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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 12, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. (PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT continued) Mack noted the Planning Commission met in a joint work session last Wednesday, at which time a discussion was held regarding code revisions. The Council has received the preliminary draft of the code (PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT continued) revisions and Staff is in the process of updating them. Staff expects to present the revisions at the next City Council work session. Mack noted some of those items will need to be scheduled for a public hearing prior to the City Council meeting. Mack reported he met today with the Navarre Community Initiative Group in follow-up to the meeting in Navarre with Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Mack stated he is presently putting together a grant application as part of that, which includes some letters of recommendation. Mack indicated he hopes to have a draft document for the City Council in support of that. In addition, a second meeting is being planned to move forward with the particulars of the project as well as a draft budget. The meeting is scheduled on January 27 at 6:30 p.m. Mack stated the location of the meeting has yet to be determined. Mack noted they had approximately 40 people in attendance at the last meeting. Walsh asked if he received any calls or feedback from the articles in the newspaper. Mack indicated he did receive a couple of calls and that there is strong interest in this endeavor. Mack indicated he is happy to have a number of people involved in this project and that it will take a lot of volunteer effort to put this together. Mack stated they are looking at multiple activities as part of this request and that the meeting on January 27 will help shape those ideas. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT 4. PARK DONATION POLICY Edwards stated the Park Commission has been working on the donation policy for the past several months and before the City Council tonight is the policy that was approved at the Park Commission's January meeting. The donation program is focused at providing an easy mechanism to allow citizens to donate money and or items to the city -owned parks, such as a park bench, picnic table, or a bike rack, which have a fairly set price. The policy also allows for special donations that would be particular to a park and/or donor. Edwards stated if the Council approves the donation policy, it will be posted on the City's website and available to citizens. McMillan stated in her view it is a good policy. Walsh commented that it is well done. Page 9 of 19