10-28-2013 Council Work Session Packet

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__ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __. __ _ _ _ _ __ .___ __. MEMORANDUM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: ORONO MANAGEMENTTEAM SUBJECT: INFORMATION UPDATE DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2013 Information Update—10/04/13 • Staff inet this week with Steve Grittman of Northwest Associated Consultants (NAC) who we are proposing as the City's consulting planner to handle the Lakeview Golf Course development applications. Steve assisted us in finalizing the Comprehensive Plan a few years ago, and was also the planning consultant when we updated the industrial District standards in 2006. He has been through a golf course conversion process in two other cities and has an excellent understanding of Orono's goals and philosophies. The applicant, Pat Hiiler of Source Land Capital, has posted a $10,000 escrow with the City to cover the NAC billings which will all be pass-through to the applicant. We are in receipt of the sketch plan and comprehensive plan amendment applications. A brief notice and description of the upcoming review process, as well as the sketch plan drawing (attached), have been posted on the City's website. These applications will be on the Planning Commission's agenda at its October 21 meeting. Just prior to that meeting we plan to hold a joint work session with Council and Planning Commission during which the consulting planner will discuss the public review process and provide guidance for this relatively complex application. Pat Hiller will be holding a neighborhood meeting at the Lakeview clubhouse on October 15 to introduce the project to interested residents and golf course neighbors (see attached letter). The staff report regarding the sketch plan and Comp Plan amendment will be available online through the Planning Commission agenda link on Friday October 18. Since Council is likely to receive calls from interested residents, just a reminder that the public is always welcome to contact staff and visit the City offices to view the sketch plan drawings and discuss any concerns they may have. SEPTEMBER 2013 In addition to normal day-to-day business (which includes preparing PC and Council memos, letters written, and regular phone calls, etc) Planning Staff inet with a number of residents, developers, realtors etc in the month of September. Some highlights include but are not limited to the following: