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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 13, 2020 6:03 o'clock p.m. Johnson said the City pledged $80,000 and the first question that needs to be answered is, does the City want to pledge more money. Walsh indicated that Johnson was correct and stated that is the difference between B and C. Option C is an extra $10,000 and Option B is an extra $50,000 which still leaves $30,000 on the grant available for the 501(c)(3) to gather. Option B includes the toilet; Option C does not include the toilet. Crosby suggested Option B and said the City should take Edwards' recommendation on the bathroom location and keep the trails. He said more could be done later. Rief expressed concern about placing the toilet away from the Visitor Center and the jurisdiction the City does not have when it relates to being in the natural area. He said if there is a hose being run up the hill from the Visitor Center and the hose breaks, the liability would be the same but the hose would be three times as long. Jurisdiction is quite a bit different in the natural area versus the recreational area. He also leans on Edwards' recommendation from a maintenance point of view. Seals moved, Crosby seconded, to go with Option B, putting the vault toilet by the Visitor Center per the City Engineer's recommendation for the Big Island Park ADA Trail Project (19-033). Johnson noted if the toilet is located by the Visitor Center, it will be utilized more. VOTE: Ayes 4 (Johnson, Crosby, Seals, Walsh), Nays 1 (Printup). Walsh moved, Crosby seconded, to award the Big Island Park ADA Trail Project to Blackstone Contracting, accept the construction management fee proposal from Bolton & Menk not to exceed $20,000, authorize payment of $1,177 in design fees above the previous not -to -exceed proposal, and accept the in -kind donation of $10,000 from Bolton & Menk. VOTE: Ayes 5 (Johnson, Crosby, Seals, Printup, Walsh), Nays 0. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT 15. LA20-000016 — PAUL THOMAS DESIGN BUILD, 2710 PENCE LANE, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Staff presented a summary of packet information. Johnson noted they have had this same type of request that they have granted to people, and it's been fairly rubber-stamped as long as the people agree to the conditions. He asked Mattick if there is a reason for the City not to grant a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the meantime when there are ongoing, existing, and historical violations on a property. Mattick asked Johnson if he was referring to the alleged violation on the shoreline. Johnson said he understands that issue is open and that there were other issues with the use of the driveway, etc. Page 12 of 25