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MINUTES OF THE • <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,December 8,2014 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT <br /> *16. GREEN TREES ROAD SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION—PAY REQUEST NO.2— <br /> FINAL <br /> Bremer moved,Levang seconded,to approve Pay Request No.2—Final for the Contractor Ground <br /> Effects,in the amount of$3,139.37 for the Green Trees Sanitary Sewer Extension Project. VOTE: <br /> Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> *17. NAVARRE STREET LIGHT AND SIDEWALK PROJECT—PAY REQUEST NO.4 <br /> Bremer moved,Levang seconded,to approve Pay Request No.2 for the Contractor MP <br /> Technologies in the amount of$163,396.75 for the Navarre Street Light and Sidewalk Project. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> 18. PARK AND BEACH MAINTENANCE STANDARDS <br /> Public Works Director and City Engineer Adaxn Edwards reported the Park Commission voted 6 to 0 to <br /> recommend approval of the park and beach maintenance standards. <br /> McMillan stated that until the City knows the cost of the buoys and the issues associated with the <br /> maintenance, she has a concern with including that in the standards. <br /> Edwards stated in the past the City had swim buoys at the swim beaches and that they were very difficult <br /> to maintain and keep in place. Edwards stated a definite concem of the Parks Commission was with the <br /> safety of swimmers and keeping motor craft out of that area. The Parks Commission's course of action <br /> was to recommend placement of a marker or a buoy. <br /> McMillan stated the City has discussed placing buoys in the past near Big Island but that they had a <br /> concem about maintaining them and subsequently elected not to install them. <br /> Printup stated he did receive a request from a resident asking that the buoys be put back in again and that <br /> he was happy to see that included in the standards. Printup stated the reason that stuck with him was the <br /> fact that it was totally unsolicited. <br /> McMillan stated she would like to see some further research on the buoys before including it. <br /> Levang stated she would like to know if there is some other way to mark or designate the area as a <br /> swimming beach,with no motorized craft being allowed. <br /> City Administrator Loftus stated the Council should also consider what the benefits of the buoys are and <br /> whether the City has lost anything by not having the buoys. Loftus stated she is not sure if that resident <br /> shared some lack of safety they experienced a number of years ago,but that the City has not had any <br /> buoys for quite some time and there have not been any incidents. <br /> Printup stated it brings up the issue of how well used the beaches are and that it is his impression the <br /> beaches are not as well used as in the past. <br /> Page 14 of 26 <br />