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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 22, 2010 7:00 o'clock p.m. (10. VFWDISPLAYREQUEST, Continued) Murphy commended Staff for reviewing this request. Murphy noted the City Council Chambers were built with the intention that an area could be cordoned off for other functions. Murphy expressed a concern that it would set a precedent and that he would like to keep an area available for the general public to meet. - Bremer commented it would be nice to have an official location to store things but that is not feasible in this case since the City has limited storage space. Bremer moved, Murphy seconded, to deny the request for a permanent display but to offer the VFW the opportunity to have a temporary display at Orono City Hall. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *11. CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM — RESOLUTION NO. 5993 Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5993, a Resolution Electing to Continue Participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Calendar Years 2011 Through 2020. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *12. VACANCY ON CITY COUNCIL • Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to approve and follow the appointment process outlined in the • City Administrator's memorandum dated November 18, 2010. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 13. ADOPT FUND BALANCE POLICY — RESOLUTION NO. 5994 Murphy commented he gets together with former council members and mayors on occasion and that they have pointed out the City's fund balances are getting smaller, which has caused him to think about when having a large fund balance was a good thing. Olson commented bond companies also see large fund balances as a good thing Murphy stated not everyone sees it the same way as the state and that the lower fund balances are a departure from the way things were done in the past. Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5994, a Resolution to Adopt a Fund Balance Policy. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *14. AMEND MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2 -173 AND CLOSE FUND 229 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND — ORDINANCE NO. 81, THIRD SERIES AND RESOLUTION NO. 5995 Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 81, Third Series, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 of the Orono Municipal Code by Repealing Section 2 -173 Regarding the Community Investment Fund, and to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5995, a Resolution to Close the Community Investment Special Revenue Fund to the Community Investment Capital Project Fund. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 0 Page 12 of 14