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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 11, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 11 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 services and also to allow the Prosecuting Attorney Steve Tallen to access those records for court purposes. The agreement is very similar to what was passed five years ago with just minor changes but it is no different than what other cities across Minnesota are doing. Crosby asked if there are any significant changes in this agreement compared to the old one. Chief Farniok said it is continuing and the only change is if they were ever to change the Prosecuting Attorney from Steve Tallen to a different firm, they would most likely need to pass another Resolution accepting that. Johnson moved, Seals seconded, to adopt the State Of Minnesota Joint Powers Agreements With The City Of Orono. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT 12. INTERIM BUILDING SERVICES Barnhart said the Building Services Committee is working through the review of the responses received to the Building Services Request for Proposal (RFP); they have received three RFPs and the Committee is reviewing those right now. He is asking for authorization for the Committee to choose the interim Building Official and interim Building Inspector without having to come back to the City Council. He has provided