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x*! <br />• <br />ROLL <br />F-1 <br />LJ <br />• <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY !COUNCIL MEETING <br />Tuesday, May 27, 2008 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />The Orono City Council met on the above - mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br />James White, Council Members Jim Murphy, Lili McMillan, Cynthia Bremer and David Rahn. <br />Representing Staff were Interim City Administrator Jay Kiedrowski, Finance Director Ron Olson, <br />Assistant City Administrator for Long -Term Strategy Mike Gaffron, Planner Evelyn Turner, City <br />Engineer Tom Kellogg, and Recorder Jackie Young. <br />Mayor White called the meeting to order at <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />Item Nos. 5 through 9 were added to the <br />Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to <br />Nays 0. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />*2. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING <br />Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to approi <br />meeting as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays <br />PRESENTATION <br />3. FUNDING FOR GILLESPIE <br />p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />Agenda. <br />the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br />MAY 12, 2008 <br />the minutes of the May 12, 2008, City Council <br />DONNA SMITH <br />Donna Smith, Gillespie Center, addressed the Orono City Council regarding a funding request for the <br />Gillespie Center located in Mound. Smith noted Council Member Rahn attended the past mayors <br />meeting held in April and that additional information has been sent to each of the council members via <br />e -mail. <br />Smith distributed an informational handout on the Gillespie Center. Spring Park and Mound have <br />approved their funding request and they will be meeting with the Minnetrista City Council on June 90'. <br />White requested a representative from the Gillespie Center cover the funding request. <br />Skip Johnson, Board of Director, stated the goal'of the funding request is to enable the Gillespie Center <br />to become self - funded by creating a $3 million endowment fund, which would then pay the center four <br />percent per year of the value of the fund. The Cities of Mound and Spring Park have entered into <br />a contract for services and also allows the center, to continue their fundraising for the endowment fund. <br />Private donations in the amount of $350,000 have been received to date. The center is able to function <br />primarily as a result of their volunteers. 11 <br />P <br />1 of 12 <br />