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• MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING <br />HELD MARCH 8, 1993 <br />n <br />U <br />OBA LEASE AGREEMENT - CONT. <br />Bellows asked the City to consider a commitment to work with the <br />school district to enhance the sense of community spirit. <br />Goetten noted the committee felt the issue was school district - <br />wide, and not specific to Orono, therefore support should be <br />rallied from the other communities. <br />Jabbour felt the City should participate financially in locating <br />the new park, but questioned to what extent Orono should fund and <br />physically support 1 of 50 organized sports in Orono. <br />Mario Merr i dth said she is happy to serve on the committee, and <br />asked Council to make a decision that this will be the final year <br />of use at Bederwood and have the improvements removed as agreed <br />upon. She noted there are very few improvements that are needed at <br />the Maple Plain site and the City welcomes OBA. She added the site <br />could be ready for play for the 1993 season. <br />Goetten expressed concern that OBA may not be continuing with <br />Little League and may not have appropriate insurance. <br />Carlson clarified that OBA is considering discontinuing Little <br />League affiliation because children in open enrollment are not <br />allowed to play on the teams. He said they still would have <br />insurance and would not play without it. He stated Orono has enough <br />players to establish their own league, and felt this issue and <br />Bederwood Park are not intertwined. He noted if they do discontinue <br />affiliation, it would not be impossible to later rejoin, as they <br />would continue using Little League rules in the interim. <br />Mayor Callahan asked if this age group would continue to be a part <br />of OBA if Little League were discontinued. <br />Carlson explained OBA is the umbrella organization, of which they <br />would remain a part. He said Little League offers rules, reasonable <br />rates on insurance, and post season tournaments. <br />Jabbour thanked all for their work on this issue. <br />Carlson noted the next meeting of the committee is scheduled for <br />March 18th. <br />Jabbour agreed with the Park Commission's recommendation, but <br />stressed the necessity for OBA to offer a solution for the 1994 <br />season. <br />3 <br />