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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 14, 2023 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 6 18. NEXT WORK SESSION DRAFT AGENDA This item was added to the consent agenda by consensus of the Council. Crosby moved, Johnson seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted with the addition of Item 18. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT 16. LA23-000034, MATTHEW AND SUSANNE JOHNSON, 1015 WILDHURST TRAIL, FINAL PLAT OF “WILDHURST FOREST” – RESOLUTION 7388 City Planner Curtis said she did not have a presentation this evening as the applicants have met all the preliminary plat conditions and the staff recommends approval. It was not on the Consent Agenda, she said, because the applicant, Councilmember Johnson, needed to recuse himself. Councilmembers said any questions they had were answered at a previous meeting. Crosby moved, Veach seconded, to approve LA23-000034, 1015 Wildhurst Trail, Final Plat. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0, Abstain 1 (Johnson). Community Development Director Oakden reported building permit revenue is slightly ahead of the same period in 2022. That means the department is busy processing those permits and doing those inspections, she said. There were also eight or nine land use applications submitted in the last month. FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT 17. SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT Finance Director Olson gave a presentation on the second quarter financial report, with slides covering revenues, expenses and investments. He said revenues are at 58.6 percent of budget. Highlighting a few areas, licenses and permits are at 68 percent and charges for service at 77 percent, he said, noting most of those funds have been received for the year. Golf course revenue is at 51 percent. Olson said the golf course had another record month in July which is not shown yet. Compared to the last four years revenues are still following the familiar trend. In terms of expenditures, Mayor and Council is at 60% of budget and will probably end up over budget due to higher than budgeted training. On legal services, the City is trending a little over budget and that has to do with lawsuits against the City. Olson said Central Services will need to be watched closely as it includes gas and electricity and this past year was a long, cold winter heading into a very warm summer. Fire Protection is at 70 percent and will be over budget. That is due in a large part to a $46,000 overage billed by the City of Long Lake last year and costs involved in setting up the Orono department. It won’t be a huge amount over, he said – perhaps $3,000 to $6,000. Engineering is already over budget because of spending more money on GIS than budgeted. It is expensive in the short term but will be much more efficient in the long run, he said, and better able to provide data to citizens. In general, the City will still be on target for expenditures for the year. Regarding investments, the City’s inactive funds are all invested in CDs, or some government bonds. The City currently has $15.7 million invested.