10-13-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - Regular Meeting

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Chair asks any Director to put forth a Motion to approve and forward to the City of Orono, a special assessment levy of $24,693. The $24,693 levy shall be shared by the District's 68 Property Owners at a rate of $2.36 per lineal lakeshore and payable in 2026. Ask for a Second. Open for discussion. Discussion or corrections offered. Restate motion. Note this is a director only vote. By Roll Call tally all in favor... all opposed. Chair announces MOTION Passed unanimously. E. Moving the Annual Meeting to September State Statute requires our first Annual Meeting to be held in July or August. Beginning in 2026 we recommend moving our Annual Meetings to September, which will allow us to complete our post- treatment surveys and determine the best plan and budget for the following year. Any Director to put forth & second the motion to approve moving the SBLID Annual Meeting to September, beginning in 2026. Open for discussion. Discussion or corrections offered. Restate motion. All Property Owners in favor... all opposed... abstain. Chair announces MOTION Passed unanimously. F. District and Community Education • LMA Handout on the top questions asked (Eric to walk through the handout) • Ask the Expert - call in Keegan Lund • Announce a Spring Workshop on creating vegetation buffers & rain gardens to reduce phosphorus run off into the Bay. Mark calendars for April 25, 2026, at Otten Brothers • Current Water Quality Review and Discussion Chair to ask if there is interest in forming a committee to address Water Quality. Mark Johnson agreed to chair the water quality committee along with Mark Casey and Joe Gilberston. Motion to appoint a committee of SBLID members. Motion passed unanimously. G. Other New Business City Liaison for SBLID. Chair announces the addition of a formal City Liaison on the SBLID Board. Orono City Council's intent is to provide an avenue of communication and information sharing between the council and the LID Board. The liaison would be appointed by the council and expected to attend and participate in LID board meetings. They would not have any voting powers. The City has appointed Council Member, Alisa Benson, to be the Liaison for the SBLID Board. Chair asks a director to put forth and second the motion to adopt the resolution establishing and appointing a city liaison to the SBLID Board. Open for discussion. Discussion or corrections offered. Restate motion. All Property Owners in favor... all opposed... abstain. Chair announces MOTION Passed unanimously. The Chair asks the Directors for any other New Business for discussion. 101