06-16-2014 Planning Commission Packet

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7:21 Agenda The minutes from the May 12th Council Meeting were approved and items; 9. dump truck purchase, 10. North water tower repainting project, and the City Administrator's report items; 13. Public Works Director/City Engineer, 14. Community Development Director appointment and organization chart, 15. Performance evaluation for the City Administrator, 16. Mediacom Internet service agreement, 17. Licenses and Permits and 18. Claims/bills were added to the consent agenda. 7:23 Sale of General Obligation Bonds / Resolution No. 6405 Nick Anhut of Ehlers &Associates discussed Orono's AAA rating (Moody's) and talked about the bonds. The City evidently received five bids and the lowest came in at about 1/2% below the projected rate.There were other discussions about stuff I didn't understand. A vote for Resolution 6405 awarding sale of$ 5,380,000.00 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014A passed unanimously. 7:31 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Dennis Hoogeveen and Michelle Hoffman from Clifton, Larson Allen presented the financial audit and although there were pretty charts the only thing I got out of it was that Orono's tax rate is very low compared to other local cities. I may have dozed a bit during this presentation so if you want more information it is on the City's website. 7:45 Long Lake Fire Department Chief Van Eyll presented a number of interesting facts and general information that I found much more interesting than the Bonds and the Financial Report. Some highlights; - current membership consists of 48 active members (2 on military leave and 2 on personal leave). - last year Orono had 324 (including 11 fire calls) total calls up from 313 in 2012. -the response time last year was 6:29 down from 6:34 in 2012. - 70% of the calls happened during the day. -total calls amounted to 6753 hours with Orono accounting for 4757 hours/70.44% A payment of$ 2673.00 was approved for Orono's share of the budget overage.