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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 26, 2010 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 15 ROLL CALL The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor James White, Council Members Jim Murphy, Lili McMillan, Cynthia Bremer, and Doug Franchot. Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Finance Director Ron Olson, City Clerk Lin Vee, Assistant City Administrator of Long-Term Strategic Planning Mike Gaffron, Planning and Zoning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, and Recorder Jackie Young Mayor James White called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. CONSENT AGENDA Item No. 10 was added to the Consent Agenda. Franchot moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES *2. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 12, 2010 Franchot moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of April 12, 2010, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *3. COUNCIL WORK SESSION OF APRIL 13, 2010 Franchot moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council Work Session of April 13, 2010, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. PRESENTATION – 7:00 P.M. 4. WESTONKA SCHOOLS UPDATE – KEVIN BORG, SUPERINTENDENT Kevin Borg, Superintendent of Westonka School District, addressed the City Council regarding the improvements that Westonka has made over the past year. Borg directed the Council’s attention to the school district’s long-term strategic plan and noted that there are six goals, including academic achievement, a strong financial foundation, deliverance of high quality co-curricular programs, development of positive relationships, better use of technology, and planning for future school facilities. Borg stated the most important goal for Westonka is student achievement. As it relates to the assessment scores, this year the students ranked fourth in math and fourth in reading in the state. The third graders achieved a 100 percent proficiency in math. In addition, the DECA program had 20 students that went to state and 80 students that qualified. Another accomplishment was the student choir program was able to perform at Orchestra Hall and was one of five school choirs that were invited to perform at that facility. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 05/10/2010 Approval of Council Minutes 04/26/2010 [Page 1 of 15]