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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />June 12, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 7 of 9 <br /> <br />VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. Johnson had stepped down from the Council dais for this item and did not <br />vote. <br /> <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT <br /> <br />Community Development Director Oakden said building permit revenues have remained pretty consistent <br />although slightly up from 2022. She said the department is staying busy with six land use applications <br />that were published in the legal notices recently for the upcoming planning commission meeting. The City <br />has also wrapped up its participation in a Minnehaha Creek Watershed Districts land and water TAC or <br />Technical Advisory Committee. <br /> <br />FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT <br /> <br />Finance Director Olson gave an update on the City’s audio-visual project for the City Council chambers <br />and broadcasting of City meetings. Security and Sound has the equipment on order and some has been <br />delivered but a delay in the broadcasting component will mean it will likely be September before the <br />system is installed and operational. <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY REPORT <br /> <br />Attorney Mattick had nothing to report. <br /> <br />Benson asked the Attorney or Mayor Walsh to address the topic of a non-profit that was formed around <br />public safety. <br /> <br />Walsh said a 501c4 was formed in the spring of 2022 for the purpose of supporting a candidate for <br />County sheriff but since the candidate withdrew, there was never any money raised and the 501c4 was <br />never used. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT <br /> <br />24. NEXT WORK SESSION DRAFT AGENDA <br /> <br />Edwards updated the City Council, noting that because of the time needed to interview City Council <br />applicants at the June 12 Work Session, the two planned topics, 2024 preliminary budget and THC <br />legislation update, needed to be postponed to the next Work Session on June 26, 2023. <br /> <br />Johnson moved, Benson seconded, to approve those changes to the next City Council Work Session <br />agenda. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0 <br /> <br />RECESS & RECONVENE <br />Mayor Walsh recessed the meeting at 7:24 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 7:29 p.m. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Kelly Prchal, 705 Watertown Road, Orono, thanked the City Council for the opportunity to interview for <br />the open City Council position that evening but asked, with no discussion around qualifications, what the