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Minutes <br /> City Council Work Session <br /> 1.1 Monday, September 22, 2025, 5:00 PM <br /> ('iktstiost.t City Council Chambers 12780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> Council members present: Mayor Bob Tunheim, Alisa Benson, Jacqueline Ricks, Steve Persian, Jon <br /> Schwingler. <br /> Staff present: City Administrator Adam Edwards, Parks and Facilities Superintendent Joe <br /> Ruthenberg, Public Works Superintendent DJ Goman, City Clerk Christine Lusian. <br /> FACILITIES <br /> Edwards presented an overview of fifteen of Orono's key facilities and a draft plan for maintaining <br /> them, which is called the five-year capital improvement plan. Oversight of the city's capital facilities <br /> has been consolidated under the Parks and Facilities Superintendent, and each facility is being added <br /> to a computer-based tracking system to support better decision making and responsible asset <br /> management. <br /> City Hall council chambers and parking lot have had essential maintenance, though future <br /> investment is needed in the roofing, workspaces, and building security. The Crystal Bay post office <br /> needs ventilation and heating system replacement and its outdated lease terms requires review. Fire <br /> stations require investments to roofing, ventilation and heating, as well as internet connection <br /> improvements to maintain communications safety systems. Other facilities include the golf course <br /> and clubhouse, which have had recent maintenance; the north water plant needs significant <br /> improvements; and the south water plant requires internet connection improvements to maintain its <br /> communications safety systems. With no power, solar energy may be a possible solution at Big <br /> Island Welcome Center. The municipal parking lot in Navarre was recently rebuilt, while the salt <br /> shed is in need of replacement. The largest recent addition to the city's capital facility asset portfolio <br /> was the Public Works and Parks maintenance operations facility and it is currently under <br /> consideration for solar grants. Though its size and cost prompted discussion, it was designed to meet <br /> current equipment and operational needs while also accounting for expected future needs, such as <br /> additional snowplows, avoiding those expenses in the future. <br /> The group agreed that discussions should continue as priorities are refined, while a general focus is <br /> on maintaining existing capital facility assets,planning for necessary maintenance and <br /> improvements, while effectively controlling long-term costs. <br /> ADJOURNMENT <br /> Work session ended at 5:59 p.m. <br /> ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL <br /> Chri sian, Clerk Bob Tunheim, Mayor <br />