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MINUTES OF THE � <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> Monday, May 9, 2011 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> Present: <br /> Orono: Mayor Lili McMillan, Council Members Cynthia Bremer, Doug Franchot, Aaron Printup, and Dave <br /> Rahn. Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Assistant City Administrator of Long <br /> Term Strategic Planning Mike Gaffron, Finance Director Ron Olson, City Clerk Lin Vee <br /> Long Lake: MayorTim Hultmann, Council Members Brian Carpenter, Don Chillstrom, Liz Olson and Tom Skjaret; <br /> City Administrator Terry Post <br /> Hennepin County: Jim Grube, Director of Transportation and County Engineer and Craig Twinem, Hennepin <br /> County Roads and Bridges <br /> Jim Grube gave a presentation regarding the process of the Highway 12 turnback project, including the scope, <br /> timing, budget,funding and getting the project started. As of January 1, 2011,jurisdiction of old Highway 12 <br /> between approximately Old Crystal Bay Road and Wayzata Boulevard was transferred to Hennepin County, and is <br /> now known as County State Aid Highway(CSAH) 112. $20 million of state turnback funds became available with <br /> the transfer of this portion of the highway from the state to the county. While reconstruction is to be financed <br /> predominantly through state turnback funds, some constructions costs are not available for turnback funds and <br /> must be borne by the cities and county, such as sidewalks and trails, landscaping or streetlights. Multi-year <br /> conversations will take place to establish the vision and planning for the project, with road reconstruction to <br /> begin within 15 years of the road transfer. A consultant will be retained to support the visioning process. <br /> Committees comprised of various stakeholders including city councils, city staff, residents and businesses will be <br /> established to meet on a regular basis. <br /> Both Long Lake and Orono Council Members commented on the Highway 12 Turnback Committee that began <br /> meeting in 2004 to identify values and characteristics for planning the turnback of Highway 12. Both Councils <br /> suggested there may be pieces of previous pians that could be used by future committees to guide discussions. <br /> Grube requested a letter from the Mayor of each city confirming each city's willingness to proceed with the <br /> turnback project. <br /> The meeting closed at 6:30 p.m. <br /> ATTEST: <br /> `�.t^�✓J'�L����- }'f� f. �-'�� � aV�/` / �C./C�� <br /> Linda S. Vee, City Clerk Lili Tod McMillan, Mayor <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br />