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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 11, 2004 7:00 o'clock p.m. (Consent Agenda, Continued) Sansevere moved, McMillan seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0 Sansevere stated Cornick is an asset to the City and has done a terrific job. Murphy suggested better publicity concerning these types of situations be done by the City. APPROVAL OF MINUTES *3. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 Sansevere moved, McMillan seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council regular meeting of September 27, 2004. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS — MICHAEL HUDDY AND ANDREW MCDERMOTT, REPRESENTATIVES • McDermott stated he would like to recognize Paul Pesek for his efforts in attempting to obtain temporary access to Lowry Woods. 0 McMillan inquired whether the City currently has access to Lowry Woods. McDermott indicated they are attempting to get an easement from one of the property owners. McDermott stated overall the Park Commission feels the parks are in excellent condition with only a few minor items needing to be addressed prior to winter. McDermott indicated the Park Commission is excited about the recently acquired parcel next to Navarre Park and that two neighbors are interested in becoming involved with this park. Huddy stated he has toured the majority of Orono's parks and that he has enjoyed his limited time on the Park Commission. Huddy noted one of the issues discussed at the last meeting was the concept of term limits and that the Park Commission felt that while term limits are generally good, an exception should be made in this situation. Huddy indicated the current members of the Park Commission have not expressed a desire to assume the position of chair. Murphy indicated the Council has discussed term limits on and off over the years and that in his opinion term limits are very important for two reasons. One, the City needs to encourage more people in the Orono community to step up and serve on various committees and, two, given the amount of work that needs to be done on a volunteer basis in this community, people should be encouraged to participate on the City's committees for a period of time and that once their term limit is up, they should step down and find other endeavors. Huddy indicated in his view the Park Commission has not done an adequate job of preparing someone to step into the chair's position and that the function of the commission would be jeopardized over the next • PAGE 6