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Orono City Council
Work Session Minutes
Monday,May 8, 2023
Council Chambers
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5:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Alisa Benson, Victoria Seals, and Matt
Johnson. Staff members present were City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards, Fire Chief
James Van Eyll, Public Works Superintendent DJ Goman, Finance Director Ron Olson, and City
Clerk Anna Carlson.
1. 2024 Street Maintenance Part II
City Administrator/City Engineer Adam Edwards presented the second part of the 2024
Street Maintenance plan. He noted that he included Glendale Drive as it is a connection
into Long Lake.
Mayor Dennis Walsh asked to have Orchard Park Road added to the 2024 list since Fox
Street Bids came in low.
2. Draft Fire Needs Study Report
Fire Chief James Van Eyll explained that tonight is more about beginning the process to
get public input in regard to future fire department and proposed to bring back any
comments collected to the next City Council Meeting.
Edwards noted that the intent of this report is to assess what Orono will need to start the
fire department. He added that grammatical errors can be brought to staff directly,
however questions and guidance, changes in content, or questions should be discussed or
given at a higher-level tonight.
Van Eyll continued to give an overview of the course of action (COA) options shown on
the slides. He added that staff supports and recommends COA 4, adopting the LMC
model, and invite LLFD fire fighters to come over to this department.
Council Member Victoria Seals asked if the chief could add language about the response
time calls for weekdays comparatively to weekends. She also asked how the cost to the
citizens could be presented to the public.
Johnson noted that there are two sides of these decisions, and the city may need to make
sure the message is out there and clear. Regardless of the course of action we choose, we
will still have the CIP to work with. He noted the city is currently dealing with aged
equipment that will need to be replaced according to the CIP either way.
Edwards noted if Council has any additional input or questions related to the full needs
analysis report to please forward comments to James.
5:45 p.m.
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