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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />February 9, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 20 of 26 <br /> <br />(10. NAVARRE LIGHT POLE DECORATIONS continued) <br /> <br />Levang stated she is opposed to the baskets since the City does not really have one person that could be <br />allocated to taking care of them all season long. Levang stated in her view the banners are a good idea <br />given the City’s past success with those as well as the holiday lights. Levang indicated she is not sure <br />about switching out the flags given the cost. <br /> <br />Levang stated she would be in favor of the banners and the holiday lights, with just a few light poles <br />being lighted. Levang stated one option would be to have people adopt a light pole to maintain and <br />perhaps purchase the holiday lights. Levang stated she is not sure if the Navarre Initiative group will be <br />able to take on this project since they are already committed to another project at the present time, which <br />raises the question of who else could do it. <br />Printup stated the one thing that has been mentioned to him by various residents in the past was flags. <br /> <br />Walsh stated it is not like the City is adding people to perform this labor since they are already on staff <br />and they are already being paid for the day. Walsh stated if the Public Works Department has time to do <br />this, it would not really be an extra cost. <br /> <br />Edwards stated it becomes an added cost if it becomes too repetitive. Edwards stated the installations <br />would also be done during normal hours to avoid overtime. <br /> <br />Loftus stated the only out-of-pocket costs the City might incur are due to the fact that the City does not <br />have a bucket truck. The City currently borrows the school’s lift, which is not the most effective piece of <br />equipment. Loftus stated the Council might eventually get a request from Public Works for a bucket <br />truck. <br /> <br />Walsh stated in his mind the flower pots will always be questionable given the amount of maintenance <br />that is required. <br /> <br />Cornick stated the flower baskets might be more susceptible to vandalism than the flags or banners. <br />Cornick indicated he would be opposed to the flower baskets and that he is neutral on the other items. <br /> <br />McMillan stated in her view the City should go ahead with the banners given the time of the year and then <br />pursue possible funding from the Navarre community. <br /> <br />Levang asked if the City would just go with a generic banner or a more customized banner. Levang <br />stated if the banners are customized, it may be necessary to first ask which businesses are interested in <br />purchasing one. <br /> <br />McMillan indicated she was thinking of a generic banner. <br /> <br />Walsh stated if the City went with a generic banner, they would be able to purchase a few extra ones to <br />have on hand in case one of them gets torn. <br /> <br />Levang stated she would support that idea.