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Orono City Council <br />Work Session Minutes <br />Monday, January 9, 2023 <br />Council Chambers <br />5:00 p.m. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />PRESENT: Mayo r Dennis Walsh, Council Members Victoria Seals, Richard F. Crosby II, Alisa <br />Benson and Matt Johnson. Staff members present were City Administrator/Engineer Adam <br />Edwards, City Attorney Soren Mattick, Finance Director Ron Olson, Public Works <br />Superintendent DJ Goman, Community Development Director Laura Oakden, and City Clerk <br />Anna Carlson. <br /> <br />1. Navarre Parking Lot Discussion (Moved to top of Work Session agenda) <br />City Administrator Adam Edwards gave a brief update in regard to the completion of the <br />design. He is looking for input about resources to get the job done. Edwards presented <br />the site layout and discussed the plans for updates planned for the lot. The drivers for the <br />project was to repave and make the flow safer. A one-way path was created to help <br />obtain that outcome. Part of the project not shown on the site layout is the addition and <br />work for Stormwater management. <br /> <br />Several courses of action could be taken to reduce the cost including, adjusting the scope, <br />delaying the project, evaluating a portion of project benefiting other businesses, installing <br />parking meters to help cover costs, or alternating funding for the <br />plan. <br /> <br />Mayor Walsh noted goal is to get it done because it is a long-term fix for Navarre and <br />that the city should look at bidding it out with the Fox project. He noted that he would <br />prefer if the city did not delay the project since it presents so many benefits to Orono as <br />well as its businesses in that area. <br /> <br />There was discussion related to the importance of finishing the project, keeping scope as <br />shown. Council Member Johnson noted his support for the project, Seals also supports <br />the project. <br /> <br />Edwards noted that the next steps will be to finalize the design and put it out for bid with <br />the other pavement projects planned for 2023; as an alternate project. He also noted that <br />the city plans to add the Golf Course parking lot as an alternate project to the pavement <br />bid as well. The city could decide to pull the project if need be, but that cost estimates <br />for them would be beneficial. <br /> <br />2. THC Ordinance Discussion <br />Police Chief Correy Farniok began discussion of the THC ordinance item. He noted the <br />House and Senate are currently discussing the legalization of adult recreational use of <br />marijuana which may change some of the processes for the current legalized products. He <br />noted that there are a few samples of ordinances adopted by surrounding cities in the <br />packet. Along with adopting an ordinance, the city would need to decide what businesses <br />are allowed to sell it, restrictions for consumption related to on or off site, and how the <br />city would license these products.