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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 12, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />There were no public comments. <br /> <br />PRESENTATION <br /> <br />14. Pack 285 Arrow of Light (AOL) Den <br /> <br />David Herman noted the six gentlemen present have been with the Cub Scouts for 6 years and are based <br />in Mound. This is their last module and is about public service; the group wants to learn about laws, how <br />they are created, and how they can become good, law-abiding citizens. Mr. Herman noted Chief Farniok <br />got back to him very quickly with the idea of the Pack coming to the City Council meeting this evening. <br />The Pack was introduced to the City Council and had a time of Q&A to understand how City government <br />works, and how each Councilmember ended up in City government. <br /> <br />FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT <br /> <br />Finance Director Olson gave a monthly update on new home Building Permits in June and Year-to-Date <br />contrasting the number of new homes over the last 3 years. He noted 2021 is far outpacing 2020 and they <br />are already at 63% of the budget for the year which is a very positive sign for building permit revenue. He <br />noted March, May, and June have been higher in revenue than the previous year. <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORKS REPORT <br /> <br />Public Works Superintendent Goman updated the Council and said the sewer flows are decreasing in the <br />Navarre area with all the repairs that has been done over the past few years for the inflow and infiltration <br />of groundwater. <br /> <br />Johnson asked if the number being metered from the Met Council is going down. <br /> <br />Mr. Goman replied yes. <br /> <br />Administrator Edwards noted what they monitor month-to-month is the pump flow. <br /> <br />Mayor Walsh looks forward to seeing those reports on the inflow and infiltration because the previous <br />year they had around $250,000 they needed to spit out because of it. <br /> <br />Mr. Olson cannot remember the exact number but stated it has doubled in five years. <br /> <br />Seals asked how road work is going. <br /> <br />Mr. Goman said it is proceeding, the Navarre area is pretty much done. Today the gas company started in <br />the Casco Circle area and they are finishing the gas services in Park and Elm, and started the construction <br />on Fagerness Point Road. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />