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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,July 22, 2019 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Johnson stated Bederwood would be a great spot for an ice rink. <br /> Edwards indicated the project is currently out for bid right now and that he will be bringing that forward <br /> to the City Council on August 12. <br /> Johnson asked how many rinks there are in the City. <br /> Edwards indicated there are two and that they still have the foundations of a rink over at Hackberry. That <br /> rink has not been flooded for three or four years. A clay base and berms are still there. However, none of <br /> the ice rinks have boards,which would be required for hockey. <br /> The City Council took no formal action on this item. <br /> PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> 13. LA19-000017 STEPHEN AND JENNIFER PAIDOSH,4300 NORTH SHORE DRIVE <br /> AND 1453 PARK DRIVE,RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION—RESOLUTION NO. 7006 <br /> Stephen Paidosh,Applicant, and Justin O'Keefe, 1453 Park Drive,were present. <br /> Curtis noted the City Council reviewed this application at their June 10 meeting. At that time the Council <br /> directed Staff to bring back a vacation approval resolution for consideration. The Council directed that <br /> the draft approval resolution include a condition requiring a drainage and utility easement covering the <br /> existing utility. The Council also discussed an agreement between the adjacent property owners and the <br /> City regarding compensation. Last week the applicant provided an offer of$35,000 in total for the <br /> property to be vacated. <br /> Staff has provided a draft approval resolution for the Council's review. The necessary easement language <br /> has been incorporated into the resolution. <br /> Stephen Paidosh noted Justin O'Keefe is the adjacent neighbor to this right-of-way. Paidosh stated after <br /> trying to come up with some type of value,the two of them decided they wanted to do something that was <br /> good-hearted and provide the City with some funds that could be put to good use. Two real estate <br /> developers were contacted. Brian Benson with Coldwell was one of the real estate agents and he has <br /> developed some properties around Orono. The purpose of the discussion was to try to understand what <br /> the value of the land would be based on whether it is considered buildable or not buildable with the <br /> drainage ditch. His opinion was that the land the way it is today is unbuildable, so it comes down to what <br /> the value is to either of them, which is how they arrived at the$35,000. Paidosh noted they have been <br /> maintaining the area over the years and that they plan to split those costs between the two of them. <br /> O'Keefe stated he is actually not a Minnesota resident but that he bought the property approximately five <br /> or six years ago. One of the reasons he liked the property was because there was an easement and the <br /> property taxes were pretty low. The property is only used by them in July and August. When the <br /> Paidoshes approached him about this vacation, he originally was not in favor of it due to his property <br /> taxes increasing,but at the current time the Paidosh's driveway is really dangerous and they are trying to <br /> relocate it on to Park Drive,which makes a lot of sense. After a conversation with his wife,they decided <br /> to split the cost 25/10. The 25 feet on his side does not have the drainage pipe. <br /> Page 8 of 10 <br />