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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 23, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. CONSENT AGENDA — Continued Items No. 4 and 5 were removed from the Consent Agenda. Seals moved, Crosby seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as revised, with Items No. 4 and 5 being removed from the Consent Agenda. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. PUBLIC COMMENTS Matt Johnson, 1342 Shoreline Drive, stated he would like to talk about the adjoining property to his property. Johnson indicated there is a complete remodel of the residence next door to him taking place currently and that he has looked in EOF Investment's file to see if they pulled the appropriate permits to complete the interior remodeling. Johnson stated the building inspector informed him that they did not take the necessary permits out and that without a formal written complaint, he would not take action on it. Johnson stated he chose not to do a formal written permit but that the building inspector elected to send someone out there, who discovered that the plumbing, mechanical, and building permits had not been pulled. The owners were then told to obtain the necessary permits. The owners then came to the City and were issued the permits but they were not assessed the double permit fee. Johnson commented he has seen other residents assessed a double permit fee for not having the appropriate building permits but in this case the City chose not to enforce the long-standing rules. Johnson stated he is all for flexibility and understanding of things, but that he wants it to be passed on to everybody. Johnson stated if the City is going to have an ordinance that is interpreted differently outside of what the ordinance says, that's fine, but that it should apply to everyone. Johnson stated in his view this is important and that he wants it to be fair for everybody. PRESENTATION 15. LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT — ANNUAL REPORT Fire Chief James Van Eyll addressed the Orono City Council regarding the 2017 annual report for the Long Lake Fire Department. Van Eyll reported the annual pancake breakfast was a huge success and that they served approximately 1,200 people. Current leadership of the Fire Department consists of Chief James Van Eyll and Assistant Chiefs John Hall and DJ Goman, among others. Van Eyll reviewed the organizational chart current as of 12/31/17. Van Eyll noted the fire department has an average of just over 8.5 years of experience, with the most senior member having 41 years. There were no retirements in 2017 but a few people resigned. There are currently five probationary members, with five members coming off of probation in 2017. Van Eyll stated the fire department's facilities have not changed but that they did complete some upgrades last year at Station 2, which included leveling the floor that was sinking in the officers' room and some jacking of the steps because they were falling away the building. A new carbon monoxide detection system was also installed. Van Eyll reviewed the 2017 emergency call activities. There were 383 calls overall, with the majority of the calls occurring in Orono with 299 calls, followed by Long Lake with 49, Medina at 19, and mutual aid at 16. Van Eyll noted there were ten fire calls in the area but no real structure fires. Auto -aid was Page 2of15