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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 />