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Item#02-CC Agenda-02/23/201 S Approval of Council M:nutes 02/09/2015 [Page 19 of 26J • MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9,2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. (10. NAVARRE LIGHT POLE DECORATIONS continue� installed come with several attachments for decorative items. The poles can support banners,holiday lights and a flag. Thirty-two of the light poles can support decorations. Ten light poles have hanging flower basket attachments. Edwards noted light pole decorations are not currently budgeted and that funding options include soliciting decoration sponsorship from business/residents of the Navarre community or inclusion in the City Budget for 2016. Staff requests the Council provide guidance on a decorating scheme that best represents the Navarre area. Edwazds stated he would recommend the decoration plan be kept simple with only a few changes throughout a normal year in order to reduce costs of installation and wear and tear to the light poles and attachments. Edwards indicated he attempted to lay out a seasonal plan for the attachments and that the prices for the various attachments are not definitive. The banners would cost$50 to$100, for a total cost estimated to be from$1,600 to$3,200 for 321ight poles;holiday lights would cost$450 apiece;the flags would cost $90 apiece; and the flower baskets would cost$90 apiece. Edwards stated he believes the Public Works Department can use their existing lift that they have to install the attachments but that it is a little more cumbersome than a bucket truck. Edwards noted if that does not work out,the Public Works Department may have to rent a bucket truck or look at changing out the attachments with a ladder,which would be more time consuming. As it relates to the flower baskets,those would require watering at least three days a week and an hour turnaround time each time. Edwards stated one option for the flower baskets would be that individual businesses adopt a plant and maintain it. Walsh stated it would be nice to experiment with a few things and see how they work and if there are volunteers to take care of the planter baskets. Walsh suggested the Navarre Initiative group be contacted to see if they are interested in perhaps maintaining the baskets. Walsh stated in his view it is a great idea to spruce up that corridor. Printup stated he was hesitant on the flower baskets in the beginning and noted that the banners were bought up by the Navarre businesses rather quickly. Printup stated if the Navarre Initiative Group would be interested in helping to maintain the baskets that would be great. Printup stated the two items that he would support at this time would be the flags and the holiday lights,followed by the banners and the flower baskets. McMillan asked how high the baskets would be off the road and whether it would be easy for a pedestrian to water. Edwards stated the baskets would sit roughly at the bottom of the flag and that someone with a hose and a wand would be able to water them,which is essentially what the Public Works Department would do. Page 19 of 26