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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING O MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004 ROLL • The Council met on the above - mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor Barbara Peterson, Council Members Bob Sansevere, Jim Murphy, Jim White, and Lili McMillan. Representing staff were City Administrator Ron Moorse, Planner Melanie Curtis, Planner Janice Gundlach, City Attorney Tom Barrett, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, Public Services Director Greg Gappa, and Recorder Alissa Wintemheimer. Planning Director Mike Gaffron was absent. Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approve/Amend Items 11, 12, 14, and 15 were added to the Consent Agenda. Item 10 was removed from the Consent Agenda. Murphy moved, and White seconded, to approve the consent agenda as amended. Vote: Ayes 5, Nays 0. PRESENTATION • 2. Safe and Sober Program Grant Chief Stephanie Good introduced Bob O'Brien, the Safe and Sober Liaison for the State Department of Public Safety. Mr. O'Brien put together a fact sheet, which he passed out to Council that showed car accidents in Orono in 2002 cost almost $4 million. Car accidents are the number one reason cause of teenage deaths. He stated that Orono has an excellent police department and their efforts in the community have made an impact on Orono's safety statistics. Safe and Sober believes in engineering, education and enforcement. He repeated that Orono's police department does an excellent job of education and enforcement in the community. He presented Officer Farniok with a portable breath tester, a $400 item. Chief Good thanked Mr. O'Brien for his work with the police force and for helping them with grant applications. She asked Officer Famiok to name the other officers involved in the program. Officer Famiok named Chris Fisher, Jeff Johnson, Bruce Anderson, David McNichol Mayor Peterson thanked Chief Good for the work the police force does for the community. She stated Council is proud of the department. •