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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 26, 2015 5:00 o’clock p.m. _________________________________________________________________________________ PRESENT: Mayor Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Jim Cornick, Jr., Aaron Printup, Lizz Levang, and Denny Walsh. Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Finance Director Ron Olson, Public Works Director/Engineer Adam Edwards, Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, Senior Planner Michael Gaffron, City Planner Melanie Curtis, and City Clerk Diane Tiegs. _________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Goals City Administrator Loftus reviewed a list of possible goals for 2016 with Council. The list of goals were discussed and ranked by “Must Do”, “Nice to Do”, or “Not This Year”. It was noted that goal setting helps us focus and allocate staff time toward agreed upon city goals rather than individual requests. The budget goals discussed centered on seal coating, mill and overlay, and repair of the City roads. The Council agreed there will not be enough available funds for all projects but most agreed it is a “Must Do”. Council will review projects to determine the next steps during the budget discussion. Council’s “Must Do” goal is to keep the levy increase as low as possible without cutting services. Council discussed future planning for the Navarre area which included apartment/condo housing and focusing on improvements to clean-up and repair public space. During the mixed use housing discussion Council discussed the need to review parameters for new buildings that address the height, size, and density of new construction projects. A fall curbside clean-up day was discussed but is costly to sponsor and should not be specific to one area. The Navarre light pole City Banners are ready to be installed and it was suggested that American Flags could be promoted for purchase by possible donors as a “Remembrance Flag”. The City is currently in the midst of a compensation study. A “Must Do” is to have a plan of action once the study is completed on how to implement changes if needed. Another Council “Must Do” is to have Staff continue to find additional ways to automate the City Hall to lower employee costs and improve efficiencies. Due to time constraints the Goals for 2016 discussion will continue at the June 22 Council Work Session. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 06/08/2015 Approval of Council Work Session Minutes 05/26/15 [Page 1 of 2]