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