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� Irem#02-CC Agenda-02/23/201 S Approval of Councrl Minutes 02/09/2015 ' [Page 20 of 26J MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9,2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. (10. NAVARRE LIGHT POLE DECORATIONS continuec� Levang stated she is opposed to the baskets since the City does not really have one person that could be allocated to taking care of them all season long. Levang stated in her view the banners are a good idea given the City's past success with those as well as the holiday lights. Levang indicated she is not sure about switching out the flags given the cost. Levang stated she would be in favor of the banners and the holiday lights, with just a few light poles being lighted. Levang stated one option would be to have people adopt a light pole to maintain and perhaps purchase the holiday lights. Levang stated she is not sure if the Navarre Initiative group will be able to take on this project since they are already committed to another project at the present time,which raises the question of who else could do it. Printup stated the one thing that has been mentioned to him by various residents in the past was flags. Walsh stated it is not like the City is adding people to perform this labor since they are already on staff and they are already being paid for the day. Walsh stated if the Public Works Department has time to do this,it would not really be an extra cost. Edwards stated it becomes an added cost if it becomes too repetitive. Edwards stated the installations would also be done during normal hours to avoid overtime. Loftus stated the only out-of-pocket costs the City might incur are due to the fact that the City does not have a bucket truck. The City currently borrows the school's lift,which is not the most effective piece of equipment. Loftus stated the Council might eventually get a request from Public Works for a bucket truck. Walsh stated in his mind the flower pots will always be questionable given the amount of maintenance that is required. Cornick stated the flower baskets might be more susceptible to vandalism than the flags or banners. Cornick indicated he would be opposed to the flower baskets and that he is neutral on the other items. McMillan stated in her view the City should go ahead with the banners given the time of the year and then pursue possible funding from the Navarre community. Levang asked if the City would just go with a generic banner or a more customized banner. Levang stated if the banners are customized, it may be necessary to first ask which businesses are interested in purchasing one. McMillan indicated she was thinking of a generic banner. Walsh stated if the City went with a generic banner,they would be able to purchase a few extra ones to have on hand in case one of them gets torn. Levang stated she would support that idea. Page 20 of 26