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Orono City Council Work Session Minutes Monday, November 9, 2020 Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals, Aaron Printup and Matt Johnson. Staff members present were City Administrator Dustin Rief, Police Chief Correy Farniok, Public Works Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards, Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, and City Clerk Anna Carlson. 1. COVID-19 Update Police Chief Correy Farniok gave an update about the COVID-19 pandemic, the uptick in numbers, and what that means for enforcement. The Police Department will plan to educate people rather than enforce with violations. 2. Update on Text Amendments Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart presented the Council with a list of ordinance amendments. Staff is looking for input from Council about priority of the list shown. The order presented is not shown in order of priority. There was discussion about taking care of the smaller amendments first and then moving onto the larger next. The Council would like the Community Development Director to recommend the changes as needed. 3. Building Inspection Services RFP Discussion Council Member Matt Johnson noted that the reason for bringing this to the Work Session was to give the Council a closer in-depth look at the RFP for Building Inspection Services. Johnson shared concerns about the RFP document that could result in a limited amount of responses or bids for service. Johnson noted that staff had shared concerns about Metro West Inspections possibly not bidding which could lead to further issues down the road. Johnson noted that we were putting components in the RFP as well as lacking important information that may rule out a lot of possible offers. Johnson mentioned that the committee has reviewed the RFP and made it more conducive for bidders. Mayor Dennis Walsh mentioned that now we should take a look at it revise it as needed or if needed and bring it forward to publish for bids. Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart mentioned the original RFP was based on the Building Official Job Description. He discussed some of the newer components in the latest version of the RFP which have been modified or are now optional services to be provided. Walsh noted that he and Johnson will evaluate the finished RFP with Barnhart and Rief prior to its release. Meeting Adjourned: 5:55 p.m.