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s: <br />ROLL <br />• <br />• <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, January 28, 2008 <br />7:00 1'Clock p.m. <br />The Orono City Council met on the above - mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br />James White, Council Members Jim Murphy, Lili McMillan, Cynthia Bremer and David Rahn; City <br />Attorney Soren Mattick, Representing Staff were City Administrator Ron Moorse, Assistant City <br />Administrator for Long -Term Strategy Mike Gaffron, Planning and Zoning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, <br />City Engineer Tom Kellogg, and Recorder Jackie Young <br />Mayor White called the meeting to order at 7:00 <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />Item Nos. 8, 9, and 12 were added to the <br />Rahn moved, McMillan seconded, to approve <br />Nays 0. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />*2. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETIG OF <br />Rahn moved, McMillan seconded, to approve <br />meeting as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays ( <br />PRESENTATION <br />3. NATURAL RESOURCE INVENT <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL <br />David Thill, Hennepin County Department of I <br />regarding the natural resource inventory that w: <br />Minnesota Land Cover Classification System. <br />Vegetation Classification System, which meets <br />also incorporates National Wetlands Inventory <br />Heritage Program Natural Community Classifi <br />allows the inventory to become very detailed ai <br />identified in a specific location. <br />p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />Agenda. <br />Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br />ARY 14, 2008 <br />minutes of the January 14, 2008, City Council <br />— DAVID TRILL, HENNEPIN COUNTY <br />vironmental Services, addressed the City Council <br />undertaken for western Hennepin County utilizing the <br />ie MLCCS is based on the United States Natural <br />;derally mandated land cover mapping standards, and <br />assification System and the MN DNR Natural <br />ion. Thill noted that the five -level hierarchical system <br />specific as to the type of trees and vegetation <br />Thill reviewed the various types of land cover found within the City of Orono, noting that <br />approximately 33 percent is open water, 20 percent is artificial surface, 18 percent is forests, 13 percent <br />is planted, maintained or cultivated vegetation, and another 13 percent consists of herbaceous <br />vegetation. <br />Murphy asked whether any portion of Lake Minnetonka is included in the percent for open water. <br />PAGE 1 of 8 <br />!�I <br />0 <br />