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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 10, 2012 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 1 of 26 <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, Doug Franchot, Aaron Printup, and David Rahn. <br />Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, City Clerk Lin Vee, Finance Director Ron <br />Olson, Assistant City Administrator of Long-Term Strategic Planning Michael Gaffron, Planning <br />Coordinator Melanie Curtis, City Engineer/Public Works Director Jesse Struve, City Attorney Soren <br />Mattick, and Recorder Jackie Young. <br /> <br />Mayor McMillan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />1. CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />Item Nos. 7-11 and 16 were added to the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />Bremer moved, Franchot seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br />Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />*2. COUNCIL WORK SESSION OF AUGUST 27, 2012 <br /> <br />Bremer moved, Franchot seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council Work <br />Session of August 27, 2012, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*3. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 27, 2012 <br /> <br />Bremer moved, Franchot seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council Meeting of <br />August 27, 2012, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTATION <br /> <br />4. LAKE MINNETONKA COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (LMCC) 2013 BUDGET - <br />SALLY KOENECKE <br /> <br />Koenecke addressed the Orono City Council regarding the proposed budget for the LMCC, noting that <br />Orono is a member of the joint powers agreement along with 16 other cities. Koenecke noted a summary <br />of the budget as well as the actual budget is included in the City Council packet. <br /> <br />Koenecke pointed out that the studio salaries and franchise expenses were combined a few years back due <br />to an FCC ruling. Due to the possibility that the PEG fee may only be used for capital expenditures, the <br />LMCC budget committee designated studio salaries as an operating expense. The other funds needed for <br />the studio are classified as access studio capital as the expenses incurred result in a product. The capital <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 09/24/2012 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 09/10/2012 <br />[Page 1 of 26]