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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,March 29,2021. <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> CITY ATTORNEY REPORT—Continued <br /> that collapsed away because people were swerving around that. He noted this has a lot of other <br /> ramifications other than just that direct police/fire response. Johnson does think they should have the <br /> capacity to be able to enforce it. <br /> Printup said then if they ever need it-wonderful. <br /> Mayor Walsh said it sounds like they could have a cause of action for this,but it may be good on top of it <br /> to put something in the ordinance they can point people to,versus the City Council just making a one-off <br /> decision here and there. <br /> Johnson asked if they know for a fact that it was an unattended fire. <br /> Attorney Mattick has not done any investigation into it. He has heard that the residents basically said <br /> they lit the fire,did not pay attention,went in to the house for a bit, and it got away from them. <br /> Johnson thinks there should be some sort of fine associated with that type of behavior. It does not make <br /> them a bad person but it was a poor choice that affected a lot of people. <br /> Attorney Mattick said every once in a while the DNR will have a story about a fire that got away and then <br /> it tears through a wetland or a forested area and DNR has to mobilize the choppers and buckets. His <br /> understanding is that they are pretty vigorous about going after the expenses associated with that;they do <br /> exercise some judgment on whether it was carelessness or if it was a different situation. In this case,it <br /> was the Long Lake Fire Department that did the damage,but it was in response to the fire. He noted they <br /> would have to walk people through that, show causation,and prove it up if they were to pursue it. <br /> Mayor Walsh thinks it would be worth a letter from the City Attorney and the City Administrator <br /> outlining the dollar amounts and that they would like to have a discussion about it and hopefully avoid <br /> any court issues. He asked Attorney Mattick if there is some model language they can put in the code to <br /> point people to. <br /> INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR/FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT <br /> Olson noted this would be his last time giving a report and he would gladly relinquish the City <br /> Administrator title to Mr. Edwards(who was appointed as City Administrator in the Consent Agenda). <br /> He noted at the last meeting it was said that the Planning Director should give a report at each meeting, so <br /> Jeremy Barnhart is present to share. <br /> Barnhart thanked the Council for hiring Katie Fitzsimmons as the Planning Assistant as they are now <br /> back to full staff and can get going on some other projects. They will be sending out septic pumping <br /> reminder letters in the next couple of weeks so people send in their pumping reports to keep records <br /> updated. He noted last year was the first year for the City docks on Crystal Bay Road where four private <br /> properties used City land to put a dock up. Two of those have paid for this year so far and Barnhart has <br /> asked them to pay before they put the docks in. Barnhart said MNSPECT has indicated a desire to review <br /> the fee schedule so they will incorporate that as part of their normal review in the fall. <br /> Walsh asked how it is going so far with MNSPECT. <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br />