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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 22, 2008 7:00 o’clock p.m. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 1 of 18 ROLL CALL The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor James White, Council Members James Murphy, Lili McMillan, Cynthia Bremer, and David Rahn. Representing Staff were Finance Director Ron Olson, Assistant City Administrator for Long-Term Strategy Mike Gaffron, Planner Evelyn Turner, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, and Recorder Jackie Young. Mayor White called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. CONSENT AGENDA Item Nos. 5, 8, and 9 were added to the Consent Agenda. Murphy moved, McMillan seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 Bremer moved, Rahn seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of September 8, 2008, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0, Murphy Abstained. PRESENTATION 3. FUNDING FOR GILLESPIE CENTER Donna Smith, Gillespie Center, addressed the City Council regarding funding by the City of the Gillespie Center. Smith indicated they are here to answer questions regarding the information submitted by the Gillespie Center. Smith noted the long-range plan for the center does not include converting the center to a community room that consists of swimming pools, weight rooms, and more, but would primarily be a senior center that serves the needs of the citizens of the area. Smith noted Orono has approximately 1500 seniors who could potentially be utilizing the Gillespie Center. White noted there is a relationship between the Gillespie Center and Senior Community Services. White asked what funding is provided by SCS. Ben Withhart, Executive Director of Senior Community Services, stated the Gillespie Center raises money from a number of sources and supports SCS, with the remainder of the funds coming from the various cities that utilize the center and some other nonprofit groups. The Gillespie Center is here tonight asking that the City of Orono consider combining the requests for funding from the Gillespie Center and the SCS into one funding request so SCS is able to continue to provide the staffing necessary to run some of the programs at the center. Murphy asked whether the $19,000 the City currently provides goes towards the services just mentioned and what the current status of the Meals on Wheels program is. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 10/13/08 Approval of Council Minutes 09/22/08