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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 28, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. ROLL CALL The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Jim Cornick, Jr., Lizz Levang, Aaron Printup, and Dennis Walsh. Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, Finance Director Ron Olson, Public Works Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards, City Attorney Soren Mattick, and Recorder Jackie Young. Mayor McMillan called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1. CONSENT AGENDA Item Nos. 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 were added to the Consent Agenda. Item No. 6 was removed from the agenda. Walsh moved, Printup seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended.. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES *2. CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 14, 2016 Walsh moved, Printup seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of November 14, 2016, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. LMCD REPORT Gabriel Jabbour, LMCD Representative, noted he will be stepping down from his position at the end of his term. Jabbour stated he took the job for a particular purpose and that he has reached the end of his task. Jabbour stated he will provide a snapshot of the LMCD from its inception, the present, and the future to provide the City Council with an idea of where it should be going from here. Jabbour noted the City of Orono has a disproportionate amount of shoreline on Lake Minnetonka compared to the other 13 member cities. Orono shares a border with a city, encompasses a city, or shares a bay with a city with 10 out of 13 member cities. Jabbour stated the things that happen on Lake Minnetonka will impact Orono's property values, the residents' safety, and the safety of their children. Big Island is one of the prime assets of the City, with the island being featured in a number of magazines, but it is also at the center of unsafe activity. Jabbour stated approximately three years ago, he noticed that the LMCD had deteriorated to the point where most items were routine and the board members were not familiar with the tasks it was assigned to oversee. The number of volunteers with the Water Patrol has decreased over the years from 51 to 20 but the amount of debris and garbage and unsafe activity has increased during that time. Jabbour stated most of the board members did not really understand their role with the LMCD. Page 1 of 11