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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, January 14, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 3 of 16    <br />   <br />(6. NAVARRE STREET LIGHT UPDATE, Continued) <br /> <br />In order to meet the schedule set by Spring Park, include the public in the process, and meet the March <br />bidding season, the Council should authorize the public meeting and design at this time. Public hearings <br />would be held on January 29th as well as March 25th. Struve indicated all three options proposed by <br />Spring Park would be included in their public presentation and in their request for bids. <br /> <br />Struve requested the City Council provide direction on how they would like to proceed. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if there would be any advantage to the City in utilizing Bolton & Menk rather than Barr <br />Engineering. <br /> <br />Struve stated the City can go out for proposals on their own if they so choose. Struve indicated he does <br />have experience with Barr Engineering and that they are very well versed in the electrical design area. <br /> <br />Printup asked whether this item should be discussed in conjunction with Item No. 12 on tonight’s agenda. <br /> <br />Struve stated he is proposing that the January 29th public meeting be a joint meeting to discuss overall <br />improvements to the Navarre area. <br /> <br />McMillan indicated she does have a concern with attempting to keep up with Spring Park’s schedule <br />since Orono has not reviewed this item as long as Spring Park has and that she would like to have more <br />participation by the public during this process. <br /> <br />Levang indicated she is in agreement with Mayor McMillan and that she would like the residents of <br />Navarre to have ample time to provide their input into this process as well as the overall improvement <br />plan for the area. <br /> <br />Bremer stated she would prefer to move forward at this time with the light pole project due to safety <br />concerns and that this should not become a long, drawn out process. Bremer indicated she has looked at <br />the poles and that they are not in good shape. Bremer requested that the City Council be kept updated on <br />Spring Park’s project. <br /> <br />Struve noted Spring Park has had two poles that have tipped over and that to date Orono has had none. <br />Struve indicated he cannot guarantee that none of the poles will tip over but that he is open to either <br />direction. Struve noted there is the potential for some cost savings if Orono goes forward at the same <br />time as Spring Park and that there is the possibility that this project might not get started until 2014 if the <br />proposed bidding schedule is delayed. <br /> <br />Anderson asked if it would be possible to initiate the first public meeting as tentatively scheduled and <br />then decide how to proceed from there after receiving public input. <br /> <br />Struve indicated that is possible. Struve noted that Spring Park went through approximately an eight or <br />nine month process before selecting the final design. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 01/28/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 01/14/2013 <br />[Page 3 of 16]