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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,January 12,2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. (7. 2015 ENGINEERING SERVICES RATE SCHEDiJLE continued) Walsh stated if the City needs to reuse those documents and Bolton&Menk is no longer the City's engineer, it would require the City to fust obtain the permission of Bolton&Menk. Walsh moved,Printup seconded,to approve the 2015 engineering services rate schedule for Bolton &Menk,subject to adding the City as an additional insured on Bolton&Menk's insurance policies and subject to naming the City as the owner of all plans and drawings created by Bolton&Menk on all Orono projects. Martini stated he will need to meet with the people at his firm to discuss the proposed changes in the contract. Mattick noted any and all documents prepared by Bolton&Menk are public documents at this point but that it is a good suggestion. Martini stated to his understanding Bolton&Menk has some standard language that probably fits that which can be incorporated into the document. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT Edwards provided a quick update on the work of the Publics Works Department at the various city-owned parks. Edwards stated during the winter months the first priority of the Public Works Department is to keep the roads safe and clear of ice and snow. The second priority is to work on the parks and the third priority is to maintain the equipment. The Public Works Department was also able to complete all of the annual service work on the golf course equipment and in the next two weeks will be doing the DOT certifications on the City-owned vehicles. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Walsh thanked Andrew Mack for coordinating the Navane Initiative with Blue CrossBlue Shield and that a lot of great ideas came out of that meeting. Walsh stated the City Council has already spoken in a work session about changing some of the codes to make it easier for residents to get permits through the process for basic remodeling work. Walsh stated he would like to encourage Staff to find more ways to make the process easier for the citizens without them having to come before the City Council. Walsh stated the third item relates to a city policy issue that is more of a wait and see approach from a zoning perspective regarding waiting for people to complain before the City takes action, such as having too many signs out. Walsh stated in his view he does not feel that is a good policy from a long-term perspective and that he would like the City to be more proactive in situations where they know there are issues. Walsh stated he is aware of citizens that have made complaints on neighbors and that those neighbors are then told who complained on them,which has a chilling effect. Page 14 of 19