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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, January 28, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 1 of 11    <br />   <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br />Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Cynthia Bremer, Aaron Printup, Kristi Anderson, and Lizz Levang. <br />Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Assistant City Administrator of Long-Term <br />Strategic Planning Michael Gaffron, Planning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, Finance Director Ron Olson, <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Jesse Struve, City Attorney Soren Mattick, and Recorder Jackie <br />Young. <br /> <br />Mayor McMillan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />Item Nos. 3, 4, and 6 through 10 were added to the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />Levang moved, Anderson seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br />Nays 0. <br /> <br />*2. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 14, 2013 <br /> <br />Levang moved, Anderson seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of <br />January 14, 2013, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />BIG ISLAND PARK REPORT <br /> <br />Gabriel Jabbour noted last year he, Mayor McMillan, and two representatives from Three Rivers Park <br />visited Big Island to discuss the possibility of continuing the re-vegetation project on Big Island. Three <br />River Parks and The Minnehaha Watershed District have agreed to do that and a bid has been received <br />and awarded last week to re-vegetate a portion of the shoreline. <br /> <br />Jabbour indicated he typically receives a number of requests from people wanting to hold weddings and <br />other events on Big Island. Big Island is currently under a management plan that was adopted by the City <br />Council, which does not allow those types of events on the Island. In addition, the Watershed District has <br />a conservation easement. Jabbour noted the Watershed District would have to adopt an amendment to the <br />management plan if the City is interested in holding those types of events on Big Island. <br /> <br />McMillan noted weddings can be held on Big Island but that there are no public restroom facilities or <br />running water available. <br /> <br />Jabbour stated he stands corrected on weddings but that most other private events cannot be held on Big <br />Island. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if there is anything the Council should be thinking about for improvements that should <br />be done this spring. <br /> <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 02/11/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 01/28/2013 <br />[Page 1 of 11]