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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 27, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 7 of 21 <br /> <br />available. All the exercising is done at the fire station, which isn't a good situation either. He asked Mr. <br />Burrell to discuss those items. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said LLRC's plan was never to grow. They have a certain number they can handle in terms of <br />the coaching staff they can afford, practice times they can have based on their CUP now. People have <br />other things going on in their lives, so they are not going to be rowing seven days a week and 3-4 hours a <br />day. They have a sweet spot they like, although a few people have dropped out because of COVID and <br />financial strains, so they are operating a little leaner this summer. The building that LLRC wants to build <br />can pretty much house the fleet. They may have boats they have purchased come in and out, they may <br />have additional boats they use for new adults and new juniors coming into the program, they could add <br />some higher quality racing boats, but it does not increase the number of people they can handle and coach <br />and instruct on a weekly and monthly basis. <br /> <br />Walsh asked how many students LLRC has from Orono. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said about half are from Orono. Currently they have about 40 students, but typically they have <br />around 50. He clarified that in community ed they were all Orono kids. <br /> <br />Walsh asked if some of the rowers end up doing rowing at college. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell stated they have college students that come back to Orono that have been in the program; <br />some row in college, some come back and row in the summer program. There is a college program which <br />is done along with adults and juniors. <br />Printup asked how many rowing club students went on to college through scholarships and benefitted <br />from the club. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said he could think of maybe up to 10 in the last four years. Students have gone to Notre <br />Dame, Virginia, Wisconsin, Brown, UCLA, and Syracuse. The girls are able to get scholarship <br />opportunities. <br /> <br />Printup asked what LLRC’s vision looks like with winter traffic. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said it will be lighter. There are more people participating in the summer and fall programs in <br />terms of on the water. Not as many do winter training, so traffic would be a little less. <br /> <br />Printup clarified that it would be the workout portion rather than banquets and parties. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said LLRC's plan is to use that as an office space for staff and coach. Winter training will take <br />place on the upper level. <br /> <br />Johnson asked who would be funding the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell stated they would have to fundraise for the project. They have some preliminary ideas but <br />they have not spent the time on a full-blown fundraising plan yet. They have people within the club who <br />can help them come up with a good plan. Depending on what the actual cost will be, they have different <br />opportunities. Being a 501(c)(3), companies may want to donate goods or give them price breaks such as <br />for windows or siding. There are a lot of variables as far as cost to build that they would have to spend a <br />lot more time on once approval is given.