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Minutes <br />City Council Regular Meeting <br />Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Mayor Tunheim called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />ROLL CALL <br />Orono City Council members present: Mayor Bob Tunheim, City Council Members Alisa Benson, Steve <br />Persian, Jacqueline Ricks and Claire Berrett. Members absent: None <br />Staff present were City Attorney Soren Mattick, City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards, Finance <br />Director Maggie Jin,and Fire Chief James Van Eyll. <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />1.City Council Minutes <br />This item was removed from the Consent Agenda <br />2.Claims/Bills <br />This item was removed from the Consent Agenda <br />3.Work Session Schedule <br />4.Rename Management Assistant to Deputy City Clerk <br />This item was removed from the Consent Agenda <br />5.Hire Firefighter <br />This item was removed from the Consent Agenda <br />Persian moved, Berrett seconded, to approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda with items 1, 2, 4 <br />and 5 removed and Item 3 as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />Nancy Brantingham, 3185 County Rd 6; Thomas Terry, 791 Boulder Drive; Kim Carswell, 261 Cygnet <br />Place; Janie Delaney, 1315 Woodhill Ave.; Mike Hart, 2510 Casco Point Rd;Dan Gustafson; 1040 E <br />Circle Dr,Wayzata provided comments. <br />PRESENTATIONS <br />6.County Commissioner Updates <br />County Commissioner Heather Edelson introduced herself to the City Council and gave highlights of the <br />current Hennepin County budget and activities and took questions from the Council. <br />1.City Council Minutes <br />Dan Gustafson, an audience member,asked that the minutes be amended to reflect his comments and the <br />letter he presented at the last meeting. City Administrator Edwards told the Council the minutes meet <br />statutes and best practices and are intended to reflect the actions of the Council,with the video recordings <br />7