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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, November 13, 2012 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 8 of 11   <br />   <br />(PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT, Continued) <br /> <br />Struve indicated he has received a few complaints from some of the homeowners on Dickenson regarding <br />traffic speeds but that overall he has received very few complaints. <br /> <br />*9. REQUEST FOR PAYMENT FOR CRYSTAL BAY PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT <br /> <br />Printup moved, Franchot seconded, to approve the Pay Request to Landscape Structures in the <br />amount of $22,338.90 for the Crystal Bay Park Project. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*10. PAY REQUEST NO. 4 – ORONO ORCHARD ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT <br /> <br />Printup moved, Franchot seconded, to approve Pay Request No. 3 for the contractor Minger <br />Construction, Inc., in the amount of $348,159.01 for the Orono Orchard Road Reconstruction <br />Project. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*11. MUNICIPAL STATE AID (MSA) BOND FUND DEDICATION <br /> <br />Printup moved, Franchot seconded, to dedicate the existing MSA Bonds to Willow Drive. VOTE: <br />Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />Printup moved, Franchot seconded, to accept Bolton & Menk’s proposal for a topographic survey <br />of Willow Drive. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> <br />Rahn congratulated Kristy Anderson and Lizz Levang on their election to the Orono City Council. <br /> <br />McMillan noted that she, Doug Franchot, and Mike Gaffron attended the LMCC meeting last week when <br />the build-out was discussed. Mike Gaffron assembled a map on what areas are left to build out and the <br />density in those areas. McMillan stated this will be one of the bigger issues that will need to be dealt with <br />by the City Council next year and that the City needs to stay on top of it. McMillan commented this is an <br />opportunity to expand service throughout the area. <br /> <br />Franchot stated there is a considerable amount of work going on behind the scenes regarding the build-out <br />and that as the LMCC goes into the next year, the actual negotiations will begin. <br /> <br />McMillan reported the city assessor is looking at property values being down 2.5 to 3 percent for 2014. <br /> <br />Franchot noted the newspaper talked about significant increases. <br /> <br />McMillan noted that was not a final number that was listed in the paper. <br /> <br />Olson pointed out that the valuations are always a year behind the market. <br /> <br />Bremer asked if there was a big difference in valuations between residential and commercial. <br /> <br />McMillan stated to her understanding there was approximately a one percent difference between the two. <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 11/26/2012 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 11/13/2012 [Page 8 of 11]