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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,June 24,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (9. 4440 FOREST LAKE LANDING—ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT, Continued) <br /> Bremer stated she would be amenable to cleaning up and improving the access point to the garage as well <br /> as the stairs provided that the Council does not feel the problem is being made worse. Bremer stated she <br /> does not want the solution to be worse than what the problem was. Bremer commented the deck will not <br /> be there forever since its useful life will eventually come to an end. <br /> Levang stated she would like to see as many encroachments go away as possible since it is a fire lane and <br /> should be marked as a fire lane. Levang stated she would like the public to be able to use the fire lane and <br /> that she is in favor of removing as many of the encroachments as possible. <br /> Mattick asked if the Council would like to see the applicant's plans first or whether Staff should draft an <br /> encroachment agreement that requires the removal of the deck. Typically an encroachment agreement <br /> would specify what is allowed to remain in the fire lane and that it would likely be the driveway and the <br /> steps at this point. <br /> Levang commented it seems like the Council is flying half-blind in this situation since there is not a <br /> formal plan being proposed. <br /> Mattick stated it is not uncommon to do an encroachment agreement that says the property owner has <br /> already installed these items and then those items are described and allowed to remain until the City <br /> determines they have to be removed. <br /> Church noted the adjacent land to the south is a very steep incline and that they share responsibility with <br /> the neighbor to mow and maintain that area. Church indicated he has a concern that if there is an <br /> elevation change,the well will be exposed. Church stated they have a difficult time mowing that area <br /> now and that he is not sure how to do an elevation change without exposing the well and requiring a <br /> retaining wall. <br /> Anderson stated that is one of the reasons why the Council needs more information at this time. <br /> Curtis displayed a picture of the area and noted it is not a good picture of the angle. <br /> Church indicated he is not sure when that was graded that way. <br /> McMillan asked if someone would need to walk through the landscaping to access the lake. <br /> Church stated they would not since there is a small grassy area they can walk through but that the terrain <br /> is somewhat steep down to the lake. <br /> Levang asked who owns that strip of land. <br /> Curtis indicated the City owns that. <br /> Mattick commented it is hard to visualize but all of the paver is within the City's right-of-way. <br /> Printup stated the question in his mind is whether the patio and deck should go away and relocated within <br /> the property lines. Printup asked whether that would impact the hardcover. <br /> Page 12 of 15 <br />