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Minutes
City Council Work Session
y Monday,November 25, 2024, 5:00 PM
'44-EsHO' City Council Chambers 12780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356
ROLL CALL
City Council members present: Mayor Dennis Walsh, City Council Members Alisa Benson, Richard
Crosby, Maria Veach.
Staff present: City Administrator Adam Edwards, Finance Director Maggie Jin, Parks and Facilities
Superintendent Taylor Zinnel, Public Works Superintendent DJ Goman, Community Development
Director Oakden, and City Clerk Christine Lusian.
FEE SCHEDULE
Administrator Edwards introduced fees and services. Finance Director Jin presented on and
council members discussed the rates and fees that Orono will charge for services in 2025.
Changes include formatting to make the schedule easier to understand and increases to utility,
golf passes,police service, and addition of a brush site section. Members had some discussion on
water rate tiers and how to manage large logs at the brush site.
TREE PLAN
Edwards introduced the background and development of a draft tree plan and handed off to Parks
and Facilities Superintendent Taylor Zinnel who provided information on the inventory, stages of
plan development, emerald ash management in public spaces, vision and goals, talked through
the draft plan submitted by Davey Resource Group. Zinnel noted that the timeframe on
completing a plan draft could be another month or so and a plan is important for grant eligibility.
Zinnel also confirmed that he'd be getting tree inspector certification and work with planning
department on merging requirements of lakeshore setbacks and diversity in species. Oakden
explained that public education information for residents and their private trees is available on
the website.
ADJOURNMENT
Work session en ed at 5:41 p.m.
ATTES : CITY COUNCIL
Chri usi Ci Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor