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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, August 13, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 8 the most sense for the City and he thinks everyone in Orono knows the Council is doing the right things for the residents and that is what the job is about. Walsh updated the Council, saying in his household they’ve been celebrating lots of birthdays and having lots of cake and his wife has been doing a 30-day challenge of cooking something new and different that she’s never cooked before every day and posting it to Facebook. He said they’ve been eating very well at home and trying lots of new food. Seals said the food looks good and she’s waiting for an invite. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT Rief gave an overview, saying construction is occurring on Togo Road and they’re working on utilities and most should be completed this week. Next week they’ll move to soil replacement and get the road back to being drivable. He said they won’t start the rest of the Navarre Projects until that road is back to having curb and gutter and that the road construction was needed. He noted East Long Lake Trail is underway, most of the asphalt has been removed and they are working on pilings for the Boardwalk next week and rain gardens. The Legacy Fund is doing fundraising for benches and other things to add to what has already been contributed. Rief said he and Mattick will meet with the Local Twelve next week to understand what they are proposing for their union contract. He noted the Council just approved Rockville Lake and noted regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Audit, they are in the final stages of preparing the information to send back and they’re doing calculations on back wages right now and it’s roughly between $7,000 and $8,000 for two years. Rief said he received a resignation for one of the City’s Officers earlier that day that will be brought at the next Council meeting, noting it’s not something that anyone saw coming and he doesn’t know if it’s a result of the environment that officers are dealing as there is a lot of added stress right now. He noted that is not reflected here, as the Council supports the officers well and he thanked the Council. He said it could be a result of the feedback on social media and news media and it’s taken a toll on the department. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT Mattick noted he had a conflict at the next meeting so he was sending a colleague in his place named Shana Conklin and she has been with them for about seven years and is lead attorney in a few other communities. ADJOURNMENT Crosby moved, Printup seconded, to adjourn the Orono City Council meeting at 6:44 p.m. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. ATTEST: _____________________________________ _______________________________________ Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor