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Minutes <br /> City Council Work Session <br /> y Monday, July 14, 2025, 5:00 PM <br /> �.ticESHo ``(' City Council Chambers 12780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> City Council members present: Mayor Bob Tunheim, City Council Members Alisa Benson, <br /> Jacqueline Ricks. Absent: Steve Persian, Jon Schwingler. <br /> Staff present: City Administrator Adam Edwards, Community Development Director Laura Oakden, <br /> Planners Melanie Curtis and Matt Kearny, City Clerk Christine Lusian. <br /> AVERAGE LAKESHORE SETBACK <br /> The sixth work session focused on average lakeshore setback regulations, where Orono's 75-foot <br /> shore setback for properties on Lake Minnetonka is more restrictive than the MN Department of <br /> Natural Resources (DNR) 50-foot model. Seven options for adjusting the Average Lakeshore <br /> Setback (ALS) were reviewed, with option seven, applying ALS only when building within the <br /> shore setback, receiving attention. There was general support for protecting lake view sightlines <br /> (ALS) and regulating shoreline development, though opinions varied on its necessity. The group <br /> was in consensus that there was no urgency to make changes and emphasized clarifying the goal <br /> behind any potential revision. <br /> CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS <br /> The discussion on the code enforcement process was postponed to a future meeting. <br /> There was a note that more time is needed for collaboration and the work session schedule will be <br /> revisited again during a regular meeting. The work session on July 28 will be held from 4-6pm. <br /> ADJOURNMENT <br /> Work session ended at 5:55 p.m. <br /> ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL <br /> q,__1/4_ <br /> Christin usian, y Clerk Boa Tunheim,Mayor <br />