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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 8, 2021 <br />6:03 p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 20 of 26 <br /> <br />19. LA20-000048 - TIMOTHY WHITTEN O/B/O I. JACOBS/A. JACOBS REVOCABLE <br />TRUST, 1700 SHORELINE DRIVE, PRELIMINARY PLAT - RESOLUTION – Continued <br /> <br />Walsh replied yes. It would be more with the approval, please get the City Council the feedback as well, <br />so that is in the book. <br /> <br />Crosby said if they look at Fox Hill, they do not have one there. <br /> <br />Walsh knows that but that is not relevant to this; Johnson is just talking about in a perfect world, they <br />would want the feedback and if the County says they can do it, then they would want it. <br /> <br />Johnson agreed and said not just because it is more convenience to not do it, but if it is possible to do. <br />The Tanager Bridge construction is happening soon and it would alleviate a lot of problems there and <br />maybe that extends to Heritage. <br /> <br />Walsh noted they will find out by prefacing it and asking for the feedback on that because if the County <br />says it is an absolute no, there is no way to do it, or that the County is not going to do it because there is <br />just not enough room to make it work and redo all of that road. He stated that is the way to find out. <br /> <br />Attorney Mattick agreed. <br /> <br />Crosby said if they look on Google maps it looks like a complete impossibility. <br /> <br />Walsh said he knows, but that does not prevent them from asking and they can get the response in the <br />book one way or the other. <br /> <br />Attorney Mattick’s only concern is that it is a preliminary plat and not the final. The premise is when the <br />City Council approves the preliminary plat it is saying “we’re most of the way there, here are the <br />conditions we want, when you come back for final plat we want these issues addressed.” Putting in <br />additional turn lanes and things like that are usually thing they have gone through at this point so if he <br />understands what the Council is saying, they would like the County to take a second look at an <br />acceleration lane and a center turn lane for east bound traffic. <br /> <br />Walsh replied, or just to give the City Council the feedback on it – maybe they have already received it, <br />he does not know. <br /> <br />Edwards cannot speak for the County but from a City perspective, if this was a City road, normally they <br />are applying City code or overall transportation best practices to that right-of-way and travel-way. The <br />County is going to tell the developer to prove that they cannot do what the County is telling them has to <br />happen here. He said it is a little bit backwards for the City to say “prove that it cannot happen.” They <br />would have to ask the County to look at whether they think that a left hand turn lane is needed for this <br />type of development. <br /> <br />Walsh stated “is it feasible, and if it is would you do it.” <br /> <br />Johnson said the only thing he read about from the County was an email chain asking how much space <br />was needed on that right turn lane. He does not know if the County took a full review of this situation <br />and concluded that this is what needs to be done.