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Council meeting of May 28 , 1974 <br /> Page 3 <br /> 20. This is an information item for you concerning an increase in <br /> rent of the warehouse we use which belongs to the Burlington-Northern <br /> Railroad. We make extensive use of this building to store various <br /> ite�s in and we definitely need the space and I recommend to the <br /> Council that we pay the increased rent of $60 . 00 a year for the <br /> purpose of this building. <br /> 21. In your packets you have a letter for resignation from Irene <br /> Garceau, the newly appointed secretary to the Public Works Directoz•. <br /> Mrs. Garceau' s husband is selling his business and is moving north <br /> to become a taxidern�ist. This decision apparently was made rather <br /> recently by the family, and as such, Mrs. Garceau wishes to express <br /> her deep appreciation to the City of Orono for the opportunity that <br /> she had and truly regrets the fact that the family decision of moving <br /> did have to come up so soon. I will place advertisements in the <br /> appropriate publications and move with haste to find an appropriate <br /> replacement for her. <br /> 22. This is an other item of information concerning the problem of <br /> the parking which always occurs around the Fourth of July for the <br /> Lord Fletchers, shall we say, short-sl.eeve shirt exhibition. I am <br /> presently discussing this matter with the Administrator of Spring <br /> Park and I should have some more information for you by Council meeting <br /> concerning the possible solutions to the problem. I guess I have to <br /> agree that I think the solution to the problem is to hold the thing <br /> elsewhere, other than the fact that we make an awful lot of money off <br /> of parking tickets when they do come into Orono. <br /> � 24. There is a memo in your packet concerning the Recertification <br /> of the Civil Defense concept and program that the City of Orono has <br /> always been a participant in. The auxiliary police have been very <br /> active in this program and Roger Ward has spent a great deal of time <br /> developing appropriate emergency plans and procedures and has taken <br /> a great deal of interest in it. I think that this type of program <br /> is a very important part of Orono, particularly due to the fact that <br /> a tornado did go through the City about ten years ago and there is <br /> a definite need to have emergency procedures established and people <br /> trained in the various skilled techniques that are needed in those <br /> times of stress. I would encourage the Council to review the <br /> certification. <br /> 25 & 26. These items are letters of resignation of myself and Mr. <br /> Dexter Marston from employment of the City of Orono effective June 21, <br /> 1974 at 4 : 30 P.M. The City of Hastings had approached me in regard <br /> to whether or not I might be interested in being their first City <br /> Administrator. The government of Hastings had just created the <br /> position, they advertised nationwide for applications , they received <br /> thirty-nine applications and rejected all of them. At that time, <br /> they went to the League for some assistance and my name was suggested <br /> as a possible individual who would be interested. After three <br /> negotiating sessions with various members of the Council , they have <br /> offered a very nice proposal to myself and to Mr. Marston and i feel <br /> that from personal interests of professional development and an <br /> opportunity to again work in another City, that it is to my interest <br /> to take this job at this time. It was a tough decision to make and <br /> I almost at one time decided not to go fi��r I have certainly <br />