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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL <br />Monday, June 23, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  Page 28 of 30  <br /> <br />(MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT, Continued) <br /> <br />McMillan indicated she has exchanged e-mails with the mayor of Long Lake regarding the no-wake zone <br />and that she has received some e-mails after the City Council approved the no-wake ordinance. <br />McMillan indicated he would be willing to review the elevation later in the year to see whether it needs to <br />be changed. <br /> <br />McMillan stated the Navarre planting is a great example of the great volunteers that Orono has. <br />McMillan commented the Baldur Park situation is another example of neighbors helping neighbors and <br />that she would like to thank everyone who volunteers in the City. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br /> <br />10. POLICE GARAGE ADDITION AND REMODEL <br /> <br />Steve Kleineman, SKD Architects, stated additional work has been done on the drawings and that as they <br />were doing that, another project estimate was done and it was discovered that some of the scopes of work <br />have been underestimated. Kleineman stated the estimate for the general building is fine but the rerouting <br />of utilities, upgrading or increasing the electrical service and bringing in new service to the building, <br />some of the plumbing and mechanical work became more extensive that what was originally anticipated. <br /> <br />Kleineman stated based on those new cost estimates, a meeting was held with Staff and a list of items that <br />could possibly be removed was compiled. Kleineman indicated the mezzanine was removed, the amount <br />of parking has been reduced, and the daily operations center was reconfigured by eliminating one of the <br />bathrooms. Kleineman stated they also elected to keep more of the existing features that were in good <br />repair. Kleineman indicated they also looked at remodeling the city hall facilities. <br /> <br />Kleineman stated there will be some money available once the real numbers come in as part of the <br />bidding process and some of the removed items could be added back in. Kleineman indicated they are <br />close to staying on track with the original budget numbers. In addition, a landscape plan has been <br />developed for the project based on input from Staff. A determination was made that in the public areas <br />there would be some new landscape areas. <br /> <br />Kleineman indicated he also spoke with someone who is in charge of grants at the Watershed District. <br />Kleineman stated the work they are doing currently meets the requirements of what the Watershed <br />District requires and that there may be some minimal grant monies available for the project. Kleineman <br />stated they are currently proposing two rain gardens, with one of them being located in a public area. <br />Kleineman stated the appropriate landscaping will be provided in those areas, but that it may be an area <br />where the City may want to do a more decorative job in order to qualify for the grant monies. Kleineman <br />indicated educational materials are also available that could be made available near the rain garden. <br /> <br />Kleineman indicated he would like to go out for bids tomorrow, with the bids being June on July 17. The <br />bids would then be brought back to the City Council on July 18 and determinations can be made at that <br />time on what items should be added back in. Kleineman noted construction would be started in August, <br />with the work being completed sometime in January <br /> <br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve the plans and specifications for the police garage <br />addition and remodel project and to approve going out for bids. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0.