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Work Session Minutes
Monday, SeptemberCityCounc28,l 2020
Council Chambers
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5:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals,
Printup and Matt Johnson. Staff members present were City Administrator Dustin Rief, Public
Works Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards, Finance Director Ron Olson, and City Clerk Anna
Carlson.
1. Long Lake Creek Subwatershed Presentation by MCWD
Planning Director of Long Lake Creek Subwatershed Becky Christopher provided an
overview of the work, findings and recommendations of the Long Lake Creek
Subwatershed assessment. Christopher asked the Council for feedback about how the
process is going and if the plan meets their needs. Christopher mentioned that the Orono
Golf Course Wetland Restorations in Orono are one that they would like to implement
into the project for reduction of lead within the next five years. She added that the
implementation is assumed to be primarily grant dependent. She also mentioned the
district will develop and maintain grant strategy by evaluation projects against potential
grant sources to determine the best fit. She noted that most grants do a 10-25%match or
cash in hand.
Mayor Dennis Walsh mentioned that the Council is all for applying for all the grants they
can get. He added that he is conscience of what the City and Long Lake Creek
Subwatershed uses the tax dollars for. He added that the City has been fairly aggressive
about applying for grants and that staff has a lot of experience applying for them. He
stated that if Long Lake Creek Subwatershed is willing to send those opportunities our
way the City would pursue as needed.
Council Member Matt Johnson asked how they collect their data. Christopher gave a
brief overview of how the data is determined.
2. Parks and Equipment CIP Discussion
Public Works Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards went over the Parks and Equipment
Outlay fund draft. Edwards discussed the various vehicles and equipment that are
recommended for replacement in 2021.
There was discussion about the benefits for some of the equipment as well as the
necessity to either have or not have it. The Council also recommended a few changes
that could be used for funding.
Edwards mentioned that the Park Commission discussed where they would like to
prioritize funding.
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Orono City Council
Work Session Minutes
Monday, September 28,2020
Council Chambers
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Meeting Adjourned: 6:01 p.m.
CITY OF ORONO:
Dennis Walsh, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Anna Carlson, City Clerk