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Orono City Council <br /> Work Session Minutes <br /> Tuesday, March 19,2019 <br /> Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. <br /> PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals and <br /> Matt Johnson. Representing staff were City Administrator Dustin Rief and City Clerk Anna <br /> Carlson. <br /> Meeting Start Time: 6:05 p.m. <br /> 1. Policy Discussion <br /> City Administrator Dustin Rief presented an email he received in regards to County Funding <br /> for roads and bridges. Rief explained that in 2015, state legislation was passed to reallocate <br /> $32 million of the sales tax collected from leased vehicles from the State's general fund, half <br /> would go to Greater Minnesota Transit and half would be distributed between five of the <br /> seven metro counties through the County State Aid Highway fund. In effort to balance <br /> funding for transit and roads and bridges,the law excluded Hennepin and Ramsey counties <br /> from receiving their percentage of funding. Distributing Hennepin and Ramsey county <br /> proceeds to the other five metro counties puts cities in these counties at a disadvantage when <br /> it comes to accessing funds for county road and bridge projects. Rief asked if the City <br /> Council would like to send a letter of support of two bills(HF 2194 and SF 20187)to <br /> Hennepin County Officials to generate support to eliminate the exemption of Hennepin and <br /> Ramsey counties and to distribute the sales tax on leased vehicles, per county state aide <br /> formula,to all metro cities. <br /> The City Council unanimously agreed. <br /> Rief explained that he and the Fire Chief have reviewed the services received under the <br /> current contract. Rief explained that the city may need to reevaluate the services currently <br /> received versus what services are needed. <br /> There was discussion regarding the use of medical services, calls, and other services provided <br /> by various resources. Also discussed were ways in which the city could look in to <br /> evaluating their needs and begin the conversation with Long Lake. <br /> Mayor Dennis Walsh concluded the discussion by mentioning that Orono Administration <br /> needs to assess their needs, look over the details of the services received, and work together <br /> as a business unit with Long Lake Administration to work out a new contract that fits the <br /> City's needs. <br /> Meeting End Time: 6:53 p.m. <br /> ATTEST: CITY OF ORONO: <br /> Anna Carlson, ity Clerk Dennis Walsh,Mayor <br />