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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 22, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 14 of 19 related to drivers being under the influence. There were also several deer strikes but not necessarily speed related or related to the geometry of the road. Edwards indicated he also asked the Police Department to conduct a speed study of their own. The equipment is currently monitoring the westbound traffic, but for the eastbound traffic, the study found that 85 percent of the drivers averaged 47 miles per hour in a 45-zone. Edwards indicated he also looked at the annual average daily traffic data study that was performed in 2001 and it showed that there was an average of 1,260 vehicles a day, and in 2013 traffic count was at 1,100. Edwards indicated the City does not have any more recent data. Edwards stated his recommendation at this point would be to wait on a traffic study until development on the Lakeview site is in full swing. Edwards stated another concern raised in the letter related to construction traffic, which could be enforced with different mechanisms. McMillan stated that makes sense and that she is fine with what Staff recommends. McMillan requested the information be passed on to the resident. The City Council took no formal action on this item. *12. WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS – PAY REQUEST NO. 3 Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve Pay Request No. 3 to Municipal Builders, Inc., in the amount of $53,920.57 for the Water Treatment Systems Improvement Project. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *13. PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE WORKER RECRUITMENT The City Council took no formal action on this item. 14. NAVARRE LIGHT POLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS Edwards noted he did send some e-mails to the Council with different websites to look at for holiday decorations and that he is looking for Council input on this item. Levang stated she did look at the Vogel website that is based out of Becker, Minnesota, and that they had a couple of items on clearance. Levang stated she was not able to obtain the prices and that they are supposed to be e-mailing those to her. Levang stated in her view it would be worth it to talk with them since they are a somewhat local company and that they had similar designs to what the Council has been considering. Walsh stated he consulted his wife and daughter, who indicated they like the holly, the stockings, and the snowflakes. Levang stated she prefers the snowflake rather than the traditional wreath. Printup stated he likes the holiday theme or winter theme.