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"'LOA/p <br /> Orono City Council <br /> Work Session Minutes <br /> yF A, Monday, November 22,2021 <br /> tq ¢�o Council Chambers <br /> kfSHO <br /> 5:00 p.m. <br /> 2. Police Chief Update <br /> Chief Farniok stated in last 30 days 7 incidents of concern have happened in the community. <br /> From stolen mail, cars, catalytic converter,trailers and smash and grabs to name a few. Social <br /> Media has made it seem more active due to repeated posts both of current and past occurrences. <br /> However a press release was sent out. Also as a reminder during the holiday season to remember <br /> to lock vehicles and keep valuables out of sight and aware. The stolen vehicles have involved <br /> those out of the area looking for crimes of opportunity. <br /> Chief Farniok also wanted to make the Council aware of future personnel changes concerning <br /> terminations of one employee due to a previous work place injury and another who is looking at <br /> an outside agency. In the future we will have to look at wages to hire and keep good officer. <br /> 3. Park Dedication <br /> Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart stated that during the subdivision code <br /> update in 2020 it was identified the need to review the park dedication component. Barnhart <br /> reviewed the methodology of establishing what park dedication is, and to match the requirement <br /> to need of the park system. The proposal is to keep the park/household and trail/household ratio <br /> the same as the population and number of residential lots grow. <br /> We don't always want actual land for parks and trails from every subdivision, but need to have a <br /> formula that determines the cash equivalent value of the land that should be part of the <br /> subdivision dedicated to the park and trail system within the City. <br /> One reason for the change in methodology is to develop a methodology that is more easily <br /> understandable, and wanting to be able to defend the fees we have. The last change was in 2001 <br /> and the last review was in 2011, but no changes were made at that time. The plan is to bring a <br /> code amendment to the Planning Commission in January. <br /> Council member Johnson requested this discussion be continued at the next work session. <br /> Adjourned: 5:59 p.m. <br /> CITY OF ORONO: <br /> t I 1044110 <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Dennis Walsh, Mayor <br /> Anna Carlson, City Clerk <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br />