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. , <br /> '• MINUTES OF THE <br /> ' ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,November 25,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br /> Lili Tod McMillan,Council Members Kristi Anderson, Cynthia Bremer,Lizz Levang, and Aaron Printup. <br /> Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus,Finance Director Ron Olson,Assistant City <br /> Administrator for Long-Term Strategic Planning Michael Gaffron,Planning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, <br /> Public Works Director/City Engineer Jesse Struve,City Attorney Soren Mattick,and Recorder Jackie <br /> Young. <br /> Mayor McMillan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> Item Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 10,were added to the Consent Agenda. <br /> Loftus noted there is a request to add a second closed meeting to tonight's agenda. <br /> Mattick stated he would request that follow Item No. 15. <br /> Anderson moved,Printup seconded,to approve the Consent Agenda as amended,with the addition <br /> of Item 15,a closed session. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> *2. REGULAR CITY COiTNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 12,2013 <br /> Anderson moved,Printup seconded,to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of <br /> November 12,2013,as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> PRESENTATION <br /> 3. CSAH 112 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT(Public Input Invited) <br /> Jim Grube,Hennepin County Transportation Department, and Mike Turner, SRF Consulting Group,were <br /> present. <br /> Grube thanked the City Council for allowing them to speak tonight. Grube stated the goal of tonighYs <br /> presentation is to cover the turnback of former State Highway 12. The state has transferred jurisdiction to <br /> Hennepin County,which is called a turnback. Grube stated whenever a tumback occurs;there is money <br /> available through the state for the restoration of the roadway. <br /> Grube stated for the past year or so a committee, consisting of appointees from both Orono and Long <br /> Lake,has been developing a vision for the project. The turnback process allows the community the <br /> opportunity to look toward the future and reconstruct Old Highway 12. <br /> Page 1 of 29 <br />