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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 27, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 8 of 16 <br /> <br /> <br />Printup moved to approve the Sanitary Sewer Service Line Inspection Program – Draft Ordinance, <br />with communications being placed by the City Administrator to notify the public that this is <br />moving forward. <br /> <br />Johnson offered a friendly amendment that it comes to the City Council for approval of the <br />communication plan. <br /> <br />Printup accepted the amendment. <br /> <br />Seals seconded. Roll Call Vote on the motion as amended: Ayes 5 (Crosby, Johnson, Printup, Seals, <br />Walsh), Nays 0. <br /> <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> <br />16. LA20-000016 – PAUL THOMAS DESIGN BUILD, 2710 PENCE LANE, CONDITIONAL <br /> USE PERMIT RESOLUTION 7093 <br /> <br />Staff presented a summary of packet information. Staff recommends approval subject to the conditions <br />listed. <br /> <br />Seals expressed concern regarding the road’s current state and not understanding why it is not in better <br />condition, noting that she can understand why people would be frustrated. However, it does not <br />necessarily mean the Council can hold up a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), as they are very unrelated. <br /> <br />Mr. Paul Vogstrom, 2731 Eden Lake Road, Hanover, stated the City Council has looked at the violations <br />which are still in dispute regarding the shoreline and erosion control, and said that he does not believe <br />there are any other violations at this point. He stated if there are any questions on violations or restoring <br />the driveway or anything to do with the property, he would be glad to answer them. <br /> <br />Mr. William Griffith, 800 Norman Center Drive, Bloomington, representing Greg and Kelli Hueler, said <br />he appreciated Council members asking for the continuance because it allowed the record to be <br />documented with the prior and outstanding violations. He said he submitted a letter previously indicating <br />he believes the Council has legal authority to deny the CUP until the corrections are made. Regarding the <br />violations, the Council does not have to take his word or his clients’ word because there is documentation <br />from the DNR, Watershed District, and adjoining neighbors about the shoreline violations, driveway <br />condition, and crossover traffic. He stated Sue Dunkley emailed City Staff essentially admitting to the <br />crossover traffic, which happened after this continuance. He said the condition of the driveway is a <br />violation of subdivision approval in addition to the crossover traffic. His clients have been put in the <br />position of being the enforcement mechanism; they would prefer not to be in that position. They would <br />prefer for these items to be corrected in a timely manner and would prefer to not have to continually <br />contact Staff. He asked the Council to consider not just that it is a property owner dispute, but that it is a <br />City Code violation and regulatory violation. He asked the City to make sure the correction is made. They <br />will oppose the CUP until that happens. He noted that Steve and Sheila Bakke have now corroborated all <br />of the concerns and complaints of his clients. He said both the City and DNR have the authority to correct <br />most of the items. He spoke to Rob Haberman from the DNR enforcement division, who is all but certain <br />that the DNR will prevail and the shoreline will have to be corrected. He thinks the City should use the <br />process as an appropriate mechanism to get the violations cleaned up.