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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 24,2023 6:00 o'clock p.m. Johnson moved,Crosby seconded,to approve the Position Description and Recruiting for a Utility Maintenance Position.VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT Attorney Koch had nothing to report. CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT Edwards said the City had spring cleanup at City Hall over the weekend with more than 400 residents participating. There were a number of construction debris items this year which is positive thing is it gets it out of our ditches and our drainage leads. The City is now in the process of having that material removed and getting things cleaned up for the summer.He said last week the police department was partially involved in a car chase that ended up with a vehicle accident that took out a major power line in the area. Eighteen of those 46 lift stations were without power for about three hours. Of those 18,nine of them had backup generators.For those other nine,the Public Works' staff had to tow portable generators around,pump the lift station down and move on to the next one. They were out for about three to four hours. Johnson said he was at the brush site this weekend on Saturday and it was very busy. He said staff was doing a good job of educating residents on some of the changes and gaining their cooperation, although a few people managed to drop off wood that was too large to be chopped up. Edwards said the City did a lot of public education in the newsletter and out on the City website, along with some emails and new signage, but will have to continue education. Organizational changes this year included two separate locations for accepting brush and other organics like wood chips.Leaf and grass drop offs are now condensed and moved to the facility on McCulley Road in an effort to streamline wait times for the public. 12. PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY (21-039) — IT, AV AND SECURITY SYSTEMS INSTALLATION APPROVAL Edwards said this item is a is a continuation of the new Public Works facility project to approve all of the audio video IT-type items for the facility.Last fall we went out for bids for construction of the shell and the site work. Audio video was one of those things that that was recommended that we do as a separate item. This will include security cameras,access control,voice and data throughout the building. The $139,000 cost was built into the overall budget of the project but was not included in the bids last fall. Benson asked about the total cost of the construction project, additional expenditures expected this year and whether the cost of the project is budgeted in facilities. Edwards said there are other items that have not been brought forward yet such as furnishings, internal equipment and bringing the building into service.Everything for the building comes through the facilities fund, a fund with different revenue sources such as the facilities levy and the bonded money which is Page 5 of 10