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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 14, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 3 of 26 <br /> <br />Crosby said he thinks it is a beautiful proclamation and he has friends who lost a baby on 9/11/2001 and <br />were devastated. It is something they never forget and he is sure they pray every day. Crosby said he <br />commends Mayor Walsh for bringing this up – it is awesome. <br /> <br />Crosby moved, Johnson seconded, to accept the proclamation. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />Seals noted there is a resident in Orono who is world-renowned on this topic, named Sherokee Ilse who <br />lived here for a very long time and recently moved away. She was an expert and actually spoke and <br />counseled around the world regarding this topic. <br />Walsh noted this brings the Council to No. 6, the Annual Sportsmen Gun Club Limited Use Permit, <br />which was taken off the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />Printup noted he is okay with it and just has a question regarding the permit. He said it is an annual <br />permit and asked if they could potentially make it a five-year permit. <br /> <br />Rief replied it is written in the code as an annual permit but they can modify the code to adjust for that. <br /> <br />Crosby said he’d be comfortable with that. <br /> <br />Johnson said one of the functions is the police department needs to do a background check to approve it, <br />so perhaps that is the trigger that holds it up. <br /> <br />Rief said he will bring it up to Orono Police Chief Correy Farniok. <br /> <br />Seals said one year seems a little short. <br /> <br />Walsh noted it has been around forever and they’re seeing it annually. <br /> <br />Rief stated the reason it is late is because of the person who submitted the application is new, so they are <br />going through the process for the first time. <br /> <br />Walsh said the Council can pass it for the year so it’s done and then bring it back, change the code if <br />allowable, and amend it. He’d like to get it renewed in the meantime so the Club isn’t held up. <br /> <br />Printup moved, Johnson seconded, to approve the Annual Sportsmen Gun Club Limited Use <br />Permit. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> <br />14. LA20-000030 and LA20-000050 – ERIC LUTH O/B/O GORDON JAMES <br />CONSTRUCTION, 135 ORONO ORCHARD ROAD, PRELIMINARY PLAT AND <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - RESOLUTION <br /> <br />John Quinlivan O/B/O Gordon James Construction, Applicant, was present. <br /> <br />Staff presented a summary packet of information. Barnhart noted the question to expand the Municipal <br />Urban Service Area (MUSA) came forward around 2015 or 2016, and the potential developer at that time