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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,July 13,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Council Members agreed that it comes down to the dry buildable land no matter how many acres a parcel <br /> is. <br /> Walsh stated Mattick could look into the rule,there can be an understanding of what it means or doesn't <br /> mean in relationship to what the Applicant is trying to do, and the Council could hear the feedback. <br /> Mr. Puzak said he wanted to point out that not all floodplain is wetland and the wetland has been <br /> delineated and should be considered as part of the dry buildable. People build in wetlands all around the <br /> country; they just elevate. <br /> Walsh stated the Council will not start changing the rules of what they believe the wetlands are. They <br /> have a specific rule of how it is delineated is how it will factor into the dry buildable. The Council will <br /> follow the same rule for everyone. <br /> Mr. Puzak said he thought the Council needed to look at the fact that not all floodplain is wet and they are <br /> really taking private property when they do that if they are not giving people credit for it. <br /> Walsh noted the City Council is not defining floodplain, the Corps of Engineers does that. <br /> Mr. Puzak stated that Orono is one of the few communities that does not recognize it as contributing to <br /> the total lot area. <br /> Walsh noted that is what is so great about the community. He asked Mr. Puzak to discuss it with Mattick. <br /> Mattick said the rule has been if there is a single lot and it meets the 66%requirement, then you get to <br /> build on it. If you have contiguous lots and it does not meet the 66%, you are expected to combine the lots <br /> until you get to conforming. In this instance, conforming would be 1/2 acre, not something short of that. <br /> Walsh asked Mattick to review the rule and let everyone know what it says. If Mattick confirms his <br /> previous statement, the Applicant will need''/2 acre of dry buildable unless there is a different <br /> conversation of the public benefit of having a cul-de-sac. He suggested that if the Applicant wanted to <br /> come back, he could do so in the next two or four weeks. <br /> CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT <br /> 19. CONSULTING ENGINEER RFP <br /> Rief stated that last year the Council went through the RFP for the attorney and the auditors. As part of <br /> the adopted schedule, it is time for the engineering firm RFP. He attached in the packet a revised copy of <br /> what Edwards and he developed to solicit RFPs for engineering firms. He is asking for the City Council's <br /> approval of the RFP so they can start advertising. <br /> Walsh said many years ago he wanted to make sure all of the different expertises that the City has goes <br /> out for bid every five years. He was asked if that should even apply for legal services, and he responded <br /> that no matter how much the City likes someone,they have to go through the process like they said they <br /> would for transparency, et cetera. He noted they went through this process 8-10 years ago because they <br /> were using the same engineering company for a long time without ever looking at prices, and the City <br /> ended up cutting engineering consulting prices in half. <br /> Page 17 of 19 <br />