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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL <br />Monday, June 23, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  Page 9 of 30  <br /> <br />(PUBLIC COMMENTS, Continued) <br /> <br />Brad McDonnell, 1420 Baldur Park Road, stated his concern is the lack of pumps. McDonnell asked if <br />the City has any extra pumps available. McDonnell stated he has been pumping for the last four days. <br />McDonnell indicated he does have a lot of experiencing with building berms and that there will be some <br />water that will go under the berm that will need to be pumped out. <br /> <br />Loftus indicated the City does not have any pumps available. <br /> <br />McDonnell stated a number of the residents have pumps and that he does have access to some pumps but <br />that he wanted to see if the City also had some available. <br /> <br />McMillan stated it is doubtful that a City employee could hand out sandbags. <br /> <br />Johnson stated if this is an isolated situation, then Navarre True Value has sandbags for sale. Johnson <br />asked if the City has been inundated with calls asking about sandbags. <br /> <br />Loftus indicated the City has not been receiving any calls for sandbags but that there have been calls <br />regarding plugged culverts and standing water. <br /> <br />Printup noted he did receive one call from a resident on Bohns Point and North Shore Drive about <br />sandbags. <br /> <br />Johnson stated she would encourage the City to create an emergency plan for dealing with a situation like <br />this and to think about acquiring some pumps. Johnson noted True Value has only one pump at t their <br />store in Navarre and one pump at their Delano store. Johnson stated now that the ground is soaked, it will <br />not dry out for several weeks and that the smell will be very bad. <br /> <br />McMillan commented that she hopes the City will learn something from this. <br /> <br />Loftus stated unless the City uses the equipment on a regular basis, we try to rent it. <br /> <br />Levang stated she appreciates the comments regarding the debriefing that should follow this situation and <br />that the City should monitor the situation over the next few weeks. Levang stated she is hopeful the City <br />will be able to plan better for a situation like this in the future. Levang stated in her view the City should <br />take the lead in dealing with it and that the City is willing to take what steps are necessary. <br /> <br />McMillan stated Staff could also speak with the neighboring cities to see how they are dealing with the <br />water. <br /> <br />Levang asked if the City is interested in handling the sandbags. <br /> <br />McMillan indicated she would like to hold off with that. McMillan asked whether the free sandbags <br />could be available at the Public Works Department. McMillan recommended that the information <br />regarding the free sandbags go out on the City’s listserv as well as placing a note on the City’s website. <br /> <br />Levang asked how many sandbags each resident should be given. <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 07/14/2014 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 06/23/2014 <br />[Page 9 of 30]