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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 28 2022 6:00 o'clock p.m. Ms. Schmidt noted there is also a Park Legacy fund which is separate. Mr. Edwards noted the Park Legacy is not a fund but rather a 501c3 fundraising organization and is not a City entity. Ms. Schmidt asked if the public gets to know anything about the fund,whether there is a website or if it is filed anywhere. Mayor Walsh believes they have a website and have filed. Ms. Schmidt looked and could not find it. She asked who is sitting on the Board of that organization. Mayor Walsh noted this is not a question-and-answer time and Ms. Schmidt can email Mr.Edwards for the information. Mr.Edwards will certainly try to connect Ms. Schmidt with the people at the Park Legacy. Ms. Schmidt stated it would be nice if the City would share that information with the public. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Seals shared about the Tree Lighting Event noting Staff and Parks Department did a great job knocking on doors and getting local businesses to donate resources and time to the event.Regarding pickleball at the golf course,nothing has been decided and at the next work session they will talk about communication plans,concerns they have heard,and Seals noted on January 10 at 6:00 p.m.they will hold an open house to brainstorm,talk about concerns,and look at the feasibility study. Johnson attended the Long Lake Fire open house.He shared about an email the Mayor of Long Lake circulated regarding a meeting and their Fire Chief position and how they will move forward.After the meeting Johnson and Mayor Walsh spoke with Long Lake representatives and noted they are available to continue talks. One takeaway is that if Long Lake goes to a JPA their yearly fee goes from Orono's offer of$70,000 for the next 10 years to$160,000 with their Capital Improvement Plan(CIP). Johnson stated keeping the fire department together has always been Orono's goal and they have given Long Lake a path to do that with their offer. Crosby stated he has had his character assassinated for the past two months and would like to clear up a few things.He has been serving this community since April of 2006,became a volunteer firefighter primarily because of 9/11 and losing a friend that day which had a deep impact on his soul. Crosby served the community proudly on the Long Lake Fire Department, and he cares deeply about every member of the department. In 2006 he was asked to run for City Council and while it is a non-partisan position, Crosby is a conservative and he has not hidden that. He believes in not closing down the State,he does not believe the government has the right to pick and choose who can and cannot go to work, and he believes everyone has the right to feed their family. Regarding the gentleman who stated that Crosby encouraged violence,that is an outright lie. Crosby has never in his entire life encouraged violence,he has been sitting on his hands listening to this clown talk about him in front of everyone and the public over a YouTube video. Crosby tried to meet with the gentleman and his attorney, and Mr.Printup was also there, to try to agree to disagree with what the video means. Even the attorney said the same. This is a YouTube Page 7 of 8