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Minutes <br />City Council Regular Meeting <br />Monday, July 14, 2025, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br />Gabriel Jabbour, 985 Tonkawa Road; Les Delton, 1535 Orchard Beach Place; Clair Rood, 3280 Navarre <br />Lane; and Kelly Grady, Long Lake, provided comments. <br />6. Resignation of Part -Time Firefighters <br />Ricks indicated she asked to pull this item from the Consent Agenda to thank the two part-time <br />firefighters who have resigned and wish them well. <br />Ricks moved, Benson seconded, to approve the resignation of part-time firefighters Taylor Andres <br />and Jake Martin and thank them for their service. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT <br />16. LA25-000014, Text Amendment, Chapter 78 Animals, Ordinance 315 <br />The City Council is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and adopt the <br />Ordinance Text Amendment. <br />The Council discussed the item and asked questions of staff. <br />Ricks moved, Benson seconded, to adopt LA25-000014, Text Amendment, Chapter 78 Animals, <br />Ordinance 315 and the newspaper summary publication. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. <br />17. LA25-000088, Text Amendment, Section 78-823 Garage Condo Standards, Ordinance 314 <br />The City Council is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and adopt the <br />ordinance text amendment. <br />The Council discussed the item and asked questions of staff, noting that the Planning Commission had <br />spent a great deal of time on this issue and had made the recommendations regarding parking spaces and <br />driving lanes. <br />Benson moved, Ricks seconded, to adopt LA25-000088 Text Amendment, Section 78-823 Garage <br />Condo Standards, Ordinance 314 as recommended by the Planning Commission, as well as the <br />newspaper summary publication. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. <br />FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT <br />18. Paid Family Medical Leave Administrator <br />The City Council is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and approve <br />contracting with Met Life, the low bidder, to administer a paid family leave program for the City of <br />Orono. Employers must begin offering paid family leave beginning in 2026, according to State Law. <br />The Council discussed the item and asked questions of staff. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />6 <br />