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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, January 11, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 8 of 12 <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORTS – Continued <br />Johnson said the Council should talk about the sewer inspection, he sent two clients through beforehand <br />and had one go through the City (the City did the inspection), and the other did a private party. He said if <br />people do not want the City going in to their house they can hire their own person. He stated it is important <br />to get that data to the City, as they need the video to watch it and approve if it is okay or not. He said Staff <br />is working with the IT Department to see if they could create a portal to upload the videos as email does <br />not work because the files are too big. <br />Seals asked if they have tried WeTransfer as it is free. <br />Johnson said they are open to all safe options. He noted they ended up putting it on YouTube so the City <br />could watch it. The process online and application is good, but he cautioned that word is not out yet, and <br />there will be last minute things – he just received a call from a realtor today who did not know about the <br />sewer inspection process. <br />Olson stated “IT Dave” as the Staff calls him was discussing this the previous week and Olson believes he <br />had checked out WeTransfer and was double-checking to make sure it is an acceptable platform. He hopes <br />they will have that done quickly and carefully as they are uploading a video file into the City’s network. <br />Printup likes the trial runs they did. <br />Johnson said it is interesting because they have done approximately 10 of them. <br />Seals asked about the results and if they are finding problems. <br />Johnson said it is 0-for-2 on his; he noted part of what they are trying to prove to the Met Council is whether <br />they are really right in what they are charging Orono. <br />Seals wondered that, also, if there are really problems or not. <br />Johnson thinks in a dozen they have done, there was one that needed some correction. <br />Olson said ironically, he was told it was the very first one. <br />Walsh noted there will always be hiccups or glitches that they must solve and at least they are relatively <br />easy to solve and getting through the process helped them figure things out. He said as they were speaking <br />of restaurants being open, he went to Redstone which is near his office in Maple Grove and the waitress <br />said he was the first person to sit at the bar and order in three months and noted it was nice to see someone <br />eating at the bar. Walsh reported it was great to eat somewhere other than his desk. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT <br />15. UPDATE ON PURCHASE OF PROPERTY ON OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD <br />Walsh noted the City owns it and he wants to talk about the second phase. He wants to get organized with <br />Edwards to get whatever they need to get done and get the bids to bring sewer and water out there. He said <br />at that point they would have marketable land no matter what happens; when they approve the bids the next <br />step will be to get some architectural services to design a general building framework to find out where