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• <br />• <br />• <br />MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 20, 1995 <br />( #7 - #2059 MCWD - Continued) <br />Peterson asked if a drag line would be used. LaBounty said the work would be done by <br />backhoe. Because of winter construction, smaller equipment can be used. <br />Hawn asked if it was impossible to control the point source of the pollution from the <br />upstream feedlots. LaBounty said the majo^ of pollution comes from non -point source <br />over a long period of time. The MCWD is working with Medina and Orono on a <br />cooperative agreement which will use include of "best management practices ". <br />Stormwater management plans, when they are developed by each city, will contain the <br />best management practices. <br />Hawn asked what are the time lines for the cities' stormwater plans. LaBounty said the <br />stormwater plans should have been in by this time as the two year time allotment has <br />expired. The MCWD is working with Long Lake on their stormwater plan at this time <br />and hopes to do the same with Medina and Orono. <br />Hawn said she was concerned if the lake was cleaned of the existing phosphorus, it would <br />be reintroduced creating the same problems. LaBounty said 60% would be removed and <br />would result in less internal loading, adding that the alum treatment would aid in <br />alleviating the problem. <br />Smith asked if the City could stipulate that the application come back before the Planning <br />Commission if the project does not go forward as proposed. It was noted that the normal <br />time frame of reviewing an application is one year while the project is not set for another 3 <br />years. Gaffron said if Planning Commission wishes to extend the approval time frame, <br />some type of trigger could be placed in the permit to allow the application to be revisited. <br />LaBounty requested that the permit be issued for a longer time period as long as there are <br />no changes. Mabusth said that the approval conditions could specify guidelines as to what <br />changes would prompt it to be back for review. LaBounty asked that the permit use any <br />changes to the Deerhill Pond as a trigger to come back before the Planning Commission. <br />He noted that the agreement with Pearce has some leeway for the size of the pond. <br />LaBounty asked if the permit should be held until a time closer to the actual construction, <br />as long as there is an understanding that the construction will go forward. He noted the <br />completion date is about 2 -1/2 years out. Smith felt it could be completed now and only <br />come back if there were major changes in the plans. Lindquist agreed. It was noted that <br />both judges on the Medina suit have promised a conclusion by December 15. Since it <br />would be appropriate for Orono's Council to know the Medina outcome before acting, <br />Gaffron will draft a resolution to present before the Council in January. LaBounty <br />concurred with this schedule. <br />19 <br />