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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 8, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 4 of 21 is a little shaky this year. They have some stable fund expectations of income yearly. They usually receive several donations from the Lion’s Club, which is 8% of their income. Because of pull tabs in bars being closed for several months, it is assumed their donations will not be as large, if at all. Membership is usually around 400, bringing in another 8% of their income. For the first time in several years, they have not been able to go out and get new members or have programs that get new members. Meanwhile, some of their members are passing away. They hope when the building is open again, they can get back up to 400 members. Another way they receive income is from memorials and other donations from members, which is 5% of the Center’s income. They also receive donations from their card clubs and craft clubs. For the first time in 15 years, last year they had to cancel their golf tournament due to a lack of players because of the number of golf tournaments in the area, which is another one of their fundraisers. She discussed other fundraisers such as Sweepstakes Tickets and said they have been unable to sell all their tickets the last couple of years to gain a maximum profit of around $10,000. She indicated numbers are hard to track in the community. She lives in Orono, is in the Mound Westonka School District, has a Wayzata ZIP code. Locals refer to her location as Navarre; old locals refer to her as Spring Park because Casco Point used to be a Spring Park area; her Fire Department is Long Lake. At each activity at the Center, whether it is a driving class to reduce insurance costs, an author book talk, a dance, etc., they do not keep track. When they tried to ask a couple of years ago -- because the City of Orono and other cities wanted to know numbers -- their answers did not give the Center the right answer. Her own neighbors did not give enough correct answers so they knew it was Orono. Many people said Wayzata, because that is their mailing address, and so they do not think they live in Orono. She stated SCS has provided work for 43 Orono verified residents and are guessing that they have 37 paid members that are Orono residents. Half of the card clubs are not members; the Center does not force them to become members, although the cost is only $25. She actually does not know how many people from Orono are using the Center; she wished she could tell everyone. She said she believes it is the job of cities to create an environment where people want to move to their city and stay there. She believes the Gillespie Center is a great aid to help each of the member cities. As the communities are aging, almost 20% of Orono residents are over the age of 65. As a former teacher, she will be the first one to say that cities need to provide things for children. However, there is a large group of seniors that need to be taken care of also. She has lived in Orono for 42 years and loves everything about the community. She thanked everyone for their help. She played a video which highlighted several aspects of the Center. Walsh and Council members thanked Ms. Taylor and Ms. Brustad for their work. FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT 13. FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT Olson presented the First Quarter 2020 Budget Report, noting the Council received some of the basic information previously. He stated the first quarter is the slowest quarter of the year, both for revenues and expenditures. At the end of the first quarter, the City was at 16.12% of budget compared to 17.15% in 2019, which is in the same ballpark. He noted Licenses & Permits in 2019 and 2020 are almost exactly equal. In Charges for Service, it is about $8,000 less in 2020 than 2019. Those two items are tracking right on budget and with past years; those are the two categories that are sort of variable. The amount of building permits in any given year can increase or decrease based on the economy or if a big building project comes in. Charges for Service includes Police, which is pretty consistent year after year, increasing as the contracts call for, and also includes site inspections and plan reviews. That can also be a very volatile revenue source. Depending on what is coming in, it might be a very large or very small fee. As of May 31, 2020, looking at Licenses & Permits, the number is $50,000 less than a year ago; Charges