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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 8, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (continued) Levang stated she supports demonstrations in order to look at the efficacy of any system, which would also show that the City is doing something about the issue. Loftus noted Hennepin County is hoping to do the project in 2017, but based on the County's CIP, it might not be until 2019. Walsh stated the testing may also help put a stronger spotlight on this intersection. It was the consensus of the City Council to do the testing. Loftus reported the new Building Official started on May 26. Loftus stated a week and a half ago a number of police commission members from Orono, including Mayor McMillan and Council Member Levang, attended a use of force training. Loftus stated use of force by police has become a big national issue and that the training was helpful to get an understanding of the complexity and quickness of the decisions the police have to make. Levang commented in her view the training was invaluable and that she sees things differently after the training. Loftus stated to her understanding the police department plans to open it up to the rest of the Council and the public later this year. Loftus stated she would like to invite the community to the open house at the Orono police facility on Saturday, July 11. The event will run from 9 to 1 p.m., and there will be a number of demonstrations, canines, car seat inspections, and tours of the remodeled facility. Cornick stated at the Navarre meeting, they decided they would help promote the September 20 Navarre festival at the Public Safety Open House. Levang indicated there will be a flyer put together and distributed for that event. Cornick stated he did have a resident call him last week about how the build -out by Mediacom is going this year. Cornick stated the resident had expressed a concern about shortage of parts. Loftus stated last year Mediacom reported back to the City that there was a fiber shortage that held up the staging, but that she has not heard anything this year. Cornick indicated he did speak with one of the construction workers who indicated they should be up and running by the end of June. Loftus stated Mediacom has been working very quickly and that their deadline is October. Loftus stated the only issue the City has had with Mediacom is a lack of communication with the residents about when they will be in their area to perform the work. Mediacom has been encouraged to better communicate with the residents on when they will be in their area doing the work. Page 17 of 19