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ORONO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Monday, October 27, 2014
5:00 p.m.
Present: Mayor Lili McMillan, Council Members Lizz Levang and Aaron Printup; representing
Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Finance Director Ron Olson, Senior
Planner Mike Gaffron, City Attorney Soren Mattick, Public Works Director – City
Engineer Adam Edwards and Community Development Director Andrew Mack.
Finance Director Ron Olson presented revenue and expenditure factors for consideration in the 2015
enterprise fund budgets. He requested the Council’s input on spending priorities, the fee schedule, and
the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Discussion ensued regarding specific spending items and some
minor changes noted to the CIP. There was discussion about the proposed fee schedule changes
including an increase in building permit fees and the elimination of the PEG fees on cable bills.
Mike Gaffron provided background on private roads, noting the historical basis for Orono’s desire to avoid the
high cost of local road maintenance associated with low density rural development. Soren Mattick explained
that as private roads age and need repair or reconstruction, there is a likelihood of increased requests from
neighborhoods and homeowners associations for the City to take over those roads. Council indicated it
might be useful to know whether and which private roads have active homeowner associations.
The meeting closed at 6:30 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Rachel Dodge, City Clerk Lili Tod McMillan, Mayor