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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 14, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 20 of 26 Barnhart said if this is an issue the Council would like him to dig into, he certainly can. He thought he recalled a regulation against grading of steep slopes and some protections and definitions of a steep slope, which may be 18%. Johnson said he’d like to look into it and they can always hold that piece open and clean up the rest. Walsh said they could just approve it, get all the information and then amend it because then at least the whole thing is approved versus if they don’t put it in there, the Council cannot approve it. Barnhart responded that is true. Walsh said at least there would be a standard until the Council either believes the standard is true, as he agrees if it’s always been that way it’s not a reason to keep it, or it may be the best number…he doesn’t know. He’d rather approve it if there are no other issues and they can amend later but at least it’s on record that it’s set and it is consistent for the time being. Crosby would like to set a time frame that the Council for re-address the issue in the next Council meeting. Walsh asked Barnhart if it’s reasonable to come back in the next Council meeting. Barnhart replied probably not, but he could certainly do it by the first meeting in October. Walsh agreed to look at it in the first meeting in October. Barnhart noted there are other projects waiting on approval of this and he’d like to walk through the rest to make sure there aren’t any other issues he should address. He asked if anything else jumped out at the Council as issues that need to be corrected or any questions on. Walsh noted the Planning Commission went through it pretty well and he doesn’t have anything. The Councilmembers agreed. Johnson said he thinks it’s a great practice to shoot it out to people doing this kind of work, it is really good and he spoke with Mark. He noted Mark is happy that the City is reaching out and the two times they’ve brought something to him, he has brought things to the table that the City didn’t think of. The Council agreed. Walsh agreed and said, especially people that are in it every day, and clarified it’s not that Barnhart isn’t doing it every day because he is, too. Printup moved, Seals seconded, to approve La19-000065 – City of Orono Text Amendment Related To Subdivisions. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1(Crosby). Walsh asked Barnhart to come back in October with specific items for the Council to understand what decision they’re making and why.