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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,April 23,2018 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> CONSENT AGENDA—Continued <br /> Items No.4 and 5 were removed from the Consent Agenda. <br /> Seals moved,Crosby seconded,to approve the Consent Agenda as revised,with Items No.4 and 5 <br /> being removed from the Consent Agenda. VOTE: Ayes 3,Nays 0. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> Matt Johnson, 1342 Shoreline Drive, stated he would like to talk about the adjoining property to his <br /> property. Johnson indicated there is a complete remodel of the residence next door to him taking place <br /> currently and that he has looked in EOF Investment's file to see if they pulled the appropriate permits to <br /> complete the interior remodeling. Johnson stated the building inspector informed him that they did not <br /> take the necessary permits out and that without a formal written complaint,he would not take action on it. <br /> Johnson stated he chose not to do a formal written permit but that the building inspector elected to send <br /> someone out there,who discovered that the plumbing,mechanical,and building permits had not been <br /> pulled. The owners were then told to obtain the necessary permits. The owners then came to the City and <br /> were issued the permits but they were not assessed the double permit fee. <br /> Johnson commented he has seen other residents assessed a double permit fee for not having the <br /> appropriate building permits but in this case the City chose not to enforce the long-standing rules. <br /> Johnson stated he is all for flexibility and understanding of things,but that he wants it to be passed on to <br /> everybody. Johnson stated if the City is going to have an ordinance that is interpreted differently outside <br /> of what the ordinance says,that's fine,but that it should apply to everyone. Johnson stated in his view <br /> this is important and that he wants it to be fair for everybody. <br /> PRESENTATION <br /> 15. LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT—ANNUAL REPORT <br /> Fire Chief James Van Eyll addressed the Orono City Council regarding the 2017 annual report for the <br /> Long Lake Fire Department. Van Eyll reported the annual pancake breakfast was a huge success and that <br /> they served approximately 1,200 people. <br /> Current leadership of the Fire Department consists of Chief James Van Eyll and Assistant Chiefs John <br /> Hall and DJ Goman,among others. Van Eyll reviewed the organizational chart current as of 12/31/17. <br /> Van Eyll noted the fire department has an average of just over 8.5 years of experience,with the most <br /> senior member having 41 years. There were no retirements in 2017 but a few people resigned. There are <br /> currently five probationary members,with five members coming off of probation in 2017. <br /> Van Eyll stated the fire department's facilities have not changed but that they did complete some <br /> upgrades last year at Station 2,which included leveling the floor that was sinking in the officers' room <br /> and some jacking of the steps because they were falling away the building. A new carbon monoxide <br /> detection system was also installed. <br /> Van Eyll reviewed the 2017 emergency call activities. There were 383 calls overall,with the majority of <br /> the calls occurring in Orono with 299 calls,followed by Long Lake with 49,Medina at 19,and mutual aid <br /> at 16. Van Eyll noted there were ten fire calls in the area but no real structure fires. Auto-aid was <br /> Page 2 of 15 <br />