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SLOAto Minutes <br /> City Council Regular Meeting <br /> Monday,February 26, 2024,6:00 PM <br /> ti C' City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> 4kEs H 0°. <br /> Mayor Walsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., followed by a moment of silence for public safety <br /> officers killed in the line of duty in Burnsville and the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> Orono City Council members present: Mayor Dennis Walsh, City Council Members Matt Johnson,Alisa <br /> Benson,Richard Crosby III,and Maria Veach(left at 7:15 p.m.). <br /> Staff present were City Attorney Soren Mattick,City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards,Finance <br /> Director Maggie Jin, Police Chief Coney Farniok,Community Development Director Laura Oakden and <br /> City Planner Natalie Nye. <br /> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> CONSENT AGENDA <br /> 1. City Council Meeting Minutes February 12,2024 <br /> 2. Claims/Bills <br /> 3. Election Judge Compensation <br /> 4. City Code Update—Adopt Ordinances 289-295 <br /> 5. City Code Update—Adopt Ordinance 296 <br /> 6. 2024 Sewer Rehabilitation(24-014) <br /> 7. Franchise Agreement Extension—Adopt Ordinance 297 <br /> Crosby moved,Johnson seconded,to approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda as submitted. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> f <br /> r COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT <br /> 8. LA23-000062,Peter Eskuche,4423 North Shore Drive,Variances <br /> The City Council is requested to review the Staff report,receive a presentation, and discuss and direct <br /> staff to draft a resolution.No resolution was proposed at this time. The application had been previously <br /> postponed from the February 12 City Council meeting. Staff does not support the application as applied <br /> due to the grading and improvements within the bluff setback. <br /> The Council discussed the item and asked questions of staff and the applicant,Paul Schmeling, currently <br /> of 5115 Minneapolis Ave.,Minnetrista, and Peter Eskuche of Eskuche Designs. <br /> Johnson moved,Crosby seconded,to have staff draft an approval resolution for the requested <br /> variances with amended plans that minimize impact to the bluff by keeping the existing retaining <br /> wall except for minimal modifications parallel to the walkout. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> 9. LA23-000067, Lake West LLC, 3245 Wayzata Blvd, Concept Plan <br /> Page I.of3 <br />