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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 24,2003 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />ROLL <br />The Council met on the above mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor Barbara <br />Peterson; Council Members Jim Murphy, Jay Nygard, Jim White, and Bob Sansevere; City <br />Attorney Thomas Barrett; Representing staff were Planning Director Mike Gaffron, City Engineer <br />Tom Kellogg, Public Service Director Greg Gappa, and Recorder Kristi Anderson. <br />Absent was City Administrator Ron Moorse. <br />Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:03 P.M. <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />r'" <br />0 <br />i ur <br />>(JnO <br />1. Approve/Amend <br />Items #3,4, 5,6, 7, 8,9,10, 11,12, 13,14,15, 16,17,19, 20, and 21 were added to the Consent <br />Agenda. <br />Nygard moved. White seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br />Nays 0. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />*2. Regular Council Meeting of Februaiy 10,2003 <br />Nygard moved. White seconded, to approve the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of <br />February 10,2003 as presented. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS • Andrew McDermott <br />McDermott reported that the Commission had discussed the idea of holding a work session with <br />the City Council during one of the Park Commission's upcoming regular meeting nights and asked <br />the Council to give this thought consideration. <br />Mayor Peterson pointed out that the Council had discussed scheduling a preliminary work session <br />in March, but would be willing to consider the Commission’s first meeting in April. <br />McDermott encouraged the City to go forward and advertise for a new Commissioner. He <br />mentioned that past interest e.xpressed by Mr. Carr, a resident of Orono, may still be worth <br />pursuing. <br />While she appreciated the suggestion. Mayor Peterson believed the new Commissioner should <br />come from an unrepresented area of Orono. <br />Sansevere felt it was proper to advertise. In addition, he wished to clarify his past position to <br />McDermott with regard to the Park Commission. While individually, Sansevere appreciated the <br />representatives’ commitment to the Commission, he indicated that as a group their forceful <br />demeanor frightened him. Sansevere stated that bis number one priority is safety, as in the case of <br />PAGE 1 of 11