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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 14, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 19 of 23 (MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT, Continued) Levang indicated City Clerk Rachel Dodge has been attending the meetings as well and has indicated it could improve office efficiency. McMillan stated the other issue to decide is whether the City should purchase a freestanding camera or mount permanent cameras in the council chambers. The committee felt it would be nice to have two cameras. McMillan commented there are a number of options available that the committee is still attempting to get prices on in order to figure out what will work the best. McMillan stated the City does not have to commit to anything permanent at this point and that they can experiment with different options. Levang stated they hope to go live with something possibly in November or before the end of the year. McMillan stated the company also makes it easy to live stream the meetings over Mediacom. Levang stated the whole objective is attempting to address transparency as much as possible. The new software would also allow the City to do surveys and gather information in a much easier fashion. The LMCC will be presenting a plan tomorrow to provide a la carte services. McMillan commented at the joint meeting with Long Lake and Orono her objective was to discuss all the items related to the turnback and that perhaps the Council could continue that discuss at their next work session. McMillan indicated she would like to see if the City can get a better handle on the amount of money that would be required for the different components. Levang stated the fact that Hennepin County is willing to put more money toward the costs is also a good thing and helps to lower the costs to the City. McMillan stated the total trail system was estimated to be $800,000 and Hennepin County was willing to pitch in $500,000, with Long Lake and Orono contributing the remainder. Levang commented a public hearing on the Orono portion of the turnback project would be a good idea as well as including something in the local newspapers. McMillan asked when the Council would need to make a decision. Loftus stated Mr. Grube has indicated he would like municipal consent by the end of the year. McMillan asked if Staff would have time to gather the information in the next two weeks and then schedule a public hearing sometime in November. Loftus indicated Staff can start to gather the information and then schedule a public hearing in November. Loftus asked whether the Council would like Mr. Grube to be in attendance at the public hearing to answer some of the detailed questions that might be difficult for Staff to answer. McMillan suggested Mike Turner or Jim Grube be invited to attend. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 10/28/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 10/14/2013 [Page 19 of 23]