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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, May 26, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 5 of 6 <br /> <br />junk that people have when they clean out their houses and garages, etc. He asked the Council to let Staff <br />know to start working on that so something can be done in September/October. <br /> <br />Crosby said he thinks it is a great idea to have a Fall Clean-Up Day. <br /> <br />Printup stated, with the weird year everyone is having, the City needs to do whatever is possible to help <br />residents more. The City does a lot, and many things go unseen because it is pipes and utilities under the <br />roads to keep everything going. He said it was important that the City does things residents can see. <br /> <br />Seals thanked everyone for the support regarding Orono restaurants; she thinks it is a step in the right <br />direction. She encouraged anyone with the means to get take-out and tip well; it is needed. She thanked <br />City Staff for not closing down things like parks. She found out there were residents searching for open <br />parks in the area and was shocked to learn one of the neighboring cities has orange tape around their <br />playgrounds. She commented that she thinks that is odd, because one place people should be is outside, <br />playing and getting exercise. She thinks it is great when she hears kids playing in Bederwood Park. <br /> <br />Walsh thanked Crosby for the Memorial Day tribute and Printup and Seals for bringing up the great <br />things the City of Orono does and will continue to do. He said Claire Berrett, whose youngest daughter is <br />graduating, is putting together a graduation ceremony and they have been giving her ideas to help her out <br />because the school grounds could not be used. They are going to use Trinity Lutheran Church’s parking <br />lot, and they are figuring out a drive loop so kids can have some kind of graduation celebration. <br /> <br />Walsh moved, Crosby seconded, to waive any fees, whether it is permit or special event fees, for <br />anything put together through the City regarding high school graduation events. VOTE: Ayes 4, <br />Nays 0. <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY REPORT <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT <br /> <br />Rief said road construction is starting to get busy. There are some traffic issues on 15/19, but the Narrows <br />Bridge closes on Monday which will eliminate a lot of that travel. The Police Department will now pick <br />up some of the South Lake Police Department area that is on the island south of Mound, but it will also <br />limit some traffic problems on Kelly Avenue. He noted there was a 30-plus-minute wait that morning in <br />that area. <br /> <br />Seals asked Rief if he knew when the parking lot would be opened on Bederwood. She noticed a lot of <br />people are parking on Stubbs Bay Road and nearly getting hit as there is no room for parking, because the <br />parking lot was redone and then taped off. <br /> <br />Rief said he would ask Edwards and thought it might be because striping needs to be done. <br /> <br />Walsh and Seals commented that the park looks great. <br /> <br />Rief said the City will start doing the mill-and-overlays, depending on the rain situation. Road <br />construction will start all over the City and will be slow-going, kind of like the economy right now.