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Minutes <br />City Council Regular Meeting <br />Monday, December 8, 2025, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />Finance Director Jin presented the proposed 2026 budget and levy. <br /> <br />Persian moved, Schwingler seconded, to open public comment. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />Mayor Tunheim opened the public hearing at 6:23 p.m. <br />Maria Veach, 1065 Willow View Drive, spoke against the 6.72 percent levy increase and asked the <br />Council to vote for a lower amount. <br />Stacy Carisch, 240 Northgate Road, said her increase is double, and she is against the levy increase. <br />Benson moved, Ricks seconded to close the public hearing. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />Mayor Tunheim closed the public hearing at 6:31 p.m. <br />Benson moved, Ricks seconded, to adopt Resolution 7648 adopting the 2026 Tax Levy and <br />Resolution 7649 adopting the 2026 General Fund Budget. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />7. Agreement – Long Lake Rowing Facility Use <br /> <br />Ricks asked about the portion of the building that would be used and the availability of an exhibit <br />explaining the request. <br />Pete Jaenchen, 2515 Bobolink Rd., Long Lake Rowing Crew representative, explained the new activity, <br />the request for space at the public works facility for indoor training, and took questions from the Council. <br />The City Council discussed the request. <br />Schwingler moved, Ricks seconded to approve the use of the facility by the Rowing Crew and direct <br />staff to negotiate final contract language. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />17. Adopt 2026 Capital Improvement Plan <br /> <br />Benson noted this had been presented at several work sessions, but the City Council had not had a lot of <br />time for discussion, and suggested a few of the items scheduled for 2026 will need further discussion as <br />they come up. Individual purchases still require separate Council action. <br /> <br />Benson moved, Persian seconded to approve the 2026 Capital Improvement Plan as presented. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />23. Work Session Schedule <br />Benson asked to schedule more time for the City Council to review the City Code and Council goals for <br />2026. <br />Council consensus was to schedule a special half-day (four-hour) session on goals and add a time in <br />February to look at City Code overall. <br />24. Hackberry Park <br />Council members asked for an update on Hackberry Park. <br />5