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• MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, September 24, 2001 ROLL The City Council met on the above - mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor Barbara Peterson, Council Members Richard Flint, Jay Nygard, Bob Sansevere, and Jim White. Representing City Staff were City Administrator Ron Moorse, City Attorney Tom Barrett, Planning Director Michael Gaffron, Zoning Administrator Paul Weinberger, Zoning Administrator Wendy Bottenberg, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, and Recorder Jackie Young. Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approve /Amend Item Nos. 11, 12, 14, and 15 were added to the Consent Agenda. Item No. 3 was removed from the Consent Agenda. Flint moved, Sansevere seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. FIRE STATION COMMITTEE UPDATE Gabriel Jabbour and Jim Murphy addressed the City Council regarding the progress being made on the new Long Lake Fire Station. Jabbour indicated the meetings have been changed from Monday mornings to Tuesday mornings, and will possibly be changed to Mondays at 4:00 to accommodate as many people as possible. The committee is in the process of hiring a construction manager to work in conjunction with the architect in order to monitor the costs of the project. Murphy stated in his opinion the committee is working well together, with four different firms being interviewed for the position of construction manager. Flint noted the Council did approve the hiring of a construction manager on tonight's Consent Agenda. Murphy stated in his view the firm being hired for this position will do a good job. Flint inquired whether the firm being hired for the construction manager would also be working on the Long Lake City Hall facility. Moorse stated this firm will play a minor role in the Long Lake City Hall and this will not impact the fee being charged for the fire station project. • PAGE 1