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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 12, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. (4. PARK DONATION POLICY continued) Levang noted she did make a few editing changes which were provided to Mr. Edwards and Chair Meyers and that they were fine with the changes. Levang stated if there is room in the spring newsletter, they will have an article on the donation policy as well as provide a link where people can access the policy. Printup noted some of the City -owned parks have benches that were built by the Boy Scouts. Printup asked whether those would be replaced. Edwards stated the bench depicted in the policy is a generic, standard bench for parks. Edwards stated unless there was a specific reason to vary, such as at the playground parks that have a specific color theme, this is the bench that is being recommended. Edwards indicated the Park Commission wanted to have something that was fairly standard. The bench depicted has grey metal trim recycled boards which will correspond with the existing color scheme at some of the parks. Printup stated in his view the policy is thorough and easy to understand. Meyers stated in certain instances some things may not necessarily fit the style of the selected park by the donor. Meyers stated the Park Commission would like a standard picnic table and bench at every beach and that currently the City has a mishmash of shapes and colors. Meyers indicated those would be eliminated first and that the still serviceable tables would remain for the foreseeable future. Meyers stated the wood tables are becoming deteriorated and do not hold up to the weather well and would likely be replaced first. Meyers stated he would like to put one of the tables at one of the beaches so people can be directed to a specific park if they would like to view them first. Meyers stated it is the Park Commission's intent to stay with the existing color schemes at the playgrounds. Walsh stated the Park Commission has done a great job at putting this policy together, and that as a show of support, he would be willing to purchase the first picnic table. Levang moved, Walsh seconded, to approve the Orono Park Donation Policy. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 5. WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT Edwards stated in May of 2013, the City Council authorized Bolton & Menk to perform a comprehensive review and plan for the City's municipal water system. That review has been completed and a plan was approved. Subsequently the Council approved bonds to enable the City to conduct the water improvements. Edwards stated one of the improvements has already been completed, which was the painting and rehabilitation of the water tower. The second phase of the improvements consisted of the improvement of the actual treatment facilities on both the north and south water systems. Page 10 of 19