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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,March 28,2022 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br /> Dennis Walsh, City Council Members Matt Johnson,and Aaron Printup. Council Members Richard <br /> Crosby III and Victoria Seals were absent. Representing Staff were City Administrator/Engineer Adam <br /> Edwards,and Finance Director Ron Olson. <br /> Mayor Walsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> CONSENT AGENDA <br /> 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 14,2022 <br /> 2. COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES OF MARCH 14, 2022 <br /> 3. CLAIMSBILLS <br /> 4. APPROVAL OF RENTAL LICENSE <br /> 5. APPOINTMENT OF 2022 SEASONAL EMPLOYEES <br /> 6. PERSONNEL MATTER <br /> Printup moved,Johnson seconded,to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted.VOTE: Ayes 3, <br /> Nays 0. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> Cassandra Ordway, 1145 County Road 6, announced the Long Lake Waters Association is hosting a free <br /> community event on Saturday,April 23 at Summit Park including an environmental cleanup walk, <br /> aquatic invasive species(AIS)education, an art project,scavenger hunt,and a local chef who will identify <br /> edible plants.Ms. Ordway noted that a local company Waterfront Restoration was awarded a grant from <br /> Hennepin County for the Ambassador Pilot Program will which monitor the boat launch on Long Lake.A <br /> presence will be there on Fridays and Saturdays to educate people on cleaning boats upon entering and <br /> exiting the lake and giving AIS information. She shared that Long Lake is also part of an online <br /> interactive game to help families understand best practices about water stewardship. <br /> PRESENTATION <br /> 7. LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT <br /> Fire Chief Van Eyll gave a presentation on the 2021 Long Lake Fire Department Annual Report.He <br /> shared about recent promotions within the department and one retirement,noting they currently have 45 <br /> members and are a young department averaging about 8 years of service. Chief Van Eyll shared 2021 <br /> Emergency call activity in Orono of 285 calls and spoke about auto-aid.He also shared about the first unit <br /> on-scene time average of 8:59 in Orono with the overall time average at 8:56 and spoke about reducing <br /> some of the code calls,especially for fire alarms as 99.9%of fire alarms received are burnt popcorn or <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />