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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 24, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />    Page 14 of 15   <br />(MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT, Continued) <br /> <br />Loftus stated they are attempting to find other options but that it does not seem to work right now to have <br />it on the City Hall campus. The next step is to contact some other area cities to see if Orono residents <br />would be allowed to utilize their brush drop-off sites if a contract could be arranged. <br /> <br />Bremer commented curbside pickup once or twice a year might be another option, such as following a <br />storm. <br /> <br />Loftus stated a storm in her mind is a different situation than an ongoing service. <br /> <br />Printup stated this is an issue he has received comments on periodically not necessarily related to storm <br />damage. Printup noted Long Lake/Orono used to share a site but that it has since gone away. <br /> <br />Bremer commented the City of Plymouth has a very nice site. <br /> <br />McMillan noted it would also be difficult for some of the residents to haul items, such as brush, a longer <br />distance. <br /> <br />Loftus stated the main obstacle is the City does not have a site that would be easy to man and keep <br />locked. <br /> <br />Struve stated if it is not a locked site, it will attract people from other cities. Struve noted the City’s wood <br />chipper can only handle certain size pieces of wood and that they would then need to rent a bigger chipper <br />that would cost thousands of dollars to rent. Struve stated the concern is that if there is an unmanned site <br />and the City receives large quantities of wood, they would need to rent a bigger chipper and it could start <br />to add up. <br /> <br />McMillan commented chipping a large amount of branches would also be time-consuming. <br /> <br />Loftus stated even with curbside service, the residents would still need to cut the branches up into <br />manageable bundles as well as incur an additional monthly expense if they sign up for that service. <br />Loftus asked whether the City Council would like her to contact surrounding cities. <br /> <br />Printup stated it would be worth looking at. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br /> <br />Loftus asked if the City Council would be amenable to adding a work session prior to the July 8 Council <br />meeting in addition to the work session scheduled on July 22. The items to discuss include the police <br />department’s space needs analysis and possibly budget goals. It was the consensus of the City Council to <br />schedule a work session for July 8 prior to the City Council meeting. <br /> <br />*10. PURCHASE LLFD COMMAND 1 <br /> <br />Anderson moved, Printup second, to approve payment to the City of Long Lake for the purchase of <br />LLFD CMD1 in the amount of $33,930.99 from the Improvement and Equipment Outlay Fund. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 07/08/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 06/24/2013 <br />[Page 14 of 15]