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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 13, 2015 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br />Cornick stated he hopes the Council will take to heart what Gabriel Jabbour had to say and that he is in <br />agreement with what he had to say. <br />Levang reported the Navarre Initiative Group is moving forward on the Navarre bike event and that as <br />part of that event there will be a bike rodeo led by Council Member Cornick. Levang stated the red bike <br />out in front of the City offices is one of the event's bikes that helps symbolize more biking in Navarre. <br />Levang indicated the bikes came from someone she knows and that they have been painting them and <br />placing them around Navarre. <br />Levang noted the Park Commission met last week and that they have been working on changes to the <br />City's website relating to the parks. Levang stated she has been out taking photos of the various park <br />amenities for possible inclusion on the website. The Park Commission has also been working on <br />updating the City's adopt -a -park program that will be unveiled in the fall. <br />McMillan stated she would like to thank City Administrator Loftus and Police Chief Farniok for their <br />work on the open house event. McMillan stated the event went very well. <br />McMillan stated she would echo what Council Member Cornick said regarding the comments by <br />Gabriel Jabbour and council policy. McMillan stated if any of the Council sees anything at other cities' <br />council meetings about policy, she would suggest sending it to City Administrator Loftus so she can <br />compile a list. McMillan noted the City of Lake Elmo just put a policy in place for how their meetings <br />should be conducted and that it might be worthwhile to have such a policy in Orono. <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT <br />Loftus reported the City now allows people to opt out of the paper cards for utility billing purposes. <br />Loftus stated she would like to follow up on the comments made by Rich Anderson and Gabriel Jabbour <br />regarding the LMCD meeting that was mentioned. Loftus stated the impression she had from that <br />meeting was that Orono has relied heavily on private marinas and residents' properties in the past to <br />unload people from the Water Patrol boats and get them medical attention. Loftus stated what she heard <br />at that meeting was that the LMCD should explore public access points, particularly on the north end of <br />the lake, which is in Orono. Loftus stated it would need to be somewhere that provides easy access to Big <br />Island. <br />Loftus stated it is hard on the marinas and their customer base to have the Water Patrol pull up to their <br />docks with inebriated people or medical emergencies. Loftus stated the marinas have been very <br />supportive in the past and have understood that it is an emergency, but that a fair concern is that the Water <br />Patrol has relied on the private sector and that public land should be explored. Loftus stated there likely is <br />not going to be a quick answer to that. <br />McMillan stated she greatly appreciates the Lafayette Club and the marinas for their help in dealing with <br />emergencies. McMillan stated it is an important issue but that it would be helpful to have some statistics <br />if at all possible. <br />Page 26 of 28 <br />