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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 11, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 12 PUBLIC HEARING – Continued cameras and he too was surprised the department did not already have them also he would like to see the city get them ASAP. Walsh closed the Public Hearing at 6:08 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS Richie Anderson, 3205 Crystal Bay Road, wants to thank the Council for his appointment again to the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) and noted he has put his name in for Treasurer. He has some ideas on how to go forward and the Council will be his guinea pigs. Walsh thanked Mr. Anderson for all his time and effort in working on that and said the Council appreciate it. PRESENTATION Swearing in of Junior Cadets Mayor Walsh read the oath for Ashley Gabrielsen and Matthew Condon I, Ashley and Matthew do solemnly swear under oath that I will support and work with the City of Orono and the Orono Police Department, that I will follow the direction of its employees and support the duties of the office of Police Cadet in the City of Orono, in the County of Hennepin, to the best of my judgment and ability, so help me God. Ashley Gabrielsen and Matthew Condon both said “I Do.” Walsh congratulated them both. Police Chief Correy Farniok asked Alex Oladoyin, one of the team coaches and organizers, to explain what the Growth Through Opportunity (GTO) program is. He noted this is the second year of the GTO program, they have had great success with it and hope to continue it in the future. Ms. Oladoyin stated she used to work for Orono and that is when the police partnership started. She noted GTO stands for Growth Through Opportunity and is a partnership between community members and the police force. The intention of the program is for participants to gain public safety experience, and also job experience and resume building; it also allows the Police Department to learn more about working with members of the community who have disabilities. It has been a really awesome partnership so far and they had two clients in the program last summer and are very excited to do it again. Ms. Oladoyin owns a company called Empower Inclusion and Paul, one of her employees will be job coaching and hanging out with Matthew and Ashley. 8. ADOPT STATE OF MINNESOTA JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF ORONO ON BEHALF OF ITS CITY ATTORNEY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Chief Farniok said this is a five-year renewal to continue a Joint Power Agreement (JPA) as well as a Court Data Services amendment to the CJD End Subscriber Agreement, and the Resolution adopting this. He noted this is a formality, it is to allow the City to access the Criminal Bureau of Apprehension data