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Minutes <br />City Council Regular Meeting <br />Monday, January 12, 2026, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />Mayor Tunheim called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Orono City Council members present: Mayor Bob Tunheim, City Council Members Alisa Benson, Steve <br />Persian, and Jacqueline Ricks. Members absent: Jon Schwingler. <br /> <br />Staff present were City Attorney Soren Mattick, City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards, and <br />Community Development Director Laura Oakden. <br /> <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />1. City Council Minutes <br />2. Claims/Bills <br />3. Upcoming Work Sessions <br />4. Tobacco Sales Licenses <br />5. Annual Appointments – Resolution 7656 <br />This item was removed from the Consent Agenda <br />6. Contract – Residential Waste Reduction and Recycling Funding – Resolution 7658 <br />7. Election Write-In Vote Recording – Resolution 7657 <br />8. Resignation and Recruitment – Public Works Utility Worker <br />9. Compensation Increase – Public Works Utility Supervisor <br />10. LA25-000051, 4680 North Shore Drive, Variance, Resolution 7659 <br />11. 2026 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Design (26-012) <br /> <br />Benson moved, Ricks seconded, to approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda with Item 5 removed. <br />VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Rick Rohrer, 1424 Baldur Park Road, and Jay Nygard, 1386 Rest Point Road, provided comments. <br /> <br />5. Annual Appointments – Resolution 7656 <br /> <br />Benson indicated she wanted to discuss the Parks Commission chair and vice chair positions, as the <br />recommendation for vice chair had not been seen by the Council previously. <br />Benson moved, Persian seconded, to adopt Resolution 7656 annual appointments, with the <br />exception of the position of Parks Vice Chair. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT <br /> <br />12. 2026 Street Project Design – Walking Trail <br /> <br />5