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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 28, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT (continued) The contractor has been working on shaping the road to shed the water off as best as possible. Martini indicated they are attempting to get it away from the residential side of the street. Martini stated they have not encountered any surprises to this point and that the contractor plans to begin paving on Wednesday. McMillan asked if the Public Works Department is experiencing any problems with baby wipes in the sewer system. Edwards stated there have been issues with that off and on over the past several years but he did not hear about any issues with baby wipes with the latest flushing. Edwards stated the biggest thing in the sewer is gravel and root intrusion due to the pipes being old clay pipe. McMillan asked if they will be addressing any more I&I issues next year. Edwards indicated they are in the final phases of the I&I project for this year and that they will be using the information that is being gathered during the televising to identify next year's I&I target areas where sewer lining and manhole lining can be completed. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Walsh stated he attended the Planning Commission meeting on Monday and that they are doing a good job vetting the applications. Cornick stated he has received a number of phone calls recently and they all related to issues with Mediacom. Levang noted the Navarre Community Festival was held last Sunday and that it was very successful. Approximately 200 people attended the event, with around 50 kids participating in the bike safety rodeo. Levang stated she received some very positive comments about the event. Cornick stated one of the things a parent did was to go and recruit kids in the neighborhood to come and get fitted for a helmet. Levang stated they had 20 helmets to give away. Levang stated she would like to thank all the Staff who helped on this event, the Public Works Department for bringing the tables and the port -a potty, and the Fire Station for the very nice open house. Levang stated at the next meeting the group will have a thank you for the major event planners. Levang reported she went with the Park Commission on Saturday with Gabriel Jabbour as they toured Big Island. The Park Commission was provided with information about all the projects that have been done on Big Island over the years by Gabriel Jabbour. Levang stated in her view the Park Commission was very impressed with the stabilization work that was completed. Levang stated the donation garden for this year has donated over 3,000 pounds of produce and that they have already received thanks from both agencies that the garden contributes to. Page 25 of 27