05-11-2020 Council Work Session Agenda

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Orono City Council Work Session Monday,May 11,2020 Council Chambers (Held by Electronic Means) 5:00 p.m. AGENDA PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals, Aaron Printup and Matt Johnson. Staff members present were City Administrator Dustin Rief, Finance Director Ron Olson, Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, and City Clerk Anna Carlson. 1. 2021 Streets Plan Mayor Dennis Walsh initiated discussion of the 2021 Streets and roads plan. He noted the following roads appeared to be most likely in need for improvements: Casco Circle and the East Navarre Roads noted in the memo. Walsh recommended to replace Lakeview Terrace and Country Club Roads with Park Lane, Elm Street, and Eileen Street. Walsh also noted the patch of Navarre West roads which include Togo Road, Crystal Place, Lexington Avenue, Lyric Avenue, Blaine Avenue, and up to Navarre Lane could be considered as an alternate for improvements if possible. He noted that the city may want to hold off on proposing anything out for 2022 for now as well. 2. Summer Hours Discussion City Administrator Dustin Rief requested input from the Council about the extension of summer hours. He gave a broad overview of the impacts of extending hours to 44 hours per week. The extension of hours could result in overtime for staff and other potential scheduling conflicts. Rief recommended a steady eight hour, Monday through Friday schedule for City Offices throughout the year. Council Member Aaron Printup mentioned it doesn't make sense to do overtime. Walsh mentioned it makes sense to keep the hours the same throughout the year and to keep it consistent. Rief added a few points that references the data found about. Council gave input to keep the hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adjourned: 5:23 p.m. Dennis Walsh, Mayor ATTEST: i Anna Carlson, City Clerk Page 1 of 1