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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,February 10,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Johnson said if the Council passes this,anybody that has property across from City land has the right to <br /> come to the City and get a dock. <br /> Walsh said that was not true. <br /> Johnson asked how the situation is different in this case from other cases. <br /> Walsh said it is a very specific and unique situation in Orono,where you have a road on your property. <br /> Printup added that people have been asking to buy it for decades. <br /> Barnhart stated it was spelled out for four specific parcels by PID. <br /> Johnson agreed that the City Council is calling attention to the specific four but did not see how <br /> somebody else who has a similar situation cannot apply for a dock license. <br /> Barnhart said a resident could ask to change the ordinance to include their property. <br /> Crosby clarified that a resident can ask, but the City Council has to look at each specific circumstance <br /> because they're all slightly different. <br /> Walsh stated the situation is pretty unique. <br /> Crosby said to him it is cleaning up an abnormality and that it shouldn't have been like this to begin with. <br /> Johnson asked if Printup weighed in on having one dock cluster versus a singular dock since it was tabled <br /> earlier until the full City Council was present. <br /> Printup indicated he is okay with it being adjacent,or single dock,and that it should include the <br /> termination clause and not messing with variances,no 21 days, and the property owner is the boat owner. <br /> Seals asked if it should be approved as a resolution so it comes back again to make sure it is right. <br /> Walsh stated that is being done and the motion is to continue to move it forward. <br /> Johnson brought up the fee that would be charged,noting he thought Staff's recommendation was$300. <br /> Barnhart said originally it was $325 a year for three years,which is about$1,000. It would be up to the <br /> City Council on how to charge the fee. <br /> Walsh stated to him it is$325 a year and residents can pay it every year or all at once,but every year it <br /> has to be paid by X date or they are in default of the License Agreement,which could be part of the <br /> License Agreement. <br /> Johnson shared the rates that Excelsior and Tonka Bay charge which are based in part on boat footage and <br /> residents vs.non-residents. <br /> Page 13 of 15 <br />