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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />September 25, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 10 of 13 <br /> <br />current budget. Benson said she is struggling with the number of projects the Council has said yes to in <br />terms of concept plans for projects that they have not been able to bring forward. There are no costs <br />known or planned donations and the project could also mean an impact on an existing activity in the <br />donation garden. <br /> <br />Walsh said the City is not struggling to fund its cash flow. Without doing these kinds of concept plans it <br />can’t go forward and know costs and find funds, he said. <br /> <br />Johnson pointed out the Parks Department has already put a lot of thought into this and recommendations <br />have not been made on the fly. <br /> <br />Gordy Stoffer, 190 Orchard Road and a member of the Parks Commission, said he appreciate the work <br />and passion that has gone into this. It has gone on for a number of years and this is the best site they have <br />found, he said. He said he hopes they can find a way to work with the donation garden and find a win- <br />win. It’s a good site, he added, flat and maybe a fraction of the cost of the plan at the golf course. <br /> <br />Johnson moved, Veach seconded, to approve hiring Bolton and Menk to do a Pickleball Concept <br />Plan. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 1 (Benson). <br /> <br />Lemons said the Parks Department is doing fall projects, pulling in docks, and getting the golf course <br />ready for winter. Recent rain has helped. It is crunch time to get everything ready before the snow flies, <br />he said. <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY REPORT <br /> <br />City Attorney Mattick was not present due to a personal emergency. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT <br /> <br />22. CITY CLERK RECRUITING AND TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT <br /> <br />City Administrator Edwards said the City Clerk, Anna Carlson, has tendered her resignation and will be <br />done October 12. She has accepted a position as a City Administrator at a neighboring City. He said she <br />would be missed. He would like to appoint City Management Assistant Nola Dickhausen as acting clerk <br />and initiate a recruitment process to fill the position. <br /> <br />Johnson moved, Benson seconded, to accept the resignation of Anna Carlson, and approve the <br />appointment of Nola Dickhausen as interim City clerk and authorize the initiation of a recruitment <br />process. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />On the engineering side, he reported the Fox Street project has been completed. The Navarre parking lot <br />is paved and striped. The shared project on Townline Road has a base coat of asphalt. ThefForce main <br />project on Tonkawa is halfway done. There was a no cost change order on that project that he approved. <br /> <br />COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS <br /> <br />23. HR / ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE UPDATE <br />