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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING — DECEMBER 9, 1991 <br />MAYOR /COUNCIL REPORT — CONT. <br />Callahan noted a formal response had not been drafted yet, but <br />one certainly should be composed and sent onto the appropriate <br />agencies. <br />Jabbour asked Hurr's opinion of Big Island and the comprehensive <br />plan. <br />Hurr felt that Orono's Comprehensive Plan does not clearly <br />designate private use of the island. She noted that old plat <br />shows a public use. She stated that it would be difficult to <br />convince the LMCD not to use the island for public land'if that <br />is the way it is designated in the Comprehensive Plan. <br />Jabbour stated that something should be done at the beginning of <br />1992. <br />Hurr noted that the Council may rue the day if they do not make. <br />the appropriate changes. <br />Goetten noted that she does not want what happened in <br />Minnetrista to happen in Orono. <br />C) Goetten asked Mayor Peterson how their last meeting had gone. <br />Mayor Peterson noted the meeting had been canceled and <br />rescheduled. <br />D) Mayor Peterson announced that Trinity Lutheran, St. George, <br />and Calvin Presbytrian churches will sponsoring a 2 —day seminar <br />on crisis management. The public is welcome. <br />E) Goetten announced that there would not be a Policy Technical <br />Committee meeting in December. The next scheduled meeting is <br />January 15, 1992 at 5:30 p.m. <br />F) Goetten noted the M.C.W.D. held a meeting last week on the <br />clean water issue. <br />(#11) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN VERSUS FICA FOR NON —PERA <br />EMPLOYEES — RESOLUTION ##3056 <br />Moorse explained this is an alternate deferred compensation plan <br />for non —PERA employees, so the City does not have to be involved <br />in FICA. The benefit of this plan as opposed to FICA would be <br />that the City would not have to pay their portion of the tax. He <br />noted this type of plan would basically _apply to seasonal — <br />temporary personnel, of which the City currently does not employ <br />many of this type of worker, but may in the future. He noted <br />that the City is offered this.option only once.- -" He noted that <br />the plan could be mandatory or optional at-.the discretion of the <br />City. <br />12 <br />