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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 14, 2015 6:30 o'clock p.m. 18. WAYZATA FIRE SERVICE AGREEMENT (continued) McMillan stated there is no letter from the Long Lake Fire Department or the Long Lake City Council saying that they are okay with this. The City has also not reached out to the neighborhood. Printup stated he mentioned it a year ago and nothing got done. McMillan stated if this is a concern of Council Member Printup, it is his responsibility to keep it front and center with the Council and that it should have been brought up during the budget process. McMillan noted Council Member Printup is on the Fire Advisory Committee and that there is no letter or memo from them on where they stand on this issue and that she is also not sure what the Long Lake City Council, the Wayzata Fire Department, and the citizens feel about this. Walsh asked when the current contract ends. Loftus stated it ends at the end of the year. Printup noted it is $29,000 versus $4,500, with no change in service. Levang stated they are talking about taking something away from the citizens without telling them beforehand. Levang stated she thought Council Member Printup had dropped this issue since it did not come up during the budget process. Levang stated she would be willing to help Council Member Printup work on this if he would like to pursue it for 2017. Levang asked if the Council could table this item or extend the contract for another month or two so they can look into it. Mattick stated if the Council tables it tonight, the City Administrator will need to call and ask for the contract to go month -to month. Mattick stated if the City of Wayzata says no to the month-to-month contract, the City would not have a contract for 2016. Loftus stated Staff did speak with the City of Wayzata last year and that they reduced the contract cost by $5,000 at that time. Loftus stated that was the last direction Staff received on this item. Loftus stated she is not sure Wayzata would be completely surprised if they heard about this conversation but that she is not sure why they would agree to a month-to-month contract. Cornick noted work on Highway 112 will begin in 2016 and the road will be all tore up, which is the main route to this area. Cornick stated the timing might be bad given the anticipated road construction and that the response times will be longer once the road is tore up. Levang stated she does want to look at the numbers and have a future conversation to come up with a strategy. Cornick stated there should be information from the Long Lake City Council and Fire Department on how they feel about it. Levang stated there needs to be a process followed and the residents need to have a voice. Page 40 of 44