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• <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />SPECIAL ORONO CITY COUNCIL <br />Monday, January 31, 2011 <br />8:00 o'clock a.m. <br />Slack responded that is a good point and the whole concept of the school doing maintenance is great. <br />Most of the expense is probably in mowing. This would be a wonderful opportunity to work with the <br />school to design a landscape median that would meet both school and city needs that doesn't happen very <br />often. <br />Ostlund asked about the tree budget and if it could be included as contingency with the number and <br />placement of trees to determined and reduced as needed. <br />Slack stated there has been discussion about reducing the overall number of trees and what has been <br />presented is a cursory concept of what can be done. <br />McMillan stated it is important today to determine whether there will be a 4' or 10' feet median and who <br />will do the maintenance. Plantings and trees can be determined later, and volunteer opportunities can still <br />be considered. The entity that does the maintenance should have input into the type of plantings to be <br />included in the landscape plan. <br />Kellogg added that in order for the project to be constructed this year they need a decision on the median <br />width today, but they don't need a decision on the number of trees, etc. <br />Orcutt stated the school board that is present will support maintenance of the natural parts of the median, <br />• but not hard surfaces like the fence. She noted they have not had any problems with cooperation on the <br />paths in the area. <br />McMillan stated there will be some fine tuning on the number of plantings and fencing placement and the <br />school should be involved in these decisions. <br />Kellogg noted that when Slack put the cost estimates together, he was probably representing worst case <br />scenarios and they expect the costs to be reduced by eliminating some trees or shortening fencing to the <br />extent they can. <br />McMillan asked if the Council needs to determine the costs of landscaping in the median today. <br />Kellogg responded that if the direction is to build the wider median and minimally or cost effectively <br />landscape it, that will be sufficient for today. They would work with the school and brings costs back to <br />Council at a later date. <br />McMillan also asked about installation of the irrigation system and wanted to clarify that she thought the <br />school should pay for the cost of installing the irrigation system. <br />Bremer stated Council should have further information on the cost before deciding if there should be <br />irrigation and requiring the school to be responsible for the cost. The school would also want to know the <br />cost before committing to installation of an irrigation system. <br />Kellogg stated discussions have included irrigation and no irrigation. Slack has indicated it would be <br />• helpful during establishment, but if the school takes on maintenance, maybe there isn't a need for <br />irrigation. <br />McMillan noted Council hasn't determined the cost of irrigation and who pays for it. <br />Page 9 of 12 <br />