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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 13, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 18 of 19 <br /> <br />Rief said the engineering firm was used for about 20 years. He indicated Bolton & Menk has been used <br />since 2012 so it has been a little longer, but they adopted a schedule so they are not doing all the RFPs in <br />the same year. <br /> <br />Johnson moved, Crosby seconded, to approve the Consulting Engineer RFP. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays <br />0. <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY REPORT <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> <br />Seals said the Rowing Club has come up several times with passionate people on both sides of the issue. <br />She signed up for one of their classes to check out the situation. She stated that while Birch’s has been <br />gracious to let the Rowing Club be there, it is not a good location. Rowers are navigating through trees <br />with boats. She thinks the Rowing Club is a huge benefit to Long Lake and the Council should figure out <br />something at Summit Beach. She does not think the rowers are wreaking havoc on the lake. She said the <br />wakesetter b oat going by at about 50 MPH was annoying, although they have the right to be there, too. <br /> <br />Walsh and Rief noted they were on the last Council agenda and requested to be pulled off. <br /> <br />Seals reported it was a peaceful experience for her. <br /> <br />Rief said he goes to Nelson Park or Summit Beach for lunch and there is hardly anyone out there. <br /> <br />Seals agreed and wondered if people just don’t want change. She indicated she would like to figure out a <br />way to partner with them. <br /> <br />Walsh stated that at the work session they said they support it and need the Rowing Club to figure out <br />some changes and tweaks with the building and then come back to the Council. <br /> <br />Rief said he expects it to come back in front of the Council. <br /> <br />Johnson said he is supportive of public-private partnerships such as soccer, hockey, and noted that all the <br />parks could be improved with the partnerships. <br /> <br />Walsh said the partnerships are great partnerships for the local sports teams so everything can be done <br />within the community. <br /> <br />Crosby asked everyone to keep informing people about why the water bills are increasing. He gave a <br />shout-out to the Orono Police regarding an incident he was involved in. He said the City of Orono <br />supports their Police Department and he will shout that from the rooftops. He suggested people be more <br />vigilant in their neighborhoods because of the unrest in the Cities and to report anything suspect. <br /> <br />Johnson noted Olson gave good reports in Rief’s absence. As far as the time-of -sale inspection, there was <br />a provision that indicated if there was a reason for an extension to the normal timeline, that it has to go to <br />Council. He said that request should go to the City Engineer.