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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,April 27,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Printup noted if people misread anything,they might think, "Oh, my gosh, I am paying for more services <br /> now."He said that the resident is not paying anything now;this is something for the future. <br /> Johnson clarified that they are not directly paying for it. <br /> Printup agreed that when a resident decides to leave the City,then they have to upgrade it. <br /> Printup asked if the goal was to start the process in August. <br /> Edwards stated he was correct, and said once the ordinance has been established,he wants to have plenty <br /> of time to communicate it to the City's residents as well as the title companies and realtors. He assured <br /> the Council members that he did not invent or dream this up.As they have put this together, he has tried <br /> to take the best practices they are finding in neighboring communities that have done it successfully such <br /> as Golden Valley, West St.Paul, and Ely. He noted the draft language comes from the League of <br /> Minnesota Cities regarding point-of-sale inspections. He said Exhibit C has the language that would be on <br /> the website. He would also take the ordinance language and communicate it in a more understandable <br /> format and discuss what the process would look like. <br /> Printup said when people pick up information that is too much"government-speak,"they throw it away, <br /> and having it more user-friendly is a good idea. <br /> Johnson noted"neighboring cities"is not a term he would use for other cities that have used this. He sees <br /> on the quarterly payments to the Met Council how much money it is costing. He said the people that will <br /> be relied upon in large part to execute the process are realtors,because sellers rely on realtors to <br /> understand the local rules.He asked who would be responsible for the communication plan. <br /> Edwards stated he took it on as his actions,so he considers himself a Staff lead to get the communication <br /> plan out. <br /> Johnson said he does not think Public Works is responsible for citizen communication, although they <br /> should have a part in it.He thinks all communication should be bottle-necked to somebody that is <br /> responsible to execute the communication planning. He appreciates Edwards taking responsibility, but the <br /> advertising has to go to a point person. This is a big change, and he would like to find another way to get <br /> this change. However, if the Council is in agreement with the point-of-sale, any motion made is simply to <br /> authorize the drafting of the ordinance for approval along with a communication plan that gets approved <br /> by the Council and who is responsible for it. <br /> Walsh agreed Johnson's idea was reasonable and said that point needs to be communicated to the realtor <br /> association as well as title companies, because the title companies have to manage the paperwork and <br /> check off the lists to make sure they can close. <br /> Johnson commented that if the title company is the first to bring the subject up,there will be problems, <br /> because they are at the end of the process and it needs to be caught at the beginning of the process for the <br /> City's citizens' sake. <br /> Crosby indicated Rief is the gatekeeper for communication and asked other Council members if they <br /> agreed. <br /> Seals and Walsh stated they agreed with Crosby. <br /> Page 7 of 16 <br />