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Minutes of the <br /> Orono City Council Work Session <br /> Tuesday,March 20,2018 <br /> Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. <br /> PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, and Wendy <br /> Dankey, Aaron Printup and Victoria Seals. Representing staff were City Administrator <br /> Dustin Rief and Development Director Jeremy Barnhart. <br /> Meeting Start Time: 5:00 p.m. <br /> 1. Planning Commission Interviews <br /> Planning Commissioner Candidates were interviewed by City Council Members. <br /> 2. Purchasing and Land Acquisition Policy Discussion <br /> This item was not discussed at the Work Session. <br /> 3. Met Council Overreach Discussion <br /> Council Member Aaron Printup introduced the Met Council Overreach item. He <br /> mentioned that a couple years earlier the City Council had discussed joining up with a <br /> coalition made up of other cities and counties to work towards a reform of the <br /> Metropolitan Council. Through consensus of the City Council, a resolution supporting <br /> the Met Council Reform will be presented at the April 9th regular Council meeting. <br /> 4. Street Improvement District Discussion <br /> Printup introduced the Street Improvement District item. In April 2013, City Council <br /> approved a letter of support for enabling legislation to authorize cities the ability to <br /> establish street improvement districts to fund municipal street maintenance, construction <br /> and reconstruction was approved. Printup mentioned that the League of Minnesota Cities <br /> mentioned that it is once more being moved through legislation. There was discussion <br /> regarding if there was a need to have street improvement districts in Orono. Through <br /> consensus of the City Council a letter of non-support of Street Improvement Districts will <br /> be presented at the April 9th regular meeting. <br /> Meeting End Time: 6:55 p.m. <br />