhart replied yes.
Johnson stated it is just showing the portion of the lot that it affects. They are showing that house pad
forward of that because their intention is to utilize Tanager Estates Lot 3; he asked if that is where they
will find themselves.
Barnhart said it will be likely closer to the lake than what this red line is, but they have to wait for this lot
to be built.
Johnson noted the purpose of what is showing there is a buildable pad.
Barnhart replied that this is a buildable pad.
Johnson asked if that is based on what they would use if this was a completely blank lot.
Barnhart said yes. For example, if this was final plat approval tonight, and if the entire road was built and
these were buildable lots, this is where they could build a house on Lot 5 with no variances.
Johnson indicated he is looking for a way to deny this because he does not like the idea. He does not like
the density here and thinks the argument could be that Heritage down the way has a lot more activity. He
said well, that is in place. They often use redevelopment as an opportunity to improve and this is not
improving that area. There is not anyone on the planet that drives that road that says “gosh, let’s add a
bunch more houses on here, it’s the best thing for everybody.” Johnson stated it is not and it is not in
keeping with the use of that site or that stretch of road so it is a great hesitation. He said it is not anything
against the plan as it looks like everyone is working hard to have a conforming plan but it does not make
it a good idea and this is an example where the way this has been platted is not keeping with the spirit of
Orono. One, protecting the interest of property owners, this is an overdevelopment of a spot, but Johnson
said if this is what the City’s code allows and there is not a reasonable objection the Council can have, he
does not know what to do. However, if there is a reasonable objection to prevent this from going forward,
that is what he wants.
Walsh agrees and has that same feeling. The problem the Council has is when things are in front of them,
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of them with that code. If they can say this should be a five-acre minimum but it is not zoned five acres
now, that is the issue they must work with. He said to deny something that conforms will now create a
problem for the City.
Attorney Mattick answered in the affirmative.
Walsh noted that would be denial of the value of the property owner’s real estate and that is an issue.
That does not mean that the Burwell’s cannot challenge whatever they want on whatever is going on with
Hennepin County, it does not stop any of that. Anything the City Council still does has all the
contingencies in place to meet the code that they have to meet, which they are following to the T and is
about the best they can do besides coming up with something made up that is not there right now. He
cannot find that either and is kind of in the same boat as Johnson.
Crosby said the City Council can hold teeth that the Burwells will not give up any of their property for
any of this.
Walsh clarified nothing can make them do that to begin with.
Attorney Mattick asked to comment on that. He said it has been said but he thinks it is worth reinforcing.
Hennepin County is saying that the turn lane needs to go in, so historically what Orono has done,
especially when roads are under a different entity’s jurisdiction, is to look at their comments and
implement those comments. He said this approval, Hennepin County’s wishes – none of that entitles
anyone to go outside that right-of-way. Hennepin County has that road right-of-way so in his opinion
they can build things like turn lanes in that right-of-way. However, none of this gives anyone access to
the Burwell’s property, period. Not without their consent which has been made clear will not happen. He
clarified that none of the City’s approvals, Hennepin County’s approvals, none of that gives them any
approval.
Crosby asked isn’t it true that sometimes people own property that is part of the right-of-way.
Attorney Mattick does not know how this is done.
Crosby said that is the one caveat; even if it is still “part of the right-of-way” is it still her property. The
right-of-way gives the ability to go on something, fix something, rectify a line, but put it back to the way
it was.
Walsh stated that would be more of an easement than a right-of-way.
Attorney Mattick does not know as the Counties and the State have started to change – he assumes this
was acquired a long time ago, and he does not know if they acquired it in clear via easement as every
entity does it differently. In terms of it going back to the way it was, he said let’s be clear it is not, as
there will be a turn lane there instead of what is there now.
Seals said she does not feel good about this one either. She was hoping the Councilmembers would have
magically seen something that she did not see and was hoping Barnhart would show some lines that
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would be somewhat different. She doesn’t like the plans either; she is sure the Applicant has worked hard
on it, but it feel like it creates a bunch of problems. At the end of the day if the City Council follows the
code which is the job, it kind of meets the requirements. Seals again stated she does not like it and she
agrees lots of people try to cross that death-trap of a road constantly but it is up to them. It does feel
overly congested and that back line with Tanager seems a little suspect but they have shown it over and
over to her. Seals noted they are right – that is what it is zoned for.
Walsh stated, obviously knowing the rules, the Applicant has gone and reshaped their plan to fit the rule
versus trying to massage the rule. He thinks they changed the whole ALS line to be consistent with what
the City code specifically says.
Crosby said the line on Tanager is set where it is simply because the lot next to it does not have anything
built.
Walsh agreed that is right and most likely it will actually be closer when it gets built or the permit is
pulled that flags that.
Crosby stated it is a timing issue and it wouldn’t really affect that anyway.
Walsh noted if they want to wait for it then they can have a better spot to build.
Crosby stated it would not inhibit that.
Walsh said no, that would not inhibit it and that was partly Johnson’s question.
Johnson asked if the Council is at the mercy of the County to decide about the turn lanes at the end of the
day.
Attorney Mattick replied not strictly, no. He would have concerns if the Council had decided that the turn
lane was not necessary.
Johnson asked if the City Council can put conditions in; he thinks the best use of that if this goes through
and it has to be there, then to him the best case scenario is a center turn lane coming from east bound
property, the west bound turn lane, and the acceleration lane on the other side. That is the perfect
scenario.
Crosby said there will not be enough room.
Johnson asked how they make sure that is understood. If he made a motion that it is his preference –
maybe it is impossible.
Walsh suggested they could say as a preference the City Council would like to get response from the
County on the feasibility of the middle turn lane and the acceleration lane.
Crosby asked if they are talking about an east bound center turn lane.
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Walsh replied yes. It would be more with the approval, please get the City Council the feedback as well,
so that is in the book.
Crosby said if they look at Fox Hill, they do not have one there.
Walsh knows that but that is not relevant to this; Johnson is just talking about in a perfect world, they
would want the feedback and if the County says they can do it, then they would want it.
Johnson agreed and said not just because it is more convenience to not do it, but if it is possible to do.
The Tanager Bridge construction is happening soon and it would alleviate a lot of problems there and
maybe that extends to Heritage.
Walsh noted they will find out by prefacing it and asking for the feedback on that because if the County
says it is an absolute no, there is no way to do it, or that the County is not going to do it because there is
just not enough room to make it work and redo all of that road. He stated that is the way to find out.
Attorney Mattick agreed.
Crosby said if they look on Google maps it looks like a complete impossibility.
Walsh said he knows, but that does not prevent them from asking and they can get the response in the
book one way or the other.
Attorney Mattick’s only concern is that it is a preliminary plat and not the final. The premise is when the
City Council approves the preliminary plat it is saying “we’re most of the way there, here are the
conditions we want, when you come back for final plat we want these issues addressed.” Putting in
additional turn lanes and things like that are usually thing they have gone through at this point so if he
understands what the Council is saying, they would like the County to take a second look at an
acceleration lane and a center turn lane for east bound traffic.
Walsh replied, or just to give the City Council the feedback on it – maybe they have already received it,
he does not know.
Edwards cannot speak for the County but from a City perspective, if this was a City road, normally they
are applying City code or overall transportation best practices to that right-of-way and travel-way. The
County is going to tell the developer to prove that they cannot do what the County is telling them has to
happen here. He said it is a little bit backwards for the City to say “prove that it cannot happen.” They
would have to ask the County to look at whether they think that a left hand turn lane is needed for this
type of development.
Walsh stated “is it feasible, and if it is would you do it.”
Johnson said the only thing he read about from the County was an email chain asking how much space
was needed on that right turn lane. He does not know if the County took a full review of this situation
and concluded that this is what needs to be done.
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Attorney Mattick assumes so but he does not know if they examined those two items.
Walsh would not have any problem, even with what Attorney Mattick has said about the preliminary plat,
saying that as a condition, the Council still wants the feedback from that. That could change it a little bit
and everyone just has to go into it knowing that. Or it may not change it at all as they may say there is no
way that is going to get put in.
Johnson asked what the right sequence is. Do they say to the Applicant: submit to the Council what the
County says about this portion, as there are still conditions on a preliminary plat and that is why they have
them. What is the right process – is it to go back and tell the Applicant to get the study done from the
County and get their recommendation before the City Council votes on the preliminary.
Mattick stated they have a timing issue right now and the City Council is statutorily obligated to make
decisions on this application. He thinks the Applicant has voluntarily extended this application to the end
of February. The City Council would not have to make a decision tonight but could make it at the next
Council meeting. He does not know what turnaround time is on these kinds of questions from the
County.
Walsh said a decision with conditions is still a decision.
Attorney Mattick agrees with that.
Walsh thinks it would be more appropriate to put the condition in there that the City Council wants to
have that and that is just part of the process. They will know they have approval but just have to finish
that piece one way or the other. They need Hennepin County’s feedback and if they say it is needed and
it can be done, then the City would want it done.
Mattick added, even if Hennepin County waffles on it and says maybe it can or maybe it can’t, ultimately
if the City Council puts a condition on this that a center lane or acceleration lane is required, Hennepin
County gets to decide whether or not that happens. The City Council needs to be very careful about
putting conditions that another entity won’t approve on there. He clarified they do not have the
jurisdiction to mandate that the County put a center lane in there.
Johnson said it would make this easier if this was already understood and they knew what they were
agreeing to. Now they are in the spot of saying “let’s see what the County says.”
Barnhart noted on-screen are the comments received from the County on the initial review from August.
He stated the County did consider that and did their own analysis on what was required versus desired.
He said is the question now for the County to reconsider or provide additional feedback.
Seals said if she is reading it correctly it does not say that it would not be possible because of size, rather
they just talk about cost, which is not what the City Council is debating here.
Barnhart replied no, but thinks that is part of the County’s analysis when they start requiring things.
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Walsh said what he is reading in this is the County is saying “we don’t want to do this, but if you come up
with something that shows it has to be and you have some analysis that shows us, we’re putting that
burden on you.” That is basically what they are saying which is the same thing Mattick said.
Johnson read from the screen “the City engineering is welcome to come to a different conclusion,” so are
they the local authority having jurisdiction.
Mattick said they are. If the City wants to pay for a full engineering study that somehow says the County
took a pass on this one, we’re going to dig in and prove that those turn lanes are absolutely necessary
based on sound engineering criteria, then they are free to do so. He said they do not have that right now;
what they have are inclinations that it is busy down there.
Walsh stated the County could say in the end, “now we agree with your point but for $4,000,000 we’re
not going to do this; however, if the City wants to come up with $4,000,000 you can do it.” It looks like
the County has given their general answer.
Johnson does not know the context of this email, and he does not know how many lots they were talking
about at the time.
Barnhart said it was 7 lots at the time of the email.
Johnson is in favor of putting a motion together that tables the application until the City Council has
clarity about what turn lanes are feasible by the County.
Walsh said it sounds like they already know – they just answered it right there.
Johnson stated the County just said they are not going to pay for it, so is this a condition of the
development.
Barnhart replied no, the attached letter is a condition of the development. Staff put in as a recommended
condition that Hennepin County approval of the road access/intersection - and they could certainly add
the word turn lane(s) in there – is what they put in as a condition of approval for the preliminary plat.
Touching back on the timeline, it is situated such that Barnhart is asking for direction tonight and he will
come back with a resolution of either approval or denial at the next City Council meeting. He does not
have the authority to extend the timeline himself.
Crosby said unless he is missing something he does not see how the City Council can deny this.
Walsh stated they are not looking for any more input right now.
Crosby noted if everything is done as required, everything is fitting in, they cannot hold their hand in the
air and say they do not like five houses, they want three or two. He would say put one house but they
cannot do that.
Walsh said that is true.
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Crosby continued saying that is not what the Council is up here for, although he wishes that they could.
Then everybody who is a builder would be pissed off and the homeowners would love it.
Johnson thinks what they have satisfied so far is that the 5 lots they are proposing meet code and that is it.
So the question just becomes, what is a reasonable condition to put on the egress and ingress.
Walsh said they cannot make Hennepin County do anything, which is part of the City’s problem because
it is not the City’s road. The County has already said the only requirement from them is the turn lane.
Crosby stated the City Council can say the Applicant must have the west bound turn lane in.
In Mattick’s opinion, yes.
Walsh said yes, because that is something the County has recommended, so the condition is following
that recommendation. In looking at the Staff recommendation with all the things, the resolution approval
has all the following conditions A, B, C, D, E, and F. All City Engineering comments addressed to their
satisfaction, on Exhibit F, get the Watershed District approval, Hennepin County approval of the road
access and the intersection. All the City Staff comments on Exhibit H and the combination of all the lots
when they do combine them and that would have to be followed through. Then there are the tree areas
that they showed on Exhibit E with the 30 foot widths on the east and the west. He said it’s got all that
stuff, it has everything so far with all the little strings that tie it up to be sure that it follows all the
protocols. Walsh said they want to get more than what they’ve already got from Hennepin County just to
make sure that this is not something that is either required or that they would even consider; let alone if
there is even room to do it. That gives two weeks before the resolution on February 22, 2021.
Crosby asked to put the plat on-screen. He asked where the caretaker property on the Burwell property is
in relation right now.
Barnhart noted on the screen that there is a house here, and there are some other structures.
Crosby asked if there are tree buffers to that property also.
Barnhart stated some tree buffers on-screen, but not immediately adjacent to the caretaker property. The
Applicant has suggested tree planting.
Crosby said there would be trees going in there.
Barnhart said it is proposed and would be an appropriate condition to add.
Walsh noted they talked about some kind of green, evergreen kind of screening.
Crosby asked if that is part of these.
Barnhart said not specifically, no.
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Crosby asked if that would be item G.
Walsh stated they could make it part of G: the evergreen buffering for the caretaker.
Barnhart noted Walsh had also suggested an easement related for pedestrians to get to Lot A.
Walsh said basically an easement along A, B, and C for walking.
Crosby said it sounds like that would be G and H.
Crosby moved to approve preliminary plat with all the conditions A-F as shown, and adding G,
evergreen trees giving coverage to the caretaker’s property to the east, and adding H which would
be an easement buffer along the shoreline so people can travel between the parcels.
Mattick asked to make a clarifying point. He thinks Crosby’s motion was to approve the plat; what Staff
is looking for, because the resolution is not drafted the motion is to direct Staff to prepare a resolution
approving it with those conditions.
Walsh said “so said.”
Crosby said yes, and thanked Mattick.
Crosby offered a substitute motion to direct Staff to prepare a resolution to approve the
preliminary plat application with Staff conditions and the added conditions G (evergreen buffering)
and H (easement for pedestrians).
Johnson asked if this is the right time to add the condition that there will be no communal dock there for
non-riparian properties.
Walsh thinks this is the appropriate time to put that, it would be condition I.
Johnson said with respect to J, does the City Council have to hammer home any more regarding the turn
lane and what options are available.
Mattick said they will be back here in two weeks and they can contact Hennepin County and tell them the
City Council is interested in a center turn lane and an acceleration lane and ask if that is on the table as
something they would require. He said they would get as candid of feedback from them as they can.
Walsh does not know that they put that as a condition but they would put it as a sidebar that they would
also like to get feedback from the County.
Mattick said they would direct Staff to try and facilitate that.
Crosby said that is good.
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Walsh said they have a motion by Crosby and an addition to the motion by Johnson.
Crosby amended his motion to direct Staff to prepare a resolution to approve the preliminary plat
application with Staff conditions and the added conditions G (evergreen buffering), H (easement
for pedestrians), and I (no communal dock). Seals seconded. Ayes: 4, Nays: 0.
Walsh said they would see everyone in a couple of weeks regarding that application.
Crosby thanked everyone for their comments.
Walsh said they would see everyone in a couple of weeks regarding that application.
Crosby thanked everyone for their comments.
MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT
Crosby had nothing to report.
Seals had nothing to report.
Johnson had nothing to report.
Walsh noted he was in Lutsen over the weekend and decided not to ski with a -37 wind chill on Saturday.
They went out to lunch and he made the mistake of leaving his keys in his car which has a little chip in it
and is a push button start. Because it was frozen, it would not recognize that his keys were even in the car
so he had to blow them in his hands for five minutes before it would finally recognize to start the car. He
said it was nice to be away from the house and they enjoyed it. Walsh stated he left his bifocals in the car
when it was -20, he got in, put his arm on it, and the plastic exploded all over the car. He went in today to
get some new bifocals as it has been five years, and the woman said Walsh needs to get a new
prescription, and unless he has a current prescription they cannot make new glasses for him. He said he
has never heard that before. Because it was so cold out, the doctor had availability and was able to give
him the eye test and all kinds of drops. He walked out in to the sunlight and just about fell on the ground
because his eyes were dilated.
Crosby shared the previous weekend his daughter and her boyfriend were coming over for dinner. He
was hanging out in the garage smoking his pipe and he received a call that Mandy was locked outside the
house and it was -10 degrees. He went over and noted that people should hide a spare key someplace
where one can get at it because in the winter when it is that cold there is not a lot of time.
Johnson noted it has been a great winter.
Crosby agreed.
Walsh said while skiing they were still required to have a mask on while riding the chair lift, but one
could use a gator as a facemask.
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CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
Olson reported things are running relatively smoothly, and the department heads are chipping in.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
Attorney Mattick had nothing to report.
ADJOURNMENT
Crosby moved, Seals seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 7:48 p.m. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0.
ATTEST:
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Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor
Orono City Council
Work Session Minutes
Monday, February 8, 2021
Council Chambers
5:30 p.m.
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PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals, and
Matt Johnson. Staff members present were Interim City Administrator/Finance Director Ron
Olson, Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, and City Clerk Anna Carlson.
1. City Administrator Update
Council Member Victoria Seals gave a brief update on the City Administrator search. The
City has received 31 applications for the position. The Organizational Committee will
complete the experience and qualification ratings to develop the pool of candidates to share
with the Council. The Clerk will be reaching out to the Council to set a date to discuss and
develop the list of finalists later in the week.
2. Mayor Walsh noted that Scott Qualle from MNSpect is here to introduce himself since his
item to approve their services was on Consent, Scott wanted to meet and introduce himself to
the council prior.
There was discussion about processes, expectations, and communications for Building
Official Services. The Council shared their expectations for what they are looking for in the
contractor.
Meeting Adjourned: 5:38 p.m.
CITY OF ORONO:
ATTEST: ________________________________
Dennis Walsh, Mayor
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Anna Carlson, City Clerk
Orono City Council
Work Session Minutes
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Council Chambers
10:00 a.m.
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PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals, Aaron
Printup and Matt Johnson. Staff members present were Interim City Administrator/Finance
Director Ron Olson, and City Clerk Anna Carlson
1. Discussion to Determine Finalists for the City Administrator Vacancy
Council Member Victoria Seals began the discussion by giving a brief outline for what was to
be established at the work session.
Each Council member noted what they were looking for in a City Administrator and
mentioned their top choices. Each candidate was designated a number for discussion
purposes. The end of the meeting concluded with a tally for the top six candidates. The
Council directed the City Clerk to reach out to the top six to schedule first round interviews
beginning next week.
Meeting Adjourned: 10:39 a.m.
CITY OF ORONO:
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Dennis Walsh, Mayor
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Anna Carlson, City Clerk
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: MLU Reviewed By: MLU Approved By: RJO
1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to approve payment of claims made on the City for
services and/or products provided to the City.
2. Background. The attached claims for payment have been received by the City. Staff has reviewed
the claims and is recommending approval of the listing for payment. The claims will be paid by checks
115852 to 115942, totaling $291,388.14.
3. Noteworthy Payments.
Vendor
Amount
Description of Payment
#115896 LMCD
$14,875.00
Payment for Quarter 1 2021 levy payment.
#115920 Online Solutions LLC
$2,649.57
Payment for 2 Citizen Serve licenses for the MNSpect
Building Official and Inspector.
#115927 Suburban Rate Authority
$461.00
Payment for the 1st half of membership assessment for
Suburban Rate Authority.
4. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommends approval of a motion authorizing payment to the claims
list as presented.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to approve the claims list as presented.
Exhibits
A. Check Register
Item No.: 4 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: Claims/Bills
Presenter: Maggie Ung,
Acting Finance Director
Agenda
Section:
Consent Agenda
City of Orono Check Register - COUNCIL REPORT Page: 1
Check Issue Dates: 2/9/2021 - 2/22/2021 Feb 18, 2021 04:24PM
Check Check Invoice Invoice GL Account Description Department Invoice
Payee Issue Date Number Number Amount
JASON BARNES 02/09/2021 112593 091019 101-42110-229 Explorers Open House Treats Police Department 12.97-
Total 112593:12.97-
BIRKELAND, ROBERT 02/10/2021 112658 100719 999-10015 Refund UB Acct 2-812970-00 / 1298 Wildhurst Trl 17.05-
Total 112658:17.05-
LUMENDAL, DEBORAH 02/10/2021 113646 30320 101-41410-104 2020 PNP Election Elections 162.50-
Total 113646:162.50-
CHAMBERLAIN CAPITAL LLC 02/09/2021 114161 062520 101-22205 ESCROW REFUND RPS18-000045 2845 LILLIAN 1,000.00-
CHAMBERLAIN CAPITAL LLC 02/09/2021 114161 062520 101-39615 ESCROW REFUND RPS18-000045 2845 LILLIAN 30.00
Total 114161:970.00-
HWAY, ZACHARY 02/09/2021 114726 081120 101-42110-437 MEAL REIMBURSEMENT Police Department 11.70-
Total 114726:11.70-
XCEL ENERGY 02/11/2021 115439 707031153 101-45210-381 ELECTRIC 9/22/20-10/22/20 Golf Course 851.07-
XCEL ENERGY 02/11/2021 115439 709387026 101-45200-381 BEDERWOOD PARK 10/19/20-11/17/20 Parks 12.18-
Total 115439:863.25-
HWAY, ZACHARY 02/09/2021 115852 081120 101-42110-437 MEAL REIMBURSEMENT Police Department 11.70
Total 115852:11.70
CHAMBERLAIN CAPITAL LLC 02/09/2021 115853 062520 101-22205 ESCROW REFUND RPS18-000045 2845 LILLIAN 1,000.00
CHAMBERLAIN CAPITAL LLC 02/09/2021 115853 062520 101-39615 ESCROW REFUND RPS18-000045 2845 LILLIAN 30.00-
Total 115853:970.00
JASON BARNES 02/09/2021 115854 091019 101-42110-229 Explorers Open House Treats Police Department 12.97
Total 115854:12.97
BIRKELAND, ROBERT 02/10/2021 115855 100719 999-10015 Refund UB Acct 2-812970-00 / 1298 Wildhurst Trl 17.05
City of Orono Check Register - COUNCIL REPORT Page: 2
Check Issue Dates: 2/9/2021 - 2/22/2021 Feb 18, 2021 04:24PM
Check Check Invoice Invoice GL Account Description Department Invoice
Payee Issue Date Number Number Amount
Total 115855:17.05
LUMENDAL, DEBORAH 02/10/2021 115856 30320 101-41410-104 2020 PNP Election Elections 162.50
Total 115856:162.50
XCEL ENERGY 02/11/2021 115857 707031153 101-45210-381 ELECTRIC 9/22/20-10/22/20 Golf Course 851.07
XCEL ENERGY 02/11/2021 115857 709387026 101-45200-381 BEDERWOOD PARK 10/19/20-11/17/20 Parks 12.18
Total 115857:863.25
ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST 45 02/12/2021 115858 02112021 101-21705 457 - 02/11/2021 1,691.00
Total 115858:1,691.00
MN STATE RETIREMENT-HCSP-02/12/2021 115859 02112021 101-21718 PEHSCP - 2/11/2021 2,436.15
Total 115859:2,436.15
NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT 02/12/2021 115860 02112021RO 101-21705 ROTH - 02/11/2021 200.00
NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT 02/12/2021 115860 02112021US 101-21705 457 - 02/11/2021 845.00
Total 115860:1,045.00
ORCHARD TRUST-MNDCP-ING 02/12/2021 115861 02112021 101-21705 457 - 02/11/2021 1,720.00
Total 115861:1,720.00
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREM 02/12/2021 115862 02112021 101-21704 PERA 1/25/21-02/07/21 37,481.58
Total 115862:37,481.58
QUADIENT INC 02/12/2021 115863 16290275 101-41900-201 SEALER Central Services 21.36
Total 115863:21.36
PAYCHEX 02/22/2021 115864 1052521 710-49970-416 KIOSKS X3 75.00
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Payee Issue Date Number Number Amount
Total 115864:75.00
ADVANCED FIRST AID INC 02/22/2021 115865 0121-897 101-42110-240 AED SUPPLIES Police Department 700.75
Total 115865:700.75
ANCOM TECHNICAL CENTER 02/22/2021 115866 99964 101-42110-221 BATTERY Police Department 406.20
Total 115866:406.20
APACHE GROUP 02/22/2021 115867 216356 101-41900-223 PAPER TOWELS & BATH TISSUE Central Services 1,247.81
Total 115867:1,247.81
BIFFS INC 02/22/2021 115868 W797381 101-45200-415 ORONO GOLF COURSE Parks 9.50
BIFFS INC 02/22/2021 115868 W797382 101-45200-415 LURTON PARK Parks 66.50
Total 115868:76.00
BRACKETT POINT PROPERTY L 02/22/2021 115869 021121 999-10015 UB REFUND 1400 BRACKETTS PT RD 69.96
Total 115869:69.96
BYE, HEIDI 02/22/2021 115870 020821 602-37690 PARTIAL POS REFUND 150.00
Total 115870:150.00
CAMPBELL KNUTSON 02/22/2021 115871 0000G-183 101-41600-307 GENERAL MATTERS 01/21 Law/Legal Services 4,475.48
CAMPBELL KNUTSON 02/22/2021 115871 0004G-171 101-42110-307 POLICE MATTERS 01/21 Police Department 627.00
CAMPBELL KNUTSON 02/22/2021 115871 0201G-105 101-41600-307 MISC RECORDINGS 01/21 Law/Legal Services 574.85
CAMPBELL KNUTSON 02/22/2021 115871 0800G-66 101-42400-307 STAFF MEETINGS 01/21 Building & Zoning 280.50
CAMPBELL KNUTSON 02/22/2021 115871 0801G-66 101-41600-307 COUNCIL MEETINGS 01/21 Law/Legal Services 1,402.50
CAMPBELL KNUTSON 02/22/2021 115871 0802G-66 101-42400-307 B&Z ASSISTANCE 01/21 Building & Zoning 1,584.00
Total 115871:8,944.33
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 012521 101-41110-439 COOKIES - WORK SESSION Mayor & Council 4.99
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 012621 701-49800-212 DIESEL FUEL 95.98
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 020321-3 601-49400-240 TOOL Water 449.99
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CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 020521 101-42110-437 TRAINING - HERZOG Police Department 150.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 020521-1 101-42110-437 DATA PRACTICE TRAINING - HERZOG Police Department 150.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 020521-2 101-41900-201 INDICIA WINDOW ENVELOPE Central Services 293.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 020821 101-42110-437 BCA TRAINING - BECK Police Department 75.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 020821-1 101-42110-437 EXPUNGEMENT TRAINING - HERZOG Police Department 80.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 021021 101-45210-352 PARKS/GC SUPERVISOR POSITION ADVERTISE Golf Course 225.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 021621 101-41500-433 2021 MNGFOA MEMBER - M. UNG Finance Department 70.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 021621-1 101-41500-433 2021 MN GFOA MEMBERSHIP - R. OLSON Finance Department 70.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 021621-2 101-42110-437 IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING - HWAY, CARLSON, DE Police Department 476.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 021621-3 101-42110-437 IMPLICIT BIAS - LANGE AND KIRCHNER Police Department 238.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE 02/22/2021 115872 021621-4 101-42110-437 IMPLICIT BIAS - BENIEK Police Department 119.00
Total 115872:2,496.96
CARGILL SALT 02/22/2021 115873 2905818988 601-49400-216 SOFTENER SALT Water 5,184.38
Total 115873:5,184.38
CECE S SIGNS 02/22/2021 115874 8597 602-49450-223 SIGNS FOR LS15,16,17 Sewer 150.00
Total 115874:150.00
CENTERPOINT ENERGY MAIN 02/22/2021 115875 012921 101-45210-381 GAS SERVICE 12/21/20-1/21/21 Golf Course 303.11
CENTERPOINT ENERGY MAIN 02/22/2021 115875 012921 601-49400-381 GAS SERVICE 12/21/20-1/21/21 Water 934.20
CENTERPOINT ENERGY MAIN 02/22/2021 115875 012921 101-42110-381 GAS SERVICE 12/21/20-1/21/21 Police Department 562.79
CENTERPOINT ENERGY MAIN 02/22/2021 115875 012921 101-41900-381 GAS SERVICE 12/21/20-1/21/21 Central Services 1,754.92
CENTERPOINT ENERGY MAIN 02/22/2021 115875 012921 602-49450-381 GAS SERVICE 12/21/20-1/21/21 Sewer 924.38
Total 115875:4,479.40
Century Link 02/22/2021 115876 020421 601-49400-321 WATER PLANT PHONE/INTERNET 2/4/21-3/3/21 Water 130.32
Total 115876:130.32
CenturyLink 02/22/2021 115877 200594480 614-49840-329 INTERNET 1/08/21-2/07/21 Cable Franchise 1,056.54
Total 115877:1,056.54
CHARLIE'S AUTO BODY 02/22/2021 115878 012521 101-42110-402 SQUAD #264 MAINENANCE Police Department 1,126.57
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Payee Issue Date Number Number Amount
Total 115878:1,126.57
CITY OF MINNETONKA BEACH 02/22/2021 115879 010620 101-35105 2020 ADMIN CITATIONS 982.50
Total 115879:982.50
CITY OF MOUND 02/22/2021 115880 060920 101-35105 2020 ADMIN CITATIONS 1,643.33
Total 115880:1,643.33
CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CO 02/22/2021 115881 0022912 101-43000-221 LUBRI-CORE, SPRAY COATING, SHOP TOWELS Public Works Department 473.00
Total 115881:473.00
ECM PUBLISHERS INC 02/22/2021 115882 817390 101-41300-340 CITY ADMINISTRATOR AD Administration 290.00
ECM PUBLISHERS INC 02/22/2021 115882 818930 101-42400-340 FEBRUARY PH Building & Zoning 80.46
ECM PUBLISHERS INC 02/22/2021 115882 820051 101-41300-340 ORDINANCE 252 Administration 26.82
ECM PUBLISHERS INC 02/22/2021 115882 820053 101-41300-340 ORDINANCE 254 Administration 32.78
ECM PUBLISHERS INC 02/22/2021 115882 820062 101-41300-340 ORDINANCE 253 Administration 122.18
Total 115882:552.24
FSSolutions 02/22/2021 115883 FL00423395 101-41900-489 2021-ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE Central Services 500.00
Total 115883:500.00
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY/NA 02/22/2021 115884 3270-496893 701-49800-222 OIL FILTERS 46.81
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY/NA 02/22/2021 115884 3270-496893 701-49800-221 BATTERY MAINTAINER - UNIT 604 32.99
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY/NA 02/22/2021 115884 3270-496937 701-49800-222 FUEL FILTERS 82.24
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY/NA 02/22/2021 115884 3270-496957 701-49800-222 U JOINT - 424 PUMP TASK 51374 11.46
GENUINE PARTS COMPANY/NA 02/22/2021 115884 3270-496993 701-49800-240 TORX SOCKET 8.29
Total 115884:181.79
GOPHER ACE 02/22/2021 115885 5043/1 101-41900-201 KEY COPIES Central Services 10.36
Total 115885:10.36
GOPHER STATE ONE CALL 02/22/2021 115886 1010654 601-49400-489 LOCATES Water 51.97
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GOPHER STATE ONE CALL 02/22/2021 115886 1010654 602-49450-489 LOCATES Sewer 51.98
Total 115886:103.95
H & L MESABI 02/22/2021 115887 07900 701-49800-222 SNOW PLOW CUTTING EDGE - UNIT #428 798.64
Total 115887:798.64
HAWKINS INC 02/22/2021 115888 4870929 601-49400-216 CHEMICALS Water 1,099.79
Total 115888:1,099.79
HEALTH PARTNERS 02/22/2021 115889 103003918 101-21706 HEALTH INSURANCE 3/2021 50,446.30
HEALTH PARTNERS 02/22/2021 115889 103003918 101-15998 COBRA HEALTH INS 3/2021 2,942.24
HEALTH PARTNERS 02/22/2021 115889 103003918 101-42110-135 HEALTH INS 3/2021 - POLICE CONT Police Department 717.47
Total 115889:54,106.01
HENNEPIN COUNTY INFOR TE 02/22/2021 115890 1000158073 710-49970-401 NETWORK SUPPORT 2-2021 58.00
HENNEPIN COUNTY INFOR TE 02/22/2021 115890 1000158119 101-42110-414 PD RADIO LEASE 1/21 Police Department 2,398.15
HENNEPIN COUNTY INFOR TE 02/22/2021 115890 1000158142 101-43000-415 PW RADIOS 1/21 Public Works Department 220.95
Total 115890:2,677.10
HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF 02/22/2021 115891 1000157928 101-41600-309 JAIL CHARGES-JAN/2021 Law/Legal Services 247.74
Total 115891:247.74
HOTSYMINNESOTA.COM 02/22/2021 115892 69986 101-41900-404 PRESSURE WASHER REPLACEMENT Central Services 102.19
Total 115892:102.19
International Union Local #49 02/22/2021 115893 02032021 101-21707 LOCAL 49 DUES - 2/2021 315.00
Total 115893:315.00
JAMI WITTKE 02/22/2021 115894 020221 101-42110-226 INV. UNIFROMS Police Department 182.68
Total 115894:182.68
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JEFF MARTINEAU ANDRADE R 02/22/2021 115895 020821 602-37690 PARTIAL REFUND - POS FEE 150.00
Total 115895:150.00
LAKE MTKA CONSERVATION DI 02/22/2021 115896 010121 651-49910-433 1ST QTR 2021 LEVY PMT Storm Water 14,875.00
Total 115896:14,875.00
LANO EQUIPMENT 02/22/2021 115897 03-810881 701-49800-221 TEE MOWER FUEL LINE 40.92
LANO EQUIPMENT 02/22/2021 115897 03-811967 701-49800-221 SPRINGS - BOBCAT BROOM 223.50
Total 115897:264.42
LEOWEBPROTECT.com 02/22/2021 115898 2940 101-42110-433 MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION 02/21 Police Department 143.06
Total 115898:143.06
LOGIS 02/22/2021 115899 49912 710-49970-311 HOSTED SERVERS 02/21 2,199.00
LOGIS 02/22/2021 115899 49912 101-42110-310 POLICE RECORDS 02/21 Police Department 7,520.00
LOGIS 02/22/2021 115899 49912 710-49970-329 INTERNET 02/21 555.00
LOGIS 02/22/2021 115899 49912 710-49970-311 HOSTED COMPLIANCE ARCHIVE 02/21 501.00
LOGIS 02/22/2021 115899 49972 710-49970-401 NETWORK SUPPORT 12/26/20-1/23/21 156.25
LOGIS 02/22/2021 115899 49996 710-49970-221 CITY HALL ACCESS POINTS 959.34
LOGIS 02/22/2021 115899 49996 710-49970-221 TOKENS 30.00
Total 115899:11,920.59
Lube Tech & Partners LLC 02/22/2021 115900 2537202 101-43000-221 HAND CLEANER Public Works Department 363.72
Total 115900:363.72
MATT SILTALA 02/22/2021 115901 020821 101-42110-404 OFFICE MAINTENANCE Police Department 32.77
MATT SILTALA 02/22/2021 115901 020821 101-42110-437 TRAINING MEAL REIMBURSEMENT Police Department 8.91
Total 115901:41.68
MET COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTA 02/22/2021 115902 013121 101-20809 SAC CHARGES 12/2020 2,485.00
MET COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTA 02/22/2021 115902 013121 101-20809 SAC CHARGES 1/2021 2,485.00
MET COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTA 02/22/2021 115902 013121 101-39610 SAC ADMIN 1/2021 24.85-
MET COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTA 02/22/2021 115902 013121 101-20809 SAC CHARGES 9/2020 2,485.00
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Payee Issue Date Number Number Amount
Total 115902:7,430.15
MET COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTA 02/22/2021 115903 0001119447 602-49450-383 WASTEWATER CHARGES 03/2021 Sewer 58,379.16
Total 115903:58,379.16
MINNESOTA CIT 02/22/2021 115904 7017 101-42110-437 TRAINING - MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS Police Department 1,050.00
Total 115904:1,050.00
MINNETONKA SPORTSMEN INC 02/22/2021 115905 2551 101-42110-433 2021 MEMBERSHIP ORONO PD 4910 Police Department 200.00
Total 115905:200.00
MN DEPT OF HEALTH 02/22/2021 115906 020221 601-20802 2021-1ST QTR WATER TEST FEE 2,692.44
Total 115906:2,692.44
MN DEPT OF REVENUE-WIRE 02/22/2021 115907 013121 101-34210 SALES TAX 1/2021 2.00
MN DEPT OF REVENUE-WIRE 02/22/2021 115907 013121 101-34650 SALES TAX 1/2021 2.00
MN DEPT OF REVENUE-WIRE 02/22/2021 115907 013121 601-39610 SALES TAX 1/2021 37.00
Total 115907:41.00
MN DNR LICENSE CENTER 02/22/2021 115908 3926FV 101-45200-441 BOAT REGISTRATION Parks 61.60
Total 115908:61.60
MN RURAL WATER ASSOCIATI 02/22/2021 115909 122220 601-49400-433 2021 MRWA MEMBERSHIP - OBERAIGNER, GOM Water 300.00
Total 115909:300.00
Modern Power Solutions LLC 02/22/2021 115910 1046 701-49800-221 COOLANT HEATERS 330.00
Total 115910:330.00
MOUND TRUE VALUE 02/22/2021 115911 173257 101-42110-240 HEATER Police Department 45.99
MOUND TRUE VALUE 02/22/2021 115911 173306 101-42110-240 WATERLESS WIPES Police Department 13.99
MOUND TRUE VALUE 02/22/2021 115911 173352 101-42110-322 SHIPPING Police Department 22.84
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Payee Issue Date Number Number Amount
Total 115911:82.82
MTI DISTRIBUTING INC 02/22/2021 115912 1288265-00 701-49800-402 GOLF WALK BEHIND SERVICE 2,151.09
MTI DISTRIBUTING INC 02/22/2021 115912 1289048-00 701-49800-402 GOLF WALKBEHIND SERVICE 39.21-
Total 115912:2,111.88
MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATI 02/22/2021 115913 00353993 101-41900-352 CODE OF ORDINANCE UPDATES Central Services 258.50
MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATI 02/22/2021 115913 00354024 101-41900-352 CODE OF ORDINANCE UPDATES Central Services 14.24
Total 115913:272.74
NAVARRE HARDWARE 02/22/2021 115914 329475 601-49400-322 UPS SHIPPING CHARGE Water 12.31
Total 115914:12.31
NCPERS GROUP LIFE INS.02/22/2021 115915 6732000220 101-21710 PERA LIFE 2/2021 208.00
Total 115915:208.00
Newegg Business Inc 02/22/2021 115916 1303187827 101-42110-221 COMPUTERS - PD Police Department 989.97
Newegg Business Inc 02/22/2021 115916 1303192874 614-49840-221 TRIPOD - COUNCIL WEB CAM Cable Franchise 32.97
Newegg Business Inc 02/22/2021 115916 1303194409 710-49970-221 USB CABLE - 30 FT 86.99
Total 115916:1,109.93
O SULLIVANS HOLIDAY 546 02/22/2021 115917 013121 101-42110-402 01/21 CAR WASHES Police Department 88.00
Total 115917:88.00
O SULLIVANS HOLIDAY 547 02/22/2021 115918 013121 101-42110-402 01/21 CAR WASHES Police Department 195.72
Total 115918:195.72
OFFICE DEPOT 02/22/2021 115919 1514871870 101-41900-201 1099 FORMS Central Services 61.98
OFFICE DEPOT 02/22/2021 115919 1514912930 101-41900-201 NOTEBOOKS Central Services 5.98
OFFICE DEPOT 02/22/2021 115919 1551421770 101-42110-201 OFFICE SUPPLIES Police Department 119.95
OFFICE DEPOT 02/22/2021 115919 1569355150 101-42110-201 OFFICE SUPPLIES Police Department 44.79
OFFICE DEPOT 02/22/2021 115919 1569360040 101-42110-201 OFFICE SUPPLIES Police Department 47.79
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OFFICE DEPOT 02/22/2021 115919 1569704700 101-41900-221 LAMIMNATOR Central Services 137.33
Total 115919:417.82
ONLINE SOLUTIONS LLC 02/22/2021 115920 4021 101-42400-310 MNSPECT USER ACCOUNTS Building & Zoning 2,649.57
Total 115920:2,649.57
POS PAPER 02/22/2021 115921 4004970 101-42110-201 TICKET WRITER PAPER Police Department 147.70
Total 115921:147.70
QUADIENT INC 02/22/2021 115922 N8730104 101-41900-401 POSTAGE MACHING LEASE 3/16/21-6/15/21 Central Services 483.63
Total 115922:483.63
SECOND NATURE GRAPHICS 02/22/2021 115923 411 101-41900-201 INDICIA WINDOW ENVELOPES Central Services 293.00
Total 115923:293.00
SHAPIRO, ROBERT & CYNTHIA 02/22/2021 115924 021621 999-10015 UB REFUND - 1040 LOMA LINDA AVE 166.94
Total 115924:166.94
St. Cyr Johnson Enterprises 02/22/2021 115925 24071-1-245 101-42110-226 COVID UNIFORMS Police Department 144.44
Total 115925:144.44
STA SAFE LOCKSMITH 02/22/2021 115926 00011360 101-41900-404 DOOR LOCK REPAIR Central Services 253.80
Total 115926:253.80
SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY 02/22/2021 115927 021021 101-41110-433 2021 MEMBERSHIP ASSESSMENT - 1ST HALF Mayor & Council 461.00
Total 115927:461.00
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL 02/22/2021 115928 021821LIFE 101-21710 LIFE INS-MAR/2021 1,319.40
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL 02/22/2021 115928 021821LIFE 101-15998 LIFE INS-COBRA MAR/2021 206.25
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL 02/22/2021 115928 0321STD 101-21714 STD-MAR/2021 951.20
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Payee Issue Date Number Number Amount
Total 115928:2,476.85
TACTICAL SOLUTIONS 02/22/2021 115929 8240 101-42110-403 CERTIFCATION OF RADAR UNITS Police Department 342.00
Total 115929:342.00
THE HARTFORD 02/22/2021 115930 0321LTD 101-21713 LTD 03/2021 1,779.21
Total 115930:1,779.21
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial Inc 02/22/2021 115931 M26159 101-41110-439 CC MEETING MINUTES01/04/21 Mayor & Council 182.25
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial Inc 02/22/2021 115931 M26191 101-41110-439 CC MEETING MINUTES 01/11/21 Mayor & Council 212.25
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial Inc 02/22/2021 115931 M26231 101-41110-439 CC MEETING MINUTES 1/25/21 Mayor & Council 197.25
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial Inc 02/22/2021 115931 M26231 101-45200-319 PARK COMMISSION MINUTES 2/1/21 Parks 250.13
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial Inc 02/22/2021 115931 M26231 101-41300-439 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 1/19/21 Administration 522.38
Total 115931:1,364.26
TONY WHITE 02/22/2021 115932 011321-1 101-42110-437 MEAL - REIMB TRAINING Police Department 16.87
TONY WHITE 02/22/2021 115932 011321-1 101-42110-319 COVID TEST Police Department 95.00
Total 115932:111.87
TROPHIES BY LINDA 02/22/2021 115933 45406 101-42110-437 PLAQUE - WMDTF Police Department 45.00
Total 115933:45.00
UNIFIRST CO 02/22/2021 115934 0900604014 101-41900-223 MATS - PW Central Services 19.50
UNIFIRST CO 02/22/2021 115934 0900604014 701-49800-221 SHOP TOWELS 2.90
UNIFIRST CO 02/22/2021 115934 0900604014 101-43000-226 UNIFORMS Public Works Department 109.69
UNIFIRST CO 02/22/2021 115934 0900605327 101-43000-404 RUGS Public Works Department 19.50
UNIFIRST CO 02/22/2021 115934 0900605327 701-49800-221 SHOP TOWELS 2.90
UNIFIRST CO 02/22/2021 115934 0900605327 101-43000-226 UNIFORMS Public Works Department 100.71
Total 115934:255.20
VALLEY RICH CO 02/22/2021 115935 29148 601-49400-405 CURB STOP REPAIR @ 718 SANDSTONE Water 3,498.00
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Payee Issue Date Number Number Amount
Total 115935:3,498.00
VERIZON WIRELESS 02/22/2021 115936 9872774000 101-42110-321 INTERNET 2/7/21-3/6/21 Police Department 1,761.34
VERIZON WIRELESS 02/22/2021 115936 9872774000 101-41900-321 INTERNET 2/7/21-3/6/21 Central Services 291.57
VERIZON WIRELESS 02/22/2021 115936 9872774000 101-42400-321 INTERNET 2/7/21-3/6/21 Building & Zoning 115.04
VERIZON WIRELESS 02/22/2021 115936 9872774000 101-43000-321 INTERNET 2/7/21-3/6/21 Public Works Department 35.01
VERIZON WIRELESS 02/22/2021 115936 9872774000 101-45200-321 INTERNET 2/7/21-3/6/21 Parks 35.01
VERIZON WIRELESS 02/22/2021 115936 9872774000 101-45210-321 INTERNET 2/7/21-3/6/21 Golf Course 194.69
VERIZON WIRELESS 02/22/2021 115936 9872774000 101-45220-321 INTERNET 2/7/21-3/6/21 Brush Site 105.03
VERIZON WIRELESS 02/22/2021 115936 9872774000 601-49400-321 INTERNET 2/7/21-3/6/21 Water 188.33
VERIZON WIRELESS 02/22/2021 115936 9872774000 602-49450-321 INTERNET 2/7/21-3/6/21 Sewer 188.33
Total 115936:2,914.35
WACONIA FORD SALES INC 02/22/2021 115937 202725 101-42110-402 SQUAD REPAIR Police Department 49.27
Total 115937:49.27
WASTE MANAGEMENT RECYC 02/22/2021 115938 0077609-280 603-49500-316 RECYCLING 02/2022 16,458.75
Total 115938:16,458.75
WESTSIDE WHOLESALE TIRE 02/22/2021 115939 876450 701-49800-221 TIRE REPAIR - UNIT 429 LOADER 113.57
Total 115939:113.57
Wright-Hennepin Coop Electric 02/22/2021 115940 3502859514 101-45220-381 BRUSH SITE 01/01-02/01/21 Brush Site 27.90
Wright-Hennepin Coop Electric 02/22/2021 115940 3502859514 101-43000-381 ELECTRICAL SERVICE 01/01-2/01/21 Public Works Department 182.73
Wright-Hennepin Coop Electric 02/22/2021 115940 3502859514 101-45210-381 GC SECURITY 3/1-3/31/21 Golf Course 41.82
Total 115940:252.45
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 718488348 101-41900-381 ELECTRIC 12/21/20-1/24/21 Central Services 1,991.79
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 718488348 101-42110-381 ELECTRIC 12/21/20-1/24/21 Police Department 1,234.25
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 718488348 101-42110-381 ELECTRIC 12/21/20-1/24/21 Police Department 32.08
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 718488348 101-43000-381 ELECTRIC 12/21/20-1/24/21 Public Works Department 175.19
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 718488348 101-43000-386 ELECTRIC 12/21/20-1/24/21 Public Works Department 2,381.88
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 718488348 101-45200-381 ELECTRIC 12/21/20-1/24/21 Parks 22.64
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 718488348 601-49400-381 ELECTRIC 12/21/20-1/24/21 Water 6,202.63
City of Orono Check Register - COUNCIL REPORT Page: 13
Check Issue Dates: 2/9/2021 - 2/22/2021 Feb 18, 2021 04:24PM
Check Check Invoice Invoice GL Account Description Department Invoice
Payee Issue Date Number Number Amount
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 718488348 602-49450-381 ELECTRIC 12/21/20-1/24/21 Sewer 3,230.18
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 718488348 101-45210-381 ELECTRIC 12/21/20-1/24/21 Golf Course 178.31
XCEL ENERGY 02/22/2021 115941 719911118 101-45200-381 BEDERWOOD PARK 1/21/21-2/11/21 Parks 8.51
Total 115941:15,457.46
ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW & LORI 02/22/2021 115942 021621 999-10015 UB REFUND - OVERPAYMENT 3443 CRYSTAL PL 4,262.15
Total 115942:4,262.15
Grand Totals: 291,388.14
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: RJO Reviewed By: Approved By:RJO
1. Purpose. To approve a new Collective Bargaining Unit with the International Operating Engineers
Union, Local 49, AFL-CIO representing the City’s Public Works employees.
2. Background. The City Attorney and Director of Public Works have negotiated a tentative agreement
with the Public Works Union for a two year period from 1/01/2021 to 12/31/2022. The details of the
agreement were discussed with the Council during a closed session on January 25th, 2021. The agreement
includes an addendum (Letter of Understanding) in regards to on-call pay and the potential of providing
contracted services to Spring Park.
3. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommends approval of the labor agreement.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to Approve the Labor Agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49,
AFL-CIO and the City of Orono
Exhibits
A. Local 49 2021-2022 Agreement
Item No.: 5 Date: March 22, 2020
Item Description: Approval of Local 49 Collective Bargaining Agreement
Presenter: Ron Olson, Interim City
Administrator, Finance Director
Agenda Section: Consent Agenda
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: A.Carlson Reviewed By: A.Carlson Approved By: DJR
1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to approve the 2021 Kennel Licenses.
2020 ANNUAL KENNEL LICENSE RENEWALS – APPLICANT
RESIDENTIAL KENNEL LICENSES
• Chance Family
248 Cygnet Place
• Woof Diversified, LLC dba Woofington
3596 Shoreline Drive
• Jennifer Bichanich
332 West Lake Street
• Hahn & Hahn
809 Brown Road North
• Jane Kline & Steve Bell
4455 West Branch Road
2. Staff Recommendation. The kennel license applicants listed above have met the requirements and
submitted complete applications. Staff recommends approval of the 2021 residential kennel license
applications.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to approve the above listed Kennel licenses for 2021.
Item No. 6 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: Approval of Kennel License Renewals
Presenter: Anna Carlson,
City Clerk
Agenda
Section:
Consent Agenda
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: AMC Reviewed By: RJO Approved By: RJO
1. Purpose. To renew contract with Granicus for the streaming of and web access on City meetings.
2. Background. In 2013 the City entered into a contract with Granicus to provide for web streaming of
City Council meetings. In addition to streaming services, Granicus also provides online access to past
meetings and allows indexing of the video. Since 2013 the city has begun to stream Planning and Park
Commission meetings. These meetings are also stored online are available for public viewing.
3. Cost.
4. Funding. Funding for the video streaming and archiving of meetings is budgeted from the City’s
Cable Fund and is included in the 2021 budget.
5. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommend approval of the renewal contract with Granicus.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to approve the renewal contract with Granicus for web streaming and archiving city meetings.
Exhibits
Exhibit A. Granicus Quote
Item No.: 7 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: Approval to Renew Contract with Granicus
Presenter: Anna Carlson, City Clerk Agenda
Section:
Consent Agenda
Service Period (May 5 to May 4) Amount
2021-2022 $7,626.43
Granicus Budgetary Proposal for Orono, MN
Please note: This is not an invoice. This is a budgetary proposal that outlines the products and fees associated
with the subscription renewal. Please inform the Granicus Contact listed below if you wish to issue a PO against
this budgetary proposal.
Granicus Contact
Name:Jordan Duesterhoeft
Phone:
Email:jordan.duesterhoeft@granicus.com
Proposal Details
Quote Number:Q-130350
Prepared On:2/9/2021
Valid Through:5/4/2021
Pricing
Payment Terms:Net 30 (Payments for subscriptions are due at the beginning of the period of performance.)
Currency:USD
Current Subscription End Date:5/4/2021
Period of Performance:5/5/2021 - 5/4/2022
Annual Fees for Renewing Subscriptions
Solution Billing
Frequency Quantity/Unit Annual Fee
Open Platform Suite Annual 1 Each $2,069.83
Government Transparency Suite Annual 1 Each $4,167.45
Granicus Encoding Appliance Software (GT)Annual 1 Each $1,389.15
SUBTOTAL:$7,626.43
Terms and Conditions
•The terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement effective 5/5/2019 are incorporated herein by reference.
•This quote is exclusive of applicable state, local, and federal taxes, which, if any, will be included in the invoice. It
is the responsibility of Orono, MN to provide applicable exemption certificate(s).
•Any lapse in payment may result in suspension of service and will require the payment of a setup fee to reinstate
the subscription.
•If submitting a Purchase Order, please include the following language: All pricing, terms and conditions of quote
Q-130350 dated 2/9/2021 are incorporated into this Purchase Order by reference.
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: Reviewed By:RJO Approved By:RJO
1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is for council to accept a proposal for water meter
replacements for 2021.
2. Background. In 2019 the city developed a water meter change out plan to complete a change out of
all meters by 2027. The plan includes 4 phases of change out in 2019, 2021, 2024 and 2027. In 2019 a
total of 191 meters were replaced. In 2019 Ferguson Waterworks was selected to be the City’s water
meter supplier. The new meters are the Neptune Mach 10 Ultrasonic meters. The meters have a life
expectance of 15-20 years.
3. 2021 Project Scope. The scope for 2021 includes changing out 280 meters.
4. Cost. The city solicited a pricing proposal for our current meter supplier, Ferguson Waterworks.
Ferguson provided a quote of $108,590.00. The quote included supply of the meters and installation.
5. Funding. This project will be funded through the Water Enterprise Fund. The projected 2021
yearend balance for the Water fund is $125,122.
6. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommend acceptance of the quote from Ferguson.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to accept the quote from Ferguson Water works for $108,590.00.
Exhibits
A. Quote from Ferguson Water works
Item No.: 8 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: 2021Water Meter Replacement
Presenter: Adam Edwards
City Engineer/Dir of Public Works
Agenda
Section:
Consent Agenda
Exhibit A: Quote
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: SO Reviewed By: Approved By:RJO
1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to gain approval to proceed with Lift/Grinder Station
Rehabilitation projects for 2021.
2. Background. The Sewer Department has developed a maintenance plan for the 45 lift/grinder
stations that are part of the sewer system. As part of the plan, each station is inspected annually to
identify routine maintenance needs. In addition to routine maintenance, the plan also includes the upgrade
of two lift stations per year. The lift stations that are upgraded are selected based on a number of factors:
age, maintenance records, issues discovered during the annual inspection and the risks associated with the
failure of the lift station. Rehabilitating two lift stations per year is part of the city's preventative
maintenance plan. The plan allows the City to provide extensive maintenance to each Lift Station once
every 22 years.
3. Project Scope. Installation of new control panels, two new pumps per station, discharge piping and
all electrical work.
4. Cost. The City solicited and received three quotes. The lowest quote from a qualified contractor
was $93,730.00 from Quality Flow Systems Inc.
Contractor LS16 LS17 Total Quote
Quality Flow Systems Inc. $ 47,770.00 $ 45,960.00 $93,730.00
Kriha Electric $ 49,770.00 $ 48,300.00 $98,070.00
Quality Flow Iowa, Inc. $ 49,960.00 $ 47,510.00 $97,470.00
5. Funding. This project will be funded through the Sanitary Sewer Enterprise Fund.
Fund Cost CIP Estimate Projected EOY 2021
Fund Balance
Sanitary Sewer $93,730.00 $ 120,000 $1,662,915
6. Staff Recommendation. I recommend approval to complete the 2021 Lift Station Rehabilitation
Projects.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to accept the quote in the amount of $93,730.00 from Quality Flow Systems for the Rehabilitation
of LS16 and LS17.
Item No.: 9 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: Rehabilitation of LS #16 (Rest Point Road) and LS #17 (Wildhurst
Trail)
Presenter: Scott Oberaigner
Public Works Supervisor
Agenda
Section:
Consent Agenda
Prepared By: Reviewed By:RJO Approved By: RJO
1. Purpose.
The purpose of this action item is for Council approval of a declaration for the DEED Grant and approval
of the Trail Extension Change Order.
2. Background. The State Bonding Bill which recently passed both houses of the legislature and was
signed by the governor included $300,000 for Orono’s Big Island Park Project: For a grant to the city of
Orono to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements at Big Island ark, including a
picnic area, trails and trail gates, restrooms, permanent seating, and interpretive panels. To maximize
Special Appropriation Funding the following adjustments were included in the budget calculations: an
ADA Trail extension to the north, development of and installation of additional interpretive signs and
some additional sitting stones.
a. Trail Extension. The contractor has provided a change order for the extension of the ADA trail
to the northern overlook. The change order is at the as bid unit prices but does include an additional
mobilization charge. The work is funded by the State General Obligation Bond grant administered by
DEED.
b. Declaration. A declaration restricting the property is required as part of the State General
Obligation Bond grant. (See Exhibit A)
3. Change Order Scope. The scope change order #4 is to construct a 365 foot gravel ADA compliant
trail to the northern overlook site.
4. Cost. Blackstone and Bolton and Menk provided the change order and engineering proposals at
exhibits B and C for the construction of the additional ADA trail.
Project Activity Cost
Change Order #4- Additional ADA Trail $16,620
Engineering/Archeology/ Construction mgmt. for Change Order #4. $ 5,360
TOTAL $ 21,980
5. Funding. Funding for the concept plan would come from State Bonding Bill funds. After the
previously approved project items there is $59,500 of funding available for follow on items in the project.
If change order 4 is approved $37,520 of state bonding funding will be available for additional items such
as the interpretive sign project implementation.
6. Staff Recommendation. I recommend the declaration be approved in order to complete the
requirements for the State General Obligation Bond Funding. I recommend approval of the trail
extension change order.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to:
Approve the Declaration attached at Exhibit A.
Approve Change Order #4 for the Extended ADA trail at exhibit B and the associated Engineering
proposal form BMI at exhibit C.
Exhibits
A. Declaration
B. Change Order #4
C. BMI proposal
Item No.: 10 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: Big Island Park ADA Trail Project (19-033) – Declaration and Trail
Change Order
Presenter: Adam T. Edwards
Public Works Director/City Engineer
Agenda
Section:
Consent Agenda
(reserved for recording)
State of Minnesota
General Obligation Bond Financed
DECLARATION
The undersigned has the following interest in the real property located in the City of Orono,
County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota that is legally described in Exhibit A attached and all
facilities situated thereon (Collectively, the “Restricted Property”):
(Check the appropriate box.)
Property is sold with the written approval of the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and
Budget, at which time it shall be released therefrom by way of written release in recordable form
signed by both the Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development and the
Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget, and such written release is recorded in the
real estate records relating to the Restricted Property. This Declaration may not be terminated,
amended, or in any way modified without the specific written consent of the Commissioner of
Minnesota Management and Budget.
City of Orono, a statutory city
By: _______________________________
Dennis Walsh
Its: Mayor
Dated: ________________________, 2021
And: ______________________________
Ronald J. Olson
Its: Acting City Administer
Executed on the ___ day of February, 2021
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
This Department of Employment and Economic Development Declaration was executed and
acknowledged before me on the _____ day of February, 2021, by Dennis Walsh the Mayor, and
Ron Olson, the Acting City Administrator, of the City of Orono, a Municipal Corporation, on
behalf of the corporation and pursuant to the authority granted by its City Council.
Notary Public
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY
Government Lot One (1), Section fourteen (14), Township One Hundred Seventeen (117), Range
Twenty-three (23);
Government Lot Two (2), Section Twenty-three (23), Township One Hundred Seventeen (117),
Range Twenty-three (23);
and that part of Government Lot Three (3), Section Twenty-three (23), Township One Hundred
Seventeen (117), Range Twenty-three (23), commencing at the Northeast corner of said
Government Lot Three (3), Section Twenty-three (23); thence Southwesterly along the lake
shore to the Northeast corner of Lot A, Morse Island Park; thence South 350 feet to Lake
Minnetonka; thence East along the shore of Lake Minnetonka to the East line of said Lot Three
(3); thence North to the place of beginning.
4
Blackstone Contractors, LLC Project
9520 County Road 19, Suite D Owner
Loretto, MN 55357 Address
Phone: 763-291-7728 City Orono, MN 55323
Fax: 763-445-2107 Phone
Item Unit
1 LS
2 LF
3 LF
4 CY
5 TON
6 TON
7 ACRE
8
9
11
12
13
14
Special Notes or Arrangements:
Accepted:Date:
Big Island Nature Park Improvements
2750 Kelley Parkway
16,620.00$
952-249-4616
Total
-$
-$
-$
-$
MOBILIZATION COVERS ADDITIONAL BARGE COSTS AND INCREASED MATERIAL COSTS.
-$
1
$115.00
$125.00
3,960.00$
2,500.00$
-$
660
The original Contract Sum was………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The net change by previously authorized Change Orders was…………………………………………………………………….
The Contract Sum prior to this Change Order was………………………………………………………………………..
The Contract Sum will be increased by this Change Order……………………………………………………………..
The new Contract Sum will be…………………………………………………………………………………………………
$305,460.00
$233,965.00
$539,425.00
$16,620.00
$556,045.00
Total Change Order
Change Order #
Date:
1,650.00$
1,200.00$
2,760.00$
2,250.00$
-$
2,300.00$ $11,500.000.2
-$
2/5/2021CHANGE ORDER REQUEST
City of Orono
$6.00
$5.00
$40.00
18
Price/Unit
-$
330
30
24
$2,500.00
QuantityDescription
ADDED TRAIL FROM NODE B TO NODE D
MOBILIZATION
FILTER LOG
TREE PROTECTION
COMMON EXCAVATION
AGGREGATE BASE (CLASS 5)
CRUSHED LIMESTONE TRAIL
SEED, FERTILIZER & MULCH (SEED MIX 25-131)
Phone: 763-291-7728
Fax: 763-445-2107
9520 Cty Rd 19, Ste D
Loretto, MN 55357
SPECIALTY CONTRACTING
H:\ORNO\2021 New Projects\Big Island North Trail Fee.docx
February 17, 2021
City of Orono
Attn: Adam Edwards
PO Box 66
Orono, MN 55323
RE: Big Island Project North Trail Addition
Dear Adam:
As we requested, we have prepared a scope of services and fee estimate for the north trail addition to the Big Island
Project:
• Archaeological field work and processing – $3,760
• Plan documentation - $900
• Contractor coordination – $700
Based on the scope of services described above, we propose a not-to -exceed fee of $5,360.
Sincerely,
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
David P. Martini, P.E.
Principal Engineer
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: Reviewed By:RJO Approved By:RJO
1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is announce the retirement for Randy O’Brien of the Public
Works Department and to inform the council of efforts to fill the maintenance worker vacancy within
Public Works.
2. Background. Mr. Randy O’Brien has announced his plans to retire after 33 years of dedicated
service to the City of Orono as a maintenance worker. His date of retirement will be April 3rd, 2021.
Staff will provide a resolution of appreciation for council consideration closer to Randy’s retirement date.
3. Early Retirement. Randy will exercise option 1 of the early retirement plan offered by the City. The
early retirement option was offered to any employees in the Local 49 union that are eligible for retirement
under PERA during Fiscal year 2020 and 2021.
Option 1: The City offers to pay insurance benefits at the single rate as outlined in the current
labor agreement for up to 3 years or until age 65, whichever comes first.
Option 2: Employees eligible for the phased retirement option under the PERA Phased
Retirement Program are encouraged to consider this option. The city would continue to pay insurance at a
single rate as outlined in the current labor agreement for up to 3 years and the City would offer up to 500
hours of part time employment at the current rate of pay.
4. Recruitment. The Public Works Department has six full time maintenance worker positions with
one vacancy. The maintenance worker positions are critical to meet current service needs and are
essential to City operations. The selection process for the vacant position will involve advertising the
position, application screening, an interview panel and reference checking. Upon completion of the
process a candidate will be presented to the council for consideration for appointment.
5. Timeline. The timeline for the process is as follows:
When What
22 February 2021 Approve Early Retirement
23 February- 5 March 2021 Advertise Position
23 February- 5 March 2021 Confirm if any qualified runner up candidates from
previous recruitment are available
8-12 March 2021 Review Applications
15-26 March 2021 Interview and Skills Testing
29 March 2021 Council Approval/Appointment
3 April 2021 (4-3-21) Randy O’Brien’s Last Day
NLT 19 April 2021 New Employees First Day
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
No action required.
Item No.: 11 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: Public Works Maintenance Worker Retirement and Recruitment
Presenter: Adam T. Edwards
Public Works Director/City Engineer
Agenda
Section:
Consent Agenda
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: Reviewed By: Approved By: RJO
1. Purpose.
The purpose of this action item is to gain Council approval of seasonal and part time employees.
2. Background. The hourly pay is proposed to be $12.00-14.00 for the Golf Course Clubhouse
Attendants, Brush Site Attendants, and Sledding Attendants; $12-$16 for Parks and Golf Course
Maintenance Employees, $10-$16 for Utilities Maintenance Workers; $15.00-$20.00 for the Clubhouse
Manager; and $17-$20 for the Custodian / Groundskeeper. The Clubhouse Manager and Custodian /
Groundskeeper will be part time employees. All other employees will be seasonal and fall under the 6
month PERA Classification and are therefore excluded from PERA membership.
3. Seasonal Employee Appointments and Candidates.
Name Position Wage
($/hr)
Remarks
Requesting
Approval
Marie Jorland Clubhouse Manager $20.00 Returnee
Kimberley Haug Clubhouse Attendant $12.00 Returnee
Calvin Schmidt Golf Course Maintenance $15.00 Returnee
Chad Stowell Golf Course Maintenance $16.00 Returnee
Ron Steffenhagen Golf Course Maintenance $15.00 Returnee
Mitchell Hall Golf Course Maintenance $16.00 Returnee
Paul Tolzmann Clubhouse Attendant $14.00 Returnee
Scott Prochnow Clubhouse Attendant $14.00 Returnee
Marshall Hambro Clubhouse Attendant $14.00 Returnee
4. Staff Recommendation. I recommend approval to hire of the seasonal employees in Table 3.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to approve hiring the seasonal employee as in the list above.
Item No.: 12 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: Appointment of 2021 Seasonal Employees
Presenter: Adam Edwards
City Engineer/Director of Public
Works
Agenda
Section:
Consent Agenda
Prepared By: Reviewed By:RJO Approved By: RJO
1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is for Council approval to purchase a dock for Lydiard
Beach and a swim platform for Sandy Beach.
2. Background. In 2013 the City Council authorized the removal of Docks from the City’s swim
beaches; Lydiard Beach, Sandy Beach, Casco Point Beach and Summit Beach. The justification for the
removals appears to have been maintenance costs and safety concerns over mixed use; boats, swimmers
and fishing. In the subsequent years there have been neighborhood requests for the return of the docks to
the beaches. In 2020 the Parks Commission took up the issue and came up with a plan to provide a dock
and a swim platform at two of the beaches and then to further review whether docks or platforms should
be placed at the other beaches. The Commission chose to place a swim platform at Sandy Beach and a
dock at Lydiard Beach. Those were subsequently added to the Parks Capital Improvement plan and
Public Works annual plan as Projects 21-033 and 034.
3. Project Scope. Installation of a 52 foot roll in dock at Lydiard Beach and an 8x8 swim platform at
Sandy Beach.
4. Cost. Dock And Lift provided the quotes listed below.
Item Cost
52’ Wheel End w/ Support Stands $ 6,533
8’ x8’ Platform $ 2,499
TOTAL $9,032
5. Funding. Funding for the projects will come from the Parks Levy established by the Council for
2021. The CIP had projected $20,000. The 2021 Park Levy is $50,000.
6. Future Considerations. The Parks Commission intends to review the use of platform and dock and
then consider the need/desire for similar features at the other beaches and lake access points. The
Commission is currently working on a masterplan for Summit Beach during which docks will be
considered. The commission has also started to look at our lake access points to establish standards for
those that are actively used for recreation and in particular the ones that include docks. In early February,
Council Member Crosby inquired about a dock for Casco Beach. The request was forwarded to the Park
Commission Chair for inclusion in a future park commission meeting.
7. Staff Recommendation. I recommend the acceptance of the quotes form Dock and Lift.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to accept the quote from Dock and Lift for a Dock for Lydiard Beach and a Swim Platform for
Sandy Beach.
Item No.: 13 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: Dock and Swim Platform for City Beaches (21-033 & 21-034)
Presenter: Adam T. Edwards
Public Works Director/City Engineer
Agenda
Section:
Consent Agenda
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: Reviewed By: Approved By: RJO
1. Purpose. Three Rivers Park District will provide the City Council an update on the master planning
Process for the Diamond Lake Regional Trail.
2. Background. Three Rivers Park District is leading a master planning process for future development
of a new north-south regional trail through the western portion of Hennepin County. Identified as the
Diamond Lake Regional Trail, it will travel 20 miles through Dayton, Rogers, Corcoran, Medina, Long
Lake, Orono and Wayzata. The vision for the trail is a 10-foot-wide paved, multi-use trail that will
connect natural areas, other regional trails in the Three Rivers system, and local parks and trails. Trail
uses include biking, hiking, dog walking, running, and in-line skating.
3. Park Commission. The Park District presented the update to the Orono Parks Commission at their
February 1st meeting. The Commission voted to recommend the Three Rivers recommended
preferred route for the Diamond Lake Regional Trail to the City Council by a Vote of 5 Ayes and 0
Nays.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
Motion to approve the preferred route through Orono to be included in the Masterplan for the Diamond
Lake Regional Trail
Exhibits.
A. Read Ahead Slides
Item No.: 14 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: Diamond Lake Regional Trail Master Plan Update
Presenter: Three Rivers Park District Agenda
Section:
Presentation
AGENDA ITEM
Prepared By: J. Barnhart Reviewed By: Approved By: RJO
1. Purpose. To consider the draft resolution of approval for the proposed preliminary plat.
2. MN§462.358 Sub 3b. Application Deadline. The application was received on July 22, 2020
and considered to be complete on that date. The 120-Day review period expired on November 19,
2020, but the applicant has agreed to extend the review period to February 23, 2021. The
review period will expire on February 23, 2021. If the City does not act on the application,
the application is deemed approved, per State Statute.
3. Background. The City Council reviewed the revised preliminary plat at their meeting on
February 8, 2021 and directed staff to prepare a resolution of approval. The draft resolution is
attached as Exhibit A. The resolution includes the conditions suggested by the Council:
a. All City Engineer comments addressed to their satisfaction. [Page 3, A.1]
b. Watershed District (MCWD) approval. [Page 3, A.2]
c. Hennepin County approval of the road access/ intersection. [Page 3, A.3]
d. City Staff comments, attached as Exhibit H. [Page 3, A.4]
e. Combination of Outlots A, B, and C to Lots 1, 2, and 3. [Page 3, A.6]
f. Covenants protecting tree areas as shown. [Page 3, A.5]
g. Landscaping plan to reflect increased evergreen buffering along the east side of the road.
[Page 3, A.7]
h. Pedestrian easement to provide access to Lots A and B [Page 3, A.8]
i. No joint use dock facility for non-riparian lots is to be permitted. [Page 3, A.9]
During the City Council meeting, the Council requested some additional information from the
County relative to their requirement for a turn lane off of Shoreline Drive. Information received
from the County is provided as Exhibit B.
4. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommends approval of the resolution as drafted.
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
City Council should approve or amend the resolution
Exhibits
A. Draft Resolution (with exhibits)
B. County Response
References
City Council Packet dated February 8, 2021
Planning Commission packet dated January 19, 2021
City Council packet October 26, 2020
City Council packet dated September 14, 2020
Planning Commission packet dated August 17, 2020
Item No.: 15 Date: February 22, 2021
Item Description: LA20-000048 – Timothy Whitten o/b/o I. Jacobs/A. Jacobs
Revocable Trust, 1700 Shoreline Drive, Preliminary Plat – Resolution
Presenter: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP
Community Development Director
Agenda
Section:
Planning Department
Report
CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. ________________________
1
A RESOLUTION
APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR
SHORELINE ESTATES
(FILE NO. LA20-000048)
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2020 Timothy Whitten, o/b/o Irwin Jacobs 2018 Rev Trust
(“Applicants”), applied for a preliminary plat for the property legally described:
Outlot A and Lot 4, Block 1, Tanager Estates, Hennepin County, (hereinafter the
“Property”);
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2020, after published and mailed notice in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, at
which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning the preliminary plat application were given
the opportunity to speak thereon; and
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2020, the Planning Commission recommended
approval of the preliminary plat; and
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2020, the City Council after reviewing the
application, the recommendations of the Planning Commission and City staff, and the comments
received from the public during the meeting, tabled action to allow site visits on the property; and
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2020, the City Council tabled action to allow the
applicant to address certain concerns including Average Lake Shore setback, the length of the
proposed private road, the number of lots; and
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2021, after published and mailed notice in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, the Planning Commission held a second public hearing,
at which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning the preliminary plat application were
given the opportunity to speak thereon; and
WHEREAS, on February 8, 2021, the City Council reviewed the revised
preliminary plat application, and the recommendations of the Planning Commission and City staff
and directed staff to prepare a resolution for approval; and
Council Exhibit A
CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. ________________________
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono,
Minnesota hereby approves the requested preliminary plat as described above based on one or
more of the following findings of fact concerning the Property:
FINDINGS OF FACT:
1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #LA20-000048. The analysis contained
within staff memos and the exhibits attached to the aforesaid memos, all minutes from the
above mentioned meetings, and any and all other materials distributed at these meetings
are hereby incorporated by reference.
2. The Property is located in the RR-1B Zoning District.
3. The property is guided for Low Density Residential in the 2040 Community Management
Plan.
4. The Property contains 20.14 acres in area.
5. The parcel will be subdivided into 6 buildable lots and 4 outlots for future consolidation
and a private road. All lots conform to the size and width requirements of the LR-1A
zoning district upon being combined.
6. The Developer has prepared grading plans to manage stormwater on site conforming to
applicable rules and ordinances.
7. Access to the property is via Shoreline Drive, a County road.
8. The lots will be served by municipal sanitary sewer service.
9. The Parks, Trails and Open Space element of the Orono Community Management Plan
(CMP) has no current plans for parks that specifically require dedication of park land from
this property.
10. The property owner submitted a conservation design plan as part of a previous subdivision
prepared by Svoboda dated September 15, 2015 and a supplement prepared by Braun
Intertech, dated July 20, 2020. Collectively, these documents inventory and describe in
detail the environmental features of the site, defining what natural values of the site should
be preserved or enhanced and how that should occur.
CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. ________________________
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CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS:
Further, based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants
preliminary plat approval to allow the subdivision of the property into 6 buildable lots, as depicted
on the plans most recently updated January 28, 2021 prepared by Gronberg and Associates,
attached as Exhibit A, subject to the following conditions:
A. Project Specific Conditions
1. The applicable general engineering comments and or conditions provided by City
Engineer in their comment letter dated January 19, 2021 (Exhibit B) shall be
suitably addressed by applicant in the development plan submittal.
2. Watershed District (MCWD) approval.
3. Hennepin County Approval of the proposed access/ intersection.
4. City Staff comments as indicated in the comment letter dated January 12, 2021 shall
be suitably addressed (Exhibit C).
5. Covenants protecting tree areas as shown on attached Exhibit D.
6. Outlots A, B, and C shall be combined with lots 1, 2, and 3 at the conclusion of the
platting. No permits will be issued for these lots until that is completed.
7. Additional Evergreen trees along the new road to buffer the caretaker building to
the east.
8. The developer to provide an easement to provide for access to the Outlots A and B
for pedestrian access.
9. A joint use dock facility is not permitted for non-riparian lots.
10. The following estimated fees are due at the time of final plat unless otherwise
noted. These fees are based on the 2021 Fee schedule and the fee schedule in effect
at the time of Final Plat approval will govern.
CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. ________________________
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a. Stormwater and Drainage Trunk: The property will be subject to the Stormwater
and Drainage Trunk Fee (SW&DT Fee) of $40,300.00 (Number of new lots (5)
times per lot amount ($8,060).
b. Sewer: The costs to construct the Sewer system within the site will be the
developers responsibility. The Metropolitan Council SAC charge which is
currently $2,485 per dwelling unit will be due at the time of building permit for
each lot. The City’s sewer charge is $5,380.00 per lot (5), or $26,900.00.
c. Park dedication: $27,750.00 ($5,550 x 5 new lots).
B. General conditions imposed on preliminary plats shall apply, and are as follow:
1. Appropriate traffic control signage within and pertinent to the site shall be installed
by the Developer subject to the City Engineer's review and approval.
2. Erosion control shall adhere to "Best Management Practices for Protecting Water
Quality in Urban Areas" and to the approved SWPPP. All erosion controls as
required by the City and the MCWD shall be in place prior to commencing grading
and excavation on the site. All such erosion control measures shall be maintained
in working order until the site is vegetated and stabilized.
3. The construction limits shall be clearly marked with adequate fencing to prevent
any construction damage or disturbance of any trees and vegetation outside of the
construction limits area. Developer shall identify trees to be preserved on site, shall
mark them on a site plan, and shall take extraordinary measures such as fencing,
signage, etc. to ensure they are not disturbed.
4. This approval is based upon the known issues that may affect this project, but this
approval does not limit the City from revising or amending these conditions as the
review process continues.
5. Council approval is based on the entire record, above Findings.
6. Any amendments to the plans which are not in conformity with City codes may
require further Planning Commission and City Council review.
CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. ________________________
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7. Authorities granted by this resolution run with the Property not with the Applicants,
but are permissive only and must be exercised by filing a final Plat application
within one year of the date of Council approval, or the preliminary plat will expire
on that date (February 22, 2022).
8. Violation of or non-compliance with any of the terms and conditions of this
resolution may result in the termination of any authority granted herein.
C. Plans and Specifications. The following plans and specifications shall be submitted
for review and approval by the City and other appropriate jurisdictions:
1) Final plans and specifications for all proposed utility lines and services, including
any proposed revisions to existing service facilities. Proposed plans shall be
provided to the City for final review and approval with the Final Plan set. The
Public Works Department and any other pertinent reviewing agencies shall
review and approve all utility improvements. Final sanitary sewer plans shall be
provided and are subject to approval by the Public Works Department and City
Engineer.
2) Final Street and Storm Sewer Plans.
3) Final Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan and SWPPP showing existing
and proposed contours, building locations, elevations, stormwater facilities and
calculations, utilities and erosion control measures to be used during construction.
General Development Plan Approval will not be granted until the Minnehaha
Creek Watershed District has approved the stormwater plans.
4) Landscaping plan to reflect a more natural pattern of replacement trees, versus a
lineal replacement pattern along the new road.
5) Final Plans for improvements proposed in the Hennepin County Right of Way.
6) Any additional plans and specifications deemed necessary by the City as review
progresses.
CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. ________________________
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D. Platting Process. Applicant shall complete all requirements for Final Plat Approval as
follows. The following list of final submittals must be submitted to the City. These
submittals are as follows:
1). Record plat drawings in the form of two (2) mylar copies (one copy for the City's
records and one for filing with Hennepin County) and one (1) copy reduced to 1" =
200'. Drawing to include:
A. Lot lines platted per preliminary plat survey/drawing by Gronberg
and Associates dated January 28, 2021 attached hereto as Exhibit A,
except as modified herein.
B. Dedication of "drainage and utility easements" 10' along exterior
property lines and 5' along the interior property lines.
C. Dedication of “Drainage Easements” over all drainageways.
D. Name of plat.
E. Name of the street
2). Legal documents required:
A. Title opinion addressed to the City or a title insurance policy in favor
of the City. All owners, mortgage holders or others with property
interest indicated therein shall sign the plat and all other documents
affected by such interest.
B. The applicant must provide certified copies of all recorded
easements currently affecting the property.
C. Signed Developers Agreement and Letter of Credit for construction
of improvements. The City Engineer shall establish the amount to
be provided in the Letter of Credit based on 125% of the estimated
cost of improvements.
D. One original copy of any private covenant, homeowners'
association agreement or other private restriction intended to be
filed in the chain of title of the property at the time the final plat or
survey is recorded.
3). Fees required: Application fee, Park dedication, Stormwater and Drainage Trunk
enumerated above.
CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
NO. ________________________
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E. Development Agreement. Development Approval is contingent upon the
successful execution of a Development Agreement between the applicant and the
City. Such Agreement shall address all specific City requirements for the
development.
F. Financial Guarantee. The Development Agreement shall include a financial
guarantee by the applicant to ensure the completion of site improvements. The City
Engineer shall complete an estimate of improvement costs, including but not
limited to streets, curb & gutter, sanitary sewers, landscaping, grading, erosion
control, utilities, and stormwater management facility construction, and the
applicant shall provide to the City a financial guarantee of 125% of the
improvement costs.
ADOPTED by the Orono City Council on this 22nd day of February, 2021.
ATTEST: CITY OF ORONO:
_______________________________ ________________________________
Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor
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January 19, 2021
City of Orono
Attn: Jeremy Barnhart
2750 Kelley Parkway
Orono, MN 55356
RE: Preliminary Plat Application
Shoreline Estates
Engineering Review #3
Dear Jeremy:
As requested, I have completed an engineering review of the revised documents submitted for the above
referenced project. We offer the following observations, comments, and recommendations for your
consideration:
1. One rain gardens and soil amendments are proposed for stormwater runoff management to meet
regulatory requirements. The following must be considered regarding stormwater management:
a. Per City requirements, the proposed stormwater management system must limit proposed
peak runoff rates to that of existing for the 1, 10, and 100 year – 24h hour events. Per
NPDES MS4 requirements, the system must treat the water quality volume, calculated as
1” times the sum of new and fully reconstructed impervious surface.
b. Per the proposed hydrographs submitted, 2.55 acres impervious surface is proposed
resulting in a water quality volume of 9,257 c.f. Therefore, if infiltration is utilized, the
basin must be expanded to provide this volume below any surface outlet.
c. Based on field inspection and a shovel test, site soils did not seem conducive for
infiltration. If infiltration is not possible due to site soils, volume control will not be
required per NPDES requirements, but a rain garden is still necessary to treat the water
quality volume. Also, if tight soils are present, an underdrain must be installed with the
basins to ensure complete drawdown between rainfall events.
d. Per City requirements to track TMDLs and reduce loads to meet required Waste Load
Allocations, the calculations for Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Total Phosphorus (TP)
loading must be provided.
e. Facilities necessary for the ultimate development (street construction, sewer, rain garden,
etc.) must be installed and the site mass-graded at the same time as street construction to
ensure all drainage ways, watersheds, and runoff management systems are constructed per
the approved Stormwater Management Plan and are sized adequately for proposed
improvements.
f. Rain garden must be permanently vegetated prior to issuance of any building permits.
g. An impervious surface exhibit must be provided to verify areas match the calculations. The
exhibit must indicate existing and proposed impervious surfaces.
h. Insufficient space is provided for the swale proposed south of the house pad on Lot 1.
Grading must be revised to provide adequate space for a swale or the Proposed Drainage
Council Exhibit A
Resolution Ex B
Preliminary Plat Application
Shoreline Estates
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Area Map and calculations should be revised to indicate area bypassing rain garden.
i. Soil amendment areas should be in locations not subject to future pedestrian and vehicle
traffic and planted with native vegetation. The proximity of proposed amended areas to
house pads will most likely result in compaction of the soils over time due to human
interaction. Therefore, amended soil locations should be revised or the basin should be
expanded to meet MCWD requirements. Potential amendment areas include along the east
and west side of the entrance road and the cul-de-sac island.
j. A stormwater management plan outlining how the proposed improvements will meet all
requirements must be submitted for review prior to Preliminary Plat approval to ensure
adequate siting is available for required facilities.
2. Storm sewer sizing calculations must be submitted with correspond drainage area map to verify
adequate sizing.
3. Final Plans must include the following:
a. Grading, Drainage, and Erosion Control Plan
b. Street Construction Plan
c. Utility Plan
d. Landscape and Restoration Plan (including invasive species removal)
e. SWPPP meeting NPDES requirements
4. The applicant will be required to obtain Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD)
approval and permitting. Per correspondence with MCWD, they will require all stormwater
runoff management facilities to be installed with initial development. A copy of any approvals
or permits required must be submitted prior to Final Plat approval.
5. The applicant will be required to obtain a General Construction Permit (NPDES) to discharge
stormwater associated with construction activity since more than 1 acre will be disturbed. A
copy of the permit must be submitted prior to any land disturbing activity.
6. The applicant will be required to obtain Hennepin County approval and permitting for
connection to CSAH 15. A copy of any approvals or permits required must be submitted prior
to Final Plat approval.
7. The applicant will be required to obtain a Sanitary Sewer Extension Permit from the MPCA
and MCES. A copy of any approvals or permits required must be submitted prior to Final Plat
approval.
8. The applicant will be required to submit a Maintenance Agreement for all stormwater
management structures and facilities. The agreement must define maintenance responsibilities
following completion of project, specify types and frequencies of inspection and maintenance
activities, designate who will conduct inspection and maintenance activities, and outline
reporting requirements. The Agreement will be recorded with the County per the City’s
approval process.
9. Drainage and Utility Easements msut be provided as follows:
a. Over all sanitary forcemain.
b. Over all stormwater management facilities used to meet regulatory requirements.
c. Over all wetland and buffers.
d. Over all soil amendment areas.
e. All swales and piping providing drainage for multiple properties.
f. 5’ along all side lot lines, unless adjacent to Development boundary.
g. 10’ along all front lot lines, rear lot lines, and adjacent to Development boundary.
10. The sanitary service line to be abandoned must be completely disconnected from the existing
system to remain in place and capped. All pipes greater than 2” to be abandoned in place must
be blown full with sand and the ends grouted shut.
11. Road widths must be listed on the Road Plan.
12. The 15” CMP at Station 1+20 must be replaced with a 15” RCP and existing drainage patterns
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maintained.
13. A sump manhole must be provided upstream of all inlets to the rain garden in the street per
NPDES requirements.
14. Manholes must be included on storm sewer to rain garden as necessary to route runoff directly
into basin.
15. The street must transition from urban to rural street section at Station 4+50 to better manage
runoff not routed to the rain garden. Ditches do not need to be included. Due to the existing
wetland on the west side and an existing culvert on the east, runoff will naturally drain away
from the road. A Rural Typical Section should be included on the Road Plan accordingly.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me to discuss.
Sincerely,
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Robert E. Bean, Jr., P.E.
Water Resources Engineer
CC: Adam Edwards, Director of Public Works / City Engineer
January 12, 2021
Whitten Associates, Inc.
Attn: Timothy Whitten VIA EMAIL
4159 Heatherton Place tim@whittenassociates.com
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Re: Shoreline Estates
File # LA20-000048
Mr. Whitten,
The City has reviewed your revised, 6 lot plan received January 6, 2021. After careful review, we have the following
comments.
Lots/ Setbacks
1.I note that the bluff setback is shown for lot 5. Please show this same 30 foot setback for the bluff adjacent
to Lot 4.
2.The notation for lot area and dry-buildable area for lot 5 is difficult to read. Please clarify.
3.I note no entrance monument is proposed. Future monuments will conform to city regulations.
4.It appears that all lots meet the size and width requirements of the zoning district.
Average Lakeshore Setback
5.Please provide an exhibit showing the principal structure at 1100 Millston, and the distance of that
structure from Tanager Lake. This will be the ALS for lot 5 until the home at 990 Heritage Lane is built.
6.Wherever Average Lakeshore Setback is labeled, please re-label as “existing Average Lake Shore Setback”.
The future Average Lake Shore setback line will be applied as homes come in for permit.
Streets
7.Hennepin County has provided comments in a letter dated August 17, 2020, attached as Exhibit A. Their
comments include the need for a westbound right turn lane.
8.I note the label for the cul de sac length showing the length at 997 feet.
Utilities
9.The City engineering is completing his review of the engineering plans, any approval of the preliminary
plat will be subject to those comments. Those comments will be forwarded as soon as received.
10.Any preliminary plat approval will be conditioned on Watershed District Approval. Please verify
submission to the Watershed district.
Grading/ Landscaping
11.Please list all trees that will be removed due to grading and those that are anticipated to be removed due to
house pad preparation.
12.A landscaping plan must be provided. Street trees are required. One tree is required per 40 feet of street
frontage. The City Council has recently preferred trees to be installed in natural clumps, in lieu of 40’ on center
Council Exhibit A
Resolution Ex C
placement.
13. During the public comment last fall, the neighbor to the west commented on the preservation of trees along
the west property line. Are any tree preservation practices proposed?
Other/ Miscellaneous
14. As part of the final plat, the following legal documents will be required:
a. Home Owners Association (HOA) documents to guarantee the maintenance of any community private
improvements and the private street;
b. Private Covenants to guide use and house design (if desired);
c. Drainage and flowage easements (over wetlands);
d. Conservation easements (over bluff areas, at minimum);
e. Buffer documents (as required by watershed district);
f. Drainage and Utility Easements as appropriate.
It is helpful to provide a point by point response when submitting new plans, to facilitate more efficient review by the
City. Further, we think it is advantageous to hold a new public hearing at the Planning Commission to ensure all
interested parties can comment on these revisions. Please feel free to contact me at 952.249.4626 or by email at
jbarnhart@ci.orono.mn.us if you have any questions on the above requirements.
Sincerely,
CITY OF ORONO
Jeremy Barnhart, AICP
Community Development Director
Council Exhibit A
Resolution Ex D
From:Chad Ellos
To:Jeremy Barnhart
Cc:Ron Olson; Jason D Gottfried
Subject:RE: [External] Shoreline Estates (1700 Shoreline Dr)
Date:Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:55:13 PM
Attachments:Plat 3458B - Orono - Shoreline Estates (CSAH 15).pdf
Jeremy,
Jason shared your inquiry with me and below is a response to provide you with additional
information specific to decisions made relative to this development’s access to the county road.
Our plat review committee reviewed both the concept plan (March 3, 2020) and preliminary plat
(July 28, 2020). While we have been consistent in our first preference being to connect the site to
Heritage Lane to utilize an existing westbound right-turn lane, we also supported utilizing the
existing driveway location to the east, contingent upon inclusion of a westbound right-turn lane as
stated in our comment letter dated August 17, 2020 (refer to attached). The decision to only require
a westbound right-turn lane was made upon reviewing the site specific conditions, benefits, impacts,
and travel distribution for the proposed six homes. While an eastbound left-turn lane was initially
discussed, a deeper review of the impacts and associated infrastructure costs to include it for the
minimal benefit and use were considered to not be reasonable at this location given the scope of the
development and will be reviewed in the future for further consideration upon a larger corridor
reconstruction project (such a project is not currently being planned).
Our staff does review internally created draft turn lane guidance to supplement Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and MNDOT guidance on
the matter. Our intent is to someday publish formal guidance, but for now we treat most
developments on a case-by-case basis and use the outcomes to further refine our internal guidance.
This guidance aides the decision making in our review process and is supplemented with engineering
judgement from staff engineers and the county highway engineer. Key factors for consideration in
most development access requests include trip generation, trip distribution, traffic volumes,
roadway speed, environmental impacts and space constraints.
My staff and I always welcome additional input and conversation from you or others at the city
related to unique circumstances that may influence engineering judgment related to past, present,
and future county road access requests.
Thanks,
Chad Ellos, P.E.
Transportation Planning Division ManagerTransportation Project DeliveryOffice: 612-596-0395chad.ellos@hennepin.us | hennepin.us
From: Jeremy Barnhart <jbarnhart@ci.orono.mn.us>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 10:42 AM
Council Exhibit B
To: Jason D Gottfried <Jason.Gottfried@hennepin.us>
Cc: ROlson@ci.orono.mn.us
Subject: [External] Shoreline Estates
Jason,
In reviewing the preliminary plat for Shoreline Estates last Monday, a 6 lot subdivision proposed for
1700 Shoreline, my City Council has requested some additional information.
Your office provided feedback to the proposal on August 17, 2020, where you required a westbound
turnlane into the development. Can you share what factors you considered when making that
requirement? Why is a eastbound turn lane not required?
For this and future reference, can you share when turn lanes, acceleration lanes, and/ or traffic
studies would be required? Are there certain warrants established that suggest these needs?
Jeremy Barnhart, AICP
Community Development Director
City of Orono
952-249-4626
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