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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 9, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 15 their friends across the street. He said is the relevant exception 1,000 feet or 100 feet and if so 100 feet from what. He stated he does not want to pit neighbors against other neighbors and call them in, whether it is tall grass or dead trees. The City has had the discussion before – if people want to be neighborly – noting the City is more worried about people coming in from the outside, and they do not want that. Walsh asked if any of the neighbors present would like to speak. Johnson asked Barnhart if it was a non-resident user. Barnhart answered they are not on the lake. Johnson clarified that it is a resident of Orono, but not on the lake. Kris Rudd, 601 Park Lane, was at the meeting with her mother-in-law Kathy Rudd, 607 Park Lane, who received the letter. The two people that keep their boats there are the Melanders at 550 Park Lane and the Gambonis at 630 Park Lane. She noted the people at 630 Park Lane have kept a boat at Kathy Rudd’s home for 30-40 years, encompassing at least five previous owners. Since the Rudds have gotten older, they do not keep a boat on their dock anymore, which is how the Melanders, who live in the neighborhood, ended up putting a boat there. Printup clarified it is not rented. Ms. Rudd replied that is correct. Printup said it has been going on a long time, and all of a sudden, the spotlight was just put on this. Crosby asked if Ms. Rudd is renting it. Ms. Rudd replied that is correct, they do not receive any money for it. She said they are in a very tight- knit neighborhood and appreciates why things were changed as they do not want new people coming in, parking is always an issue and they all work together to work things out. To hear that a neighbor complained about this is very unnerving to the residents. Crosby noted Park Lane is a very small street. He noted the spirit of the rule was short-term rentals as people want to know who is in their neighborhood. Obviously, in this situation, they know their neighbors so that is solved. Ms. Rudd added it does not create a parking issue. Crosby agreed and said he would not be opposed to making an exception to the rule, as the spirit of the rule is that they want to be accountable to the people that are the neighbors. If this woman is allowing her neighbor to have that boat-slip there is accountability, so he would not be concerned. Walsh said basically they got a letter from the City Prosecutor saying they would be prosecuted. Ms. Rudd said everything that happened last year and the year before, they do not want it to come to litigation.