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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,December 9,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Walsh stated originally the applicant was putting in a different trail-going to Old Orchard Road and <br /> walking three blocks and going back uphill -which was a big problem. The City is not going to get rid of <br /> the direct access that it has today so the applicant has to correct it,which is what the applicant has been <br /> told to do and what he has come back with. Staff has worked with the applicant for the correct placement <br /> of the cul-de-sac they are comfortable with that makes sense. The applicant has done what the City <br /> wanted. The biggest issue is, he wants a 10-foot trail through the easement. Staff is saying 10 feet might <br /> be a little tight and 20 feet is the standard. <br /> Crosby asked if the trail would be paved. <br /> Barnhart said right now it is not paved, it would be the City Council's decision after Edwards put together <br /> some plans, but he did not believe there were any plans to pave it. <br /> Johnson stated the reason this was originally brought to the City Council was to address the excessive <br /> number of vehicles that were coming down the street with no place to turn around. Then there was some <br /> conversation about the restaurant address in the wrong spot so there had to be a cul-de-sac. It made sense <br /> initially to put it all the way to the back because the City already had the property back there.Now he is <br /> hearing if the City puts it back there,the applicant is not interested. That doesn't make sense,because the <br /> reason it was brought to the City was to address the issue of the vehicles that had nowhere to go. <br /> Seals said safety was discussed. <br /> Johnson noted when the City started addressing that issue,the neighbors said, "Hey, what about our <br /> trail?" <br /> Crosby asked whether or not there is a safety issue. <br /> Walsh said he did not know if he heard an argument that says it is true or not true,but if there are delivery <br /> vehicles or buses on the road,they don't have a way to turn around without pulling into somebody's <br /> driveway. <br /> Johnson stated he went there with his vehicle which is delivery-like and he appreciates it's a problem for <br /> delivery vehicles, although delivery vehicles would be using driveways because they are delivering to <br /> somebody's house. He brought up the history because he does not want to lose sight of why it was <br /> originally brought to the City Council. He wants to get a good trail that everyone knows they can walk on <br /> and they don't have to worry about"No Trespassing" signs. <br /> Seals said they have a cul-de-sac where she lives, and the delivery truck guy does not use it the right way. <br /> Johnson said delivery drivers do what is efficient. He thinks when cul-de-sacs can be put in and it makes <br /> sense,the City should put them in. <br /> Walsh added it is the best thing to have, but whether or not they are used correctly is another issue. <br /> Johnson wanted to know if the applicant would pull it off the table if the cul-de-sac is at the back of the <br /> lot. <br /> Page 11 of 34 <br />