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Home My WebLink About11-01-2001 Council Work SessionMinuicx of the C ouncil \Viirkji€5i!i»fin held at 5:00 p.nt. on Thursday* Niivemhcr 1« 2001. Members Prcscnl: Mayor liarharu PeterMm. Council members Richard I linU Jay Nygard, Bob Sansevere. and Jim While, Cily Adminisiraior Ron Moorse. Police ClhefSiephany (uhhI. and Cily Planning Hireelor, Mike (ialTron. Others Present: Ciabriel Jabbour and Jim Murphy. Call to Order: Ma\or IVlcrsim called the meeting to order al 5:15 p.m. 1 . Gabriel Jabbour and Jim Murphy updated the C'ouncil regarding progress on developing a budget and schematic design for the Long Lake l ire Station. 2. Ilie C'ouncil discussed the use of the three acres of the 340 W illow Drive site tlial will remain after the Long Lake fire station is constructed. It was the consensus of the Council to preserv e the remaining land lor a senior housing use vs. moving the homes acquired by Mn/DO I on I larrington Drive in Long Luke to the site. 3. Police Chierstephany (iood provided the Council with a Police Department update. C'hiefCicM^d has led the Department through a strategic planning process that has identified strengths and weaknesses in the Department, its well as action steps to build on the strengths and address the weaknesses. One of the action steps was to hire a consultant to assist in resolving conflicts in the department that wea* getting in the way of the department moving fonvard. Otief (iikkI is currently follow ing through on implementing the a*commendations of the consultant. Chief CuhkI reported that both morale and productivity have inca*ascd substantially. 4. MiH>rsc a*commended that Officer Bruce Andenam. who was in a corporal position prior to the Police IXrparlment retirgani/aiion of mid-2000. be provided with a lump .ium pavmenl equivalent to the 3°o corporal dilTerential pay he would have aveived if he would have continued to sene as corpimil for the amiainder of 21KK). Ilie C ouncil aga*ed v\iih the a*commendaiion. 5. MiH>rse a*commended an interim moratorium be put in place a-garding telecommunications hicilities and structures to enable a study of options agarding telecommunications facilities and structures in the city's a\sidenlial di.slricls. Ilie Council directed Minirse to place a moratorium ordinance on the ne.xt Council meeting agenda. Adioumment: I he meeting was adjourned al 7:50 p.m. t! U U- Council Workscssion 5:00 p.m. Thursday. November 1.2001 Orono City Council Chambers AGUNDA 1. Long Lake 1-in; Station Update 2. Use of remaining 3 acres of tire station pared 3. LLFD request for training bum—house on fire station site 4. Police Department Update 5. Fire service study update 6. Telecommunications to>vcr and antenna update 7. City Administrator Pcrtbrmancc l-valuation 30 minutes 15 minutes 5 minutes 40 minutes 10 minutes 5 minutes 30 minutes \ u TO:Mayor and City Council FROM:Ron Moorse. City Administrator DATE:(Xtobcr3l.200l SUBJECT:Long loikc Fire Station Update /A GubricI Jubbour and Jim Murphy will ancnd the work session to provide an update to the Council regarding the Long Lake fire station dcsi^ and construction process. ! i TO: FROM: DATE: Mayor and City Council Ki>n MiH»rsc. City Administrator October 31.2001 'ifA SUBJEC1*: Use of ihc Remaining Three Acres of ihe Long Lake I-ire Station Parcel (340 Willow Drive Norlh) Two main options for the use of the remaining three acres on the 340 Willow Drive North property have been discussed. These arc as follows: I.Move approximately 6-8 homes being acquianl by Mn DOT on Harrington Drive in Long Lake U» the pio|KHty. Use the land for a senior housing project. Although there is no time pressure regarding the construction of a senior housing project on the parcel, a decision regarding moving the homes from I larrington Drive onto the property would need to be made quick!). fwo of the homes need to be moved by l*ebruar> of 2002. I he remainder of the homes would need to be moved by the end of2002. Prior to moving the homes, a number of site improvements would need to be made, including the extension of water and sewer service, the constmetion of a street to ser\ e the new lots, and the construction of foundations lor the homes, in addition, the property would need to be platted into individual lots for the homes. It may be possible to “store** the two homes that need to be moved by l*ebniar> of 2002 in order to enable the site improvements to be made in the spring of 2(K)2. Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, a non-profit organization involved in sen ing low ajtd moderate income persons, is interested in being the implementing agency to move the homes, lliis would involve purchasing tlie land, platting the land, and funding the site improvements. Iliis option would provide for a housing density that matches the density in the adjacent Long Lake neighborhood and is compatible w itli the density in the llackbcrr) ncighborhcHxl. Ihe use of the land for a senior housing pmject would provide housing at a density of approximately 10 units per acre, which would enable the City to meet the housing goal in its updated Comprehensive Plan w hich calls for additional higher density housing. Although the density of the senior housing project would be significantly higher than the housing densit) on adjacent properties. Ihe project would be surrounded on three sides by a fire station, new Highway 12, and a park.