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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, October 28, 2019 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 4 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />Edwards stated the design work can be completed. <br /> <br />Walsh stated the City’s goal is to continue to increase the road management levy until it is approximately <br />$1 million. The fund currently has $620,000 right now. Walsh suggested the City continue with the <br />projects in the order listed with the removal of Casco Circle and replacing it with Togo, Briar, and Fox <br />since it is anticipated the City will be receiving some extra funds which have not already been allocated. <br />Casco Circle will be the number one priority on the list to get approved for 2021. <br /> <br />There were no public comments regarding this item. <br /> <br />Edwards noted the portion of Fox Street slated for improvement is the portion that is currently gravel. <br />Staff would recommend Dickenson, Russell, and Fox be completed at the same time since they are all in <br />the exact same area of the City. Combining those together for 2020 or 2021 would make sense. <br /> <br />Walsh stated they have had a lot of residents that were promised road improvements and the City never <br />got them done. Fox is probably the only gravel road in the City and this is a good opportunity to get some <br />of these done. <br /> <br />Printup moved, Johnson seconded, to direct the City Engineer to move forward with design and <br />coordination of the 2020 street maintenance projects as highlighted in Staff report, with the <br />removal of Casco Circle and the addition of Togo Road, Fox Street east of Orono Orchard, and <br />Briar Street. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />14. OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT AGREEMENT APPROVAL FOR BIG ISLAND <br /> <br />Edwards noted the City did apply for a grant from the DNR for improvements at the Big Island Park. The <br />City has received preliminary notice that that grant has been approved subject to some additional <br />administrative actions. Those actions have been taken and the DNR has sent over the grant agreement for <br />approval and signature. Overall the grant is for $200,000, which is a matching grant. <br /> <br />If the City approves and signs the grant, they are agreeing to come up with another $200,000 in funding. <br />Twenty percent of that must come directly from the City but the remaining amount can come from other <br />sources. The other stipulation in the grant agreement is that the City will have to encumber the property <br />on its title stating it is public park going into perpetuity. <br /> <br />Johnson stated the other thing is maintaining the ADA access into perpetuity. Johnson asked what kind <br />of burden that places on the City. <br /> <br />Edwards stated the main portion of the project is to improve ADA access to the island and trails. Those <br />trails will be granite chipped trails and ongoing maintenance is not that onerous. The biggest expense is <br />getting the grades to meet the ADA standards. Once that is done, there will not be a lot of expense and it <br />is anticipated that every few years the City will have to patch any holes in the trails. <br /> <br />Johnson asked whether this covers the dock. <br /> <br />Edwards indicated the grant does not cover the docks but simply the trails. One trail leads from the dock <br />up to the lookout point and another trail leads down to the beach. There are three main areas where there