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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,June 24,2019 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> Richie Anderson,3205 Crystal Bay Road, stated there has been a lot of whining and complaining about <br /> Stubbs Bay and Tanager Bay being shut down to motorized craft due to the high-water level. Anderson <br /> indicated he and Council Member Johnson attended the last LMCD meeting where he raised the <br /> possibility that there will be another high-water event this year and questioned whether the LMCD is <br /> going to do something different to address the situation. <br /> Anderson stated following that meeting, he went out and purchased this buoy as an example of something <br /> that could be placed on the bays to alert boats that this bay is shut down due to high water or no wake is <br /> allowed due to high water. Anderson stated he will be attending the Wednesday LMCD meeting and <br /> raising the possibility of purchasing buoys with custom-made stickers on them alerting boaters about the <br /> high water. Another option to help address the situation is to have bay captains for each of the bays. <br /> Johnson stated most residents that live on the lake know the rules and that they want to distinguish <br /> between the people who are unaware of the rules and the people who do not care about the rules. The <br /> buoys would be a great visual reference and then no one can say they did not know the rules,which <br /> would help with enforcement. <br /> Anderson stated this is the only buoy he could find right now but that the bigger and fatter buoys would <br /> be better, and he will pursue that. Anderson stated even though he owns a marina on Tanager Bay, he did <br /> not know that Tanager Bay and Stubbs Bay were completely shut down and that the LMCD should send <br /> something out to the marina owners so they can alert their customers. <br /> Johnson commented the buoy is a good idea. <br /> 13. CITY ADMINISTRATOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION UPDATE <br /> Johnson stated since the Council is shorthanded tonight, he would suggest moving this item to the next <br /> meeting. <br /> Mayor Walsh requested this item be placed on the next City Council agenda. <br /> MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> Johnson had nothing to report. <br /> Crosby noted the City owned parking lot in Navarre is being used by another City's business for their <br /> parking and so forth. The problem is that Orono's businesses are losing business because shoppers think <br /> the lot is full. Lord Fletcher employees and other customers of theirs are using the municipal lot and then <br /> shuttling people over. The Lake Room and the Narrow's was also complaining about it. While it is an <br /> open lot, Orono does not want their local businesses harmed because of a business located in another city. <br /> Walsh noted the adopt-a-dog ceremony was held at Lurton Park this past Saturday. Approximately 600 <br /> permits have been issued this year, with around 60 percent of those being nonresidents. The Lurton Dog <br /> Park continues to be a great success and a number of Eagle Scout and Girl Scout projects have been <br /> completed up there. Walsh thanked the Park Commission for keeping the park looking great. <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />