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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 9, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 22 ROLL CALL The Orono City Council met on the above mentioned date with the following members present: Acting Mayor Aaron Printup, Council Members Cynthia Bremer, and Lizz Levang. Representing Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Senior Planner Michael Gaffron, Public Works Director/City Engineer Jesse Struve, City Attorney Soren Mattick, Consulting City Engineer David Martini, and Recorder Jackie Young. Acting Mayor Printup called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Item Nos. 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, and 20 were added to the Consent Agenda. Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. *2. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES OF MAY 27, 2014 Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council work session of May 27, 2014, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. *3. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF MAY 27, 2014 Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of May 27, 2014, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. PRESENTATION 4. CITY OF MOUND, MAYOR MARK HANUS Mark Hanus, Mayor of Mound, stated he thought it was appropriate after the first year of contracting with Orono for police services that it would be good to provide a public statement and position from Mound’s perspective. Hanus stated a couple of complaints have been received by the City of Mound regarding the aggressive level of the patrolling and officers perhaps not understanding the circumstances of a particular situation. Hanus stated there typically is more to the story than what the person initially relates and once the full details of the situation is discovered, the complaints tend to be unfounded. Hanus indicated he did refer a couple of those complaints to Police Chief Farniok, who has done an excellent job at diffusing the situation. Hanus stated he attributes the majority of those types of complaints to the fact that every police department will have a slightly different culture and style and that it will take a little time for the residents to become accustomed to that.