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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMIS; <br />Monday, July 7, 2014 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />next park tour. Meyers stated the Park Commission will be making a recommendation to the City <br />Council and that the City Council has the final say on what will be done. Meyers indicated Staff can put <br />the information on the park tour on the City's website and that he would invite the neighbors to come <br />down to the access point so they can point things out and discuss things with the Park Commission. <br />Meyers stated the Park Commission will be discussing this issue further and will be making a <br />recommendation to the City Council but that it is unlikely there will be a dock at this location this year. <br />Meyers stated the minutes and other information will be available on the City's website. <br />Meyers thanked the residents for their input. <br />Berg stated she was not aware that city docks were something that the Park Commission should be <br />looking at. Berg stated when she looked at this area, she thought the access lane was part of the <br />neighbor's yard. <br />Gaffron stated there are a number of different characteristics to each of the fire lanes and that some of <br />them are used year-round and that others are not very accessible. Gaffron indicated the Comprehensive <br />Plan does identify the fire lanes, their locations, and how they are to be used. Gaffron stated <br />approximately ten years ago the Park Commission had a number of lengthy discussions about marking the <br />various accesses and a number of issues were raised. Gaffron stated there are a number of these fire lanes <br />where the general public does not know they exist and they are used primarily by the residents of the <br />neighborhood, which may change if they are better marked. <br />Berg stated she would not define this area as a beach/swimming area. Berg stated a one -size fits all <br />definition is also not the way to go and that different categories will need to be determined. <br />Gaffron stated to some extent those categories already exist in the Comprehensive Plan. <br />Meyers stated general categories can mean different things to different people and that there needs to be a <br />clear definition of what they are and what uses are allowed. Meyers indicated he would not be <br />uncomfortable placing a dock at this area but that the neighbors need to know exactly what is and is not <br />allowed. <br />Mayor McMillan stated the City should also compile a list of the docks in the City <br />Gaffron indicated he will put together a list prior to the next park tour. <br />Berg stated one issue is that the neighbors like to expand their properties into the fire lanes, which will <br />need to be addressed at some point. <br />Meyers asked if there is a new law that says if an access point is not being used as it is intended whether <br />the City can lose that access point. <br />Gaffron stated there are 41 access points in the City and that they have gone through various dedication <br />processes to allow them to come into being. Gaffron indicated the majority of them were dedicated as <br />part of a past plat process. Gaffron noted the City did lose one access off of North Shore Drive because <br />the town board back in the early 1900s did not keep good enough records. Gaffron indicated there are a <br />Page 7 of 11 <br />