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MINUTES OF ORONO COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 1990 PARR DEDICATION FEES CONTINUED ` • zoned properties that are really going to pay for this. I think that it is only fair that there be a public hearing on this issue. Lastly, because I am presently involved in the subdivision process, I would like to ask the Park Commission to look at whether there should be some provision for the people who are already involved in the application process. I think that they should be dealt fairly with because they made economic decisions. They bought the property based upon the assumption of what the fees would be at that time. I think we ought to take them into account before we prescribed a different fee to them. To summarize, I would like to recommend that there a tabling to take a look at the amount that the fee really should be, whether it's 10% or something else and how that can be fairly dealt with for the person who has already made an application ". Mayor Grabek thanked Mr. Carlson for his observations. Mr. Flint agreed with the three points made by Mr. Carlson. He agreed that the 10% could raise more revenues than indicated in their memo. Mr. Flint agreed that a public hearing should be held. In regard to providing for those persons already involved in the development process, Mr. Flint believed it would be • difficult to determine a cut -off point. Mr. Flint commented, "that whenever you raise the fee, there will always be those who got in under the wire, versus those who are coming up. I think it is a difficult issue and I think if we try to address how far in the process, there is always going to be a line." Mr. Flint thought Councilmember Goetten's suggestion to phase this increase in would allow enough notice to developers. Mayor Grabek thought that we need to address this as quickly and equitably as possible. Mayor Grabek suggested tabling the item until some time in February. Councilmember Goetten asked Mayor Grabek about scheduling a public hearing. Mayor Grabek replied that he would like to properly publicize this matter and leave room for discussion during a regular Council meeting for this topic. Councilmember Nettles questioned whether any of the other cities that do this wait until there is an actual sale of property before determining the park fee. Bernhardson thought that when there is a sale, that may be the process, but there are many times there is no sale of • property prior to subdivision. Mayor Grabek reiterated that we ought to move quickly and 5