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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, JANUARY 13,2003 <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br />Murphy stated that he had met with the Long Lake and Excelsior Fire Chiefs with Gabriel <br />Jabbour concerning the effort to help Long Lake provide fire serv ice to the Navarre area. <br />They discussed the necessary manpower, equipment, etc. Excelsior’s fire chief has a good <br />attitude and is helping with the effort. <br />Murphy stated he went to the Met Council trails and waterways meeting to testify against <br />Minnetonka Beach's Comprehensive Plan. As a result of his and Jabbour's testimony, as <br />well as that of others, Met Council talked with the Minnetonka Beach Mayor about their <br />plan and the Council disavowed that portion of the Minnetonka Beach Comprehensive <br />Plan. <br />Sanseverc stated that the City had a new City Planner working before the hiring came <br />before Council. He asked what would happen if the Council disapproved of a hiring alter <br />the person had already started work. He suggested they give hiring authority to the City <br />Administrator. Barrett stated that Orono is a Plan A City, meaning the legislative and <br />administrative both come before Council. Council could not delegate the authority to the <br />City Administrator to approve hiring without their final approval. <br />Mayor Peterson stated she had received a letter concerning the Safe and Sober Award. <br />Chief Good had nominated Sergeant Correy Famiok for the award. Although he did not <br />receive the award. Mayor Peterson wanted to recognize his nomination for a job well done. <br />PUBLIC SERV ICE DIRECTOR'S REPORT <br />*8. Request for Payment No. 1—SCADA System <br />Murphy moved, and Sansevere seconded, to approve Request for Payment #1, <br />SCADA System project to Automatic Systems Company in the amount of <br />$105,571.60. <br />\’ote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />CITY ADMINLSTRATOR’S REPORT <br />*9. Pay Requests—Long Lake Fire Station <br />Murphy moved, and Sansevere seconded, to approve the requests for payment as <br />follows: BKV Group in the amount of $1,320.37, Diversified Security in the amounts <br />of $6,351.10 and $719.00, G3IE Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $2,676.88, Kirk <br />Program Management in the amount of $18,736.60, Metro Fire in the amount of <br />$5,619.41, Quality Warehouse Installation, Inc. In the amount of $350.00, LMC