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Orono City Council <br />Work Session Minutes <br />Monday, May 8, 2023 <br />Council Chambers <br />5:00 p.m. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Alisa Benson, Victoria Seals, and Matt <br />Johnson. Staff members present were City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards, Fire Chief <br />James Van Eyll, Public Works Superintendent DJ Goman, Finance Director Ron Olson, and City <br />Clerk Anna Carlson. <br /> <br />1. 2024 Street Maintenance Part II <br />City Administrator/City Engineer Adam Edwards presented the second part of the 2024 <br />Street Maintenance plan. He noted that he included Glendale Drive as it is a connection <br />into Long Lake. <br /> <br />Mayor Dennis Walsh asked to have Orchard Park Road added to the 2024 list since Fox <br />Street Bids came in low. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Draft Fire Needs Study Report <br />Fire Chief James Van Eyll explained that tonight is more about beginning the process to <br />get public input in regard to future fire department and proposed to bring back any <br />comments collected to the next City Council Meeting. <br /> <br />Edwards noted that the intent of this report is to assess what Orono will need to start the <br />fire department. He added that grammatical errors can be brought to staff directly, <br />however questions and guidance, changes in content, or questions should be discussed or <br />given at a higher-level tonight. <br /> <br />Van Eyll continued to give an overview of the course of action (COA) options shown on <br />the slides. He added that staff supports and recommends COA 4, adopting the LMC <br />model, and invite LLFD fire fighters to come over to this department. <br /> <br />Council Member Victoria Seals asked if the chief could add language about the response <br />time calls for weekdays comparatively to weekends. She also asked how the cost to the <br />citizens could be presented to the public. <br /> <br />Johnson noted that there are two sides of these decisions, and the city may need to make <br />sure the message is out there and clear. Regardless of the course of action we choose, we <br />will still have the CIP to work with. He noted the city is currently dealing with aged <br />equipment that will need to be replaced according to the CIP either way. <br /> <br />Edwards noted if Council has any additional input or questions related to the full needs <br />analysis report to please forward comments to James. <br /> <br />5:45 p.m. <br />