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W <br /> Orono City Council <br /> Work Session Minutes <br /> Monday,May 8, 2023 <br /> Council Chambers <br /> H <br /> 5:00 p.m. <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 /> 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 /> Mayor Dennis Walsh asked to have Orchard Park Road added to the 2024 list since Fox <br /> Street Bids came in low. <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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 5:45 p.m. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />