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Minutes <br />City Council Regular Meeting <br />Monday, February 23, 2026, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <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 (left at <br />6:58 p.m. and returned at 7:13 p.m.), Steve Persian, Jacqueline Ricks, and Jon Schwingler. Members <br />absent: None <br /> <br />Staff present were City Attorney Soren Mattick, City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards, <br />Community Development Director Laura Oakden, and City Planner Melanie Curtis. <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 />This item was removed from the Consent Agenda <br />3. Meeting Calendar 2026 <br />4. Establish and Rename Police Special Revenue Funds <br />5. Donation from the Gillespie Center <br />6. Benefit Adjustment <br />7. Hire Police Officer <br />8. Purchase Capital Equipment – Electronic Control Devices <br />9. Purchase Capital Equipment – Pressure Washer System <br />10. Maintenance Quote – Video Inspection of Sanitary Sewer System <br />11. Contract – Parks Mowing Services <br />12. LA26-000001, 860 Brown Rd. S., Variance - Resolution 7666 <br />13. LA26-000004, 3590 North Shore Drive, Variances – Resolution 7667 <br />This item was removed from the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />Persian moved, Schwingler seconded, to approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda as amended with <br />items 2 and 13 removed. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />14. DECA Student Advocacy <br /> <br />Joe Huber, DECA teacher at Orono High School, and Sydney Nguyen, a senior at Orono High School and <br />DECA’s advocacy campaign leader, shared how the organization supports students in developing <br />leadership and business skills while contributing to the Orono school community. She also invited <br />Council Members to serve as judges for the upcoming State Career Development Conference on March 2 <br />and welcomed ideas for partnerships and youth engagement. <br /> <br />15. Community Day at Saints CHS Field <br /> <br />5