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• MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 25, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. (9. PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE, Continued) Franchot commented in his opinion this is a waste of time but that if the rest of the City Council wants to pursue an RFP, it should be done in a thoughtful manner. Rahn moved, Printup seconded, to direct Staff to gather the documentation assembled in the past with regards to RFPs, with the possibility of moving forward with an engineering RFP. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1, Franchot opposed. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Bremer noted the Orono Police Chief has compiled an activity report and that there is still a lot of police activity out there in the community. The police department has tightened up their budget quite a bit and there should be some cost savings going forward based on some equipment purchases the City has made in the past. Bremer noted there have been a number of tickets written on the trails by Three Rivers. Franchot noted the Council received a packet of information from the LMCC and that he would encourage the Council to review the CD that was included. Franchot indicated he would be willing to answer any questions any of the council members might have regarding the LMCC information. McMillan stated she received a call from David Maass regarding the City's logo and that he indicated • there is a problem with getting the wing out of the O without totally redesigning it. Maass stated he would do a quick sketch in an attempt to remove the wing out of the O and if he is not successful, he would have to redesign and redraw it. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT *10. XCEL ENERGY AUDIT UPDATE The City Council took no formal action on this item. *11. POLICE SERGEANTS LABOR AGREEMENT FOR 2011 -2013 Franchot moved, Rahn seconded, to approve the "Labor Agreement Between the City of Orono and Law Enforcement Labor Services (Local No. 168) — Police Sergeants 2011 -2013 attached to the staff report. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 12. MID-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT Ron Olson, Finance Director, stated the second quarter of the financial report has been prepared. Olson pointed out the first quarter of the year is the slowest period for receiving revenues and that the second quarter typically provides the first clear indication of revenues for the year. The revenues currently are at 47.23 percent of budget and expenditures are at 49.33 percent of budget. Olson stated he did include taxes on the report since it is the City's biggest source of revenue. Property tax collections are good. Other governmental revenues are mainly monies received from the State of Page 11 of 13