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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />May 26, 2015 <br />5:00 o'clock p.m. <br />PRESENT: Mayor Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Jim Cornick, Jr., Aaron Printup, Lizz Levang, <br />and Denny Walsh. Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Finance Director Ron <br />Olson, Public Works Director/Engineer Adam Edwards, Community Development Director Jeremy <br />Barnhart, Senior Planner Michael Gaffron, City Planner Melanie Curtis, and City Clerk Diane Tiegs. <br />1. Goals <br />City Administrator Loftus reviewed a list of possible goals for 2016 with Council. The list of <br />goals were discussed and ranked by "Must Do", "Nice to Do", or "Not This Year". It was noted <br />that goal setting helps us focus and allocate staff time toward agreed upon city goals rather <br />than individual requests. <br />The budget goals discussed centered on seal coating, mill and overlay, and repair of the City <br />roads. The Council agreed there will not be enough available funds for all projects but most <br />agreed it is a "Must Do". Council will review projects to determine the next steps during the <br />budget discussion. Council's "Must Do" goal is to keep the levy increase as low as possible <br />without cutting services. <br />Council discussed future planning for the Navarre area which included apartment/condo <br />housing and focusing on improvements to clean-up and repair public space. During the mixed <br />use housing discussion Council discussed the need to review parameters for new buildings that <br />address the height, size, and density of new construction projects. A fall curbside clean-up day <br />was discussed but is costly to sponsor and should not be specific to one area. The Navarre light <br />pole City Banners are ready to be installed and it was suggested that American Flags could be <br />promoted for purchase by possible donors as a "Remembrance Flag". <br />The City is currently in the midst of a compensation study. A "Must Do" is to have a plan of <br />action once the study is completed on how to implement changes if needed. <br />Another Council "Must Do" is to have Staff continue to find additional ways to automate the <br />City Hall to lower employee costs and improve efficiencies. <br />Due to time constraints the Goals for 2016 discussion will continue at the June 22 Council Work <br />Session. <br />