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ORONO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
August 24, 2015
5:00 o'clock p.m.
PRESENT: Mayor Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Jim Cornick, Jr, Aaron Printup,
Lizz Levang, and Denny Walsh. Representing Staff were Finance Director Ron Olson,
Police Chief Correy Farniok, Public Works Director/ Engineer Adam Edwards,
Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart.
1. Emergency Notification SOP
Police Chief Correy Farniok discussed the department's policy for emergency
notifications to the public. He explained how certain incidents are emailed just
to the Council as informational items and others are sent out on a list serve to the
public. The use of social media was also discussed.
2. Highway 12 Safety Update
Chief Farniok discussed the draft safety study for the Highway 12 corridor. As
part of the discussion he discussed the recent fatal accidents that had
occurred. Some solutions that are mentioned in the report include: metering,
dynamic shoulder, and a movable center median. The Chief believes that the
Hwy 12 coalition has been effective at getting MnDot to focus on the safety
issues. He would like to bring the coalitions focus back to the corridor.
3. 2016 Budget
Finance Director Ron Olson updated the Council on the 2016 draft budget. The
levy that will be presented for approval at the September 28th council meeting
will include a new levy in the amount of $183,000 for road funding. City Engineer
Adam Edwards provided information about the funding needs for road project.
The non-union COLA was discussed. Council directed staff to move all of the
COLA Funds that were budget from the wage line items to the contingency line.
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Further discussion on wages will occur at the October work session in conjunction
with discussion on the Compensation Study.
4. Living Wall
Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart discussed "living walls" with
the Council. He indicated that a public hearing was schedule at the planning
commission meeting on September 21. Barnhart indicated that he was wary of
being overly involved with regulating landscaping.
5. Ordinance Update
Barnhart updated the council on other ordinance updates. He indicated that the
City could do a better job of defining lights.
6. Paperless Council Packets
The council indicated a willingness to move to a paperless packet for council
members.
Meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
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