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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD JUNE 24, 1991 ($$)HARDCOVER REVIEW CONTINUED be reviewed by the Planning-Commission. Kelley asked Council what policy will be in effect in the interim. Callahan suggested leaving the pre- existing Ordinance as is (which states that any weed control material, plastic or fabric, is considered as hardcover) until an appropriate amendment is recommended by Planning Commission and adopted by Council. It was moved by Callahan, seconded by Goetten, to rescind the Ordinance relating to non -woven fabric until such time that an Ordinance Amendment is drafted and adopted. All voted aye. Motion passed. Gaffron noted that in light of the action previously taken by Council, he knows of several .people that have installed non -woven fabric on their property. Council stated that they, could foresee no problem with the existing situations. Staff was asked to continue urging people to use. the. fabric, as opposed to plastic, but with an understanding that during the-interim period of fine tuning the ordinance amendment, the fabric will be considered hardcover. OTHER . Mayor Peterson stated that she would be meeting with Betsy Swartwood, Mayor of the City of Long Lake, to discuss some of the issues of mutual concern for both cities. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT: ( #9)STUBBS BAY SEWER Bernhardson presented Council with information pertaining to the issues of financing the project, further engineering work that should be done on the project,. and the areas to be included in the project. He said, "The City could opt to contribute a certain amount to the cost of project, which would defray the cost to the individual residents. However, there is really no way of knowing what degree of financial involvement on the City's behalf will make the project acceptable to the residents. Would the City consider a request from the residents to defray the project costs by 50%? The City could either determine a certain percentage of participation and ask the residents if that would be acceptable, or ask the residents for input as to what they would consider to be an acceptable level of City participation." Butler stated that it would be difficult for the City to indicate its willingness to pay a certain percent of the project costs, because the project costs are not known at this time.