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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 23, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 1 of 19  <br />  <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br />Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Jim Cornick, Jr., Lizz Levang, Aaron Printup, and Dennis Walsh. <br />Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Finance Director Ron Olson, Senior Planner <br />Michael Gaffron, City Planner Melanie Curtis, Public Works Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards, City <br />Attorney Soren Mattick, and Recorder Jackie Young. <br /> <br />Mayor McMillan called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />Item Nos. 4, 6, and 11 were added to the Consent Agenda. Item No. 2 was removed from the Consent <br />Agenda. <br /> <br />Printup moved, Walsh seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br />Nays 0. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />2. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 9, 2015 <br /> <br />McMillan requested the minutes be corrected on Page 25 to read $24,000 rather than $2,400 under <br />revenue for the golf course. <br /> <br />Printup moved, Cornick seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of <br />February 9, 2015, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS – DENISE LESKINEN, REPRESENTATIVE <br /> <br />Leskinen stated she had nothing to report but would be available for questions. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />James Anderst, Narrows Saloon, indicated he is in the process of remodeling a portion of the building on <br />his property to accommodate a restaurant. He has been informed by the Metropolitan Council that he is <br />required to pay SAC charges in the approximate amount of $10,400. Anderst stated the building has been <br />in existence since the late 1940s. A Laundromat, dry-cleaners, and hair salon once occupied the space <br />where the restaurant is going. The Metropolitan Council has informed him that he needs an affidavit from <br />the City of Orono indicating what was in that building. <br /> <br />Anderst stated the City does not have records going back this far but that he has pictures of the building <br />from the Gallery of Navarre that recently was published. Anderst indicated the pictures are taken in the <br />1950s. Anderst stated he now needs an affidavit from the City stating that this is what was in there. <br /> <br />Anderst stated in his view he does not feel there should be SAC fees from the Metropolitan Council and <br />that he is willing to fill out the affidavit if someone from the City will sign it.