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