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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, December 18, 2000 <br />( 414, Appointment of Police Chief, Continued) <br />Peterson moved, Kelley seconded, to appoint Stephany Good to the position of Police <br />Chief, and to authorize the City Administrator to sign the employment agreement which <br />sets out the terms of her employment with the City, effective February 15, 2001. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />Stephany Good commented the Orono Police Department has provided excellent service to this <br />community in the past, and she is looking forward to strengthening the relations between the <br />citizens of this City and the Police Department. <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />Items 5, 8, 11, 12, and 13 were added to the Consent Agenda. <br />Peterson moved, Sansevere seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />Tom Mich, Superintendent, Orono School District, expressed the appreciation of the School <br />District regarding the land donation by Mr. Lutron, and thanked the City for its assistance in • <br />recent years, particularly in relation to the construction of the middle school. <br />Jim Murphy, Highway 12 Committee, gave a brief update to the City Council on the progress <br />being made on the final design plans for the new Highway 12 upgrade project. Murphy stated <br />Mn/DOT is making good progress on the final plans, with work already commenced on the <br />staking of the center line of the road. <br />Murphy noted representatives of Orono and Long Lake met with Mn/DOT on Friday and <br />discussed the amount of compensation to be given to the City of Long Lake for the loss of their <br />public facilities in connection with this project. <br />Flint inquired about the construction schedule for the project. <br />Murphy stated Mn/DOT is on the same schedule as before, with the contracts being let for the <br />work in the year 2002, and construction beginning in 2003. <br />RECOGNITION <br />( #2) RECOGNITION OF DESYL PETERSON <br />Mayor Jabbour, on behalf of the City of Orono, thanked Desyl Peterson for her contributions to <br />the Consolidation Committee. Jabbour stated in his view the information compiled by the <br />Consolidation Committee will continue to have a positive impact on the future of both cities. <br />PAGE 2 <br />