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