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Orono City Council <br />Work Session Minutes <br />Monday, October 12, 2020 <br />Council Chambers <br />5:00 p.m. <br />PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals, and <br />Matt Johnson. Staff members present were City Administrator Dustin Rief, Public Works <br />Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards, Finance Director Ron Olson, and City Clerk Anna <br />Carlson. <br />1.2021 CIP Discussion <br />a.Streets <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards provided an update on the pavement <br />management fund and the Streets CIP. <br />Mayor Dennis Walsh not ed that permit revenue has been helping balance the expenses and <br />after total numbers come through at the end of the year we will be able to finalize the CIP. <br />Edwards reminded the City Council that the estimates shown on the CIP are simply an <br />estimate and added that things could go up or down depending on the actual project. <br />Edwards also mentioned that the City should receive approximately $300,000.00 from <br />MnDOT. <br />Walsh recommended a few changes to the Streets CIP. Everything should move over a <br />year and move the Crystal Bay Roads for 2022. In the spring we could reevaluate the <br />roads. <br />b.Stormwater <br />Finance Director Ron Olson presented the Storm Water fund balances and projections <br />shown in the CIP. <br />Edwards not ed the surface water management plan show the projects expected to be <br />worked on in 2021. A brief overview of the following projects were shown: Fagerness <br />Point road drainage, dredging of the Golf Course pond, Casco Point surface water <br />management proje cts, and the North Shore Drive ravine stabilization project. <br />There was some discussion about moving the North Shore Drive ravine stabilization <br />project up from 2023. <br />Walsh added that the City may want to move this one forward sooner rather than later. <br />Edwards agreed t hat it would be better to get the project completed sooner as well. <br />Lastly shown on the CIP were the following projects: Cherry Place ravine improvement s, <br />McCulley Road Outlet project, and annual storm sewer improvement and replacement <br />projects. Edwards noted that the City has spent nearly $100,000 on storm sewer <br />improvement s and replacements annually.