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Acting Mayor Benson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Orono City Council members present: City Council Members Alisa Benson, Steve Persian,Jacqueline
Ricks and Claire Berrett. Members absent: Mayor Bob Tunheim.
Staff present were City Attorney Soren Mattick,City Administrator/Engineer Adam Edwards,
Community Development Director Laura Oakden and City Planner Melanie Curtis.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Ricks moved,Persian seconded,to approve the agenda as presented. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. City Council Minutes
2. Claims/Bills
3. Upcoming Work Session and Council Training Schedule
4. Annual Performance Review of the City Administrator
5. Resignation of Firefighters
6. Hire Seasonal Employees
7. Donation to Summit Beach Park—Resolution 7581
8. Donation to Lurton Dog Park—Resolution 7578
9. Pavement Maintenance—Crack Sealing
10. 2025 Street Maintenance Project Award(25-001)
11. Agreement—Private Driveway—Hillside Place
12. LA24-000068,430 Old Crystal Bay Road North, Conditional Use Permit,Preliminary Plat,and
Site Plan Review—Resolution 7579
This item was removed from the consent agenda
Persian moved,Ricks seconded,to approve the Consent Agenda with Item 12 removed. VOTE:
Ayes 4,Nays 0.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Bruce Lemke, 565 Old Crystal Bay Road, and Jon Schwingler, 1550 County Road 6,provided comments.
12. LA24-000068,430 Old Crystal Bay Road North, Conditional Use Permit,Preliminary Plat,and
Site Plan Review—Resolution 7579
The City Council is requested to review the Staff report and discuss and adopt the resolution approving
the proposal for a garage condo development at 430 Old Crystal Bay Road.
Ricks noted she had received quite a few messages from residents concerned about the project because of
possible noise and increased traffic on Old Crystal Bay Road.
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Berrett moved,Persian seconded,to adopt Resolution 7579 approving the Conditional Use Permit,
Preliminary Plat,and Site Plan Review for 430 Old Crystal Bay Road with the conditions set out in
the Resolution.VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT
13. LA25-000007,4745 North Shore Drive,After-the-Fact Conditional Use Permit Amendment
The City Council is requested to review the Staff report,receive a presentation, and discuss and table the
After-the-Fact Conditional Use Permit Amendment. The Planning Commission recommended approval,
conditioned upon submittal of updated landscape plans to screen the walls and engineering documentation
of the need for the change.A landscaping plan was provided,but not the justification for the engineering
changes.
The Council discussed the item and asked questions of the applicant,Matt Jasper,4745 North Shore
Drive.
Berrett moved,Persian seconded,to table the request for a Conditional Use Permit Amendment for
4745 North Shore Drive and direct the applicant to provide justification for the wall in the
Southeast corner of the property. VOTE: Ayes 3,Nays 1 (Benson).
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
None
CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT
14. Orono Fire Department Reduction in Force
The City Council is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and approve
the reduction in force for paid-on-call firefighters. The Fire Relief Association would have to be dissolved
and an automatic vesting of all employees covered by that association at a cost of$170.000.
The Council discussed the item and asked questions of staff.
Persian moved,Ricks seconded,to adopt Resolution 7580 as written to terminate the Orono Fire
Department Paid on Call effective April 30th,2025. VOTE: Ayes 3,Nays 1 (Berrett).
City Administrator Edwards noted the work session for that evening had been canceled due to possible
extreme weather in the early evening, and those items would be rescheduled.Also, his annual
performance review conducted during the closed session at the last meeting was not completed due to the
late hour and would need to be continued.
MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT
Acting Mayor and Council provided reports.
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Council by consensus directed City Staff to work on a text amendment to City Code relating to massing
and parking for future requests for garage condos.
ADJOURNMENT
Berrett moved,Ricks seconded,to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 p.m.to Monday,May 12,2025,at
6:00 p.m.VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0.
ATTEST:
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Christ sian, i Clerk Bob Tunheim,Mayor
Minutes approved by Orono City Council May 12, 2025. Meeting videos and transcripts available
at oronomn.gov.
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