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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 7 of 11 <br /> <br />Crosby suggested getting that on the list. <br />Walsh said he was at the last Parks Commission work session and one item that came up was the golf course <br />and perhaps getting some lighting at night because it is so packed and gets dark at 4:00 p.m. in December. <br />Seals noted Medina actually has a snowmaker, so if they need snow on the hill that is dirt now, they could <br />talk to them. <br />The Council discussed the various areas around the City where the public has been having outdoor fun and <br />recreation. <br />Seals said she heard again over the weekend, it keeps coming up, why the City’s rates went up. After she <br />explained, they said “it sucks, but I get it.” She thinks they still need to push more communication out on <br />that; she said what was missing in the letter that just went out was that it did not mention anything about <br />the Metropolitan Council. Instead Orono took the hit on everything as it looks like the City raised the rates. <br />Printup said the newspaper press release did, but the letter that went to homes did not. <br />Johnson noted it was not on letterhead, either. <br />Olson asked to clarify that it was not on letterhead and apologized. <br />Walsh said they better back down to Step 6 and the Councilmembers laughed. <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.