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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,May 10,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 14. LA21-000017—JOSEPH& SARA THULL,480 BIG ISLAND,PERMIT FOR DOCK ON <br /> CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY(BAY PLACE)—UPDATE—Continued <br /> existing permit owner who has not had a dock there in 6 years will put a dock in this year either,unless he <br /> is wrong. He would be in favor of giving it to the Thull's with the caveat that they must share one side of <br /> it...he would give Nancy Fames first choice to see if she wants to have access to share the dock with the <br /> Thull's. <br /> Nancy Fames said there were good ideas here that they can solve this for themselves.For instance, <br /> exclusively for Big Island,because there are no roads but rather a lake. Is it possible for the City to pass <br /> an ordinance just to rent a dock for a person across the way? <br /> Walsh said that is a good conversation and he does not know if they have talked about making an <br /> exception for Big Island inland dock owners to build a rent-a-spot from someone with lakeshore on Big <br /> Island. <br /> Ms. Fames suspects if they took a vote, everyone would say yes to that. <br /> Crosby asked can't neighbors rent docks from each other anyways? <br /> Walsh replied they cannot rent. <br /> Johnson said the problem with relying on that is that they cannot even cooperate on this right now when <br /> the Council asked them to go back and work it out. This rental thing will be a moving target and he can <br /> appreciate that someone who owns real estate in Orono and happens to be on Big Island wants guaranteed <br /> access to their place every year and not beholden to the rental rates decided collectively out there. He is <br /> all for allowing people to cooperate out there and he thinks it already does on its own. However,when <br /> they are not finding cooperation;that is how they got here. <br /> Walsh said they could always have a neighbor allow one to use their dock,nothing stops them from that. <br /> Ms. Farms said that is correct. <br /> Walsh said to Johnson's point,the Council can solve Bay Place today which will be two people. Ms. <br /> Fames has not put a dock there for 6 years anyways and if she wants to use it, she has the first choice to <br /> share the dock. <br /> Ms. Fames does not know how the two other cruisers will fit. She provided a diagram from the Lake <br /> Minnetonka Conservation District(LMCD)and it only fits barely a 16 foot boat. <br /> Walsh stated she must remember this is City property and they are not guaranteeing one can bring a 35 <br /> foot boat in there. <br /> Ms. Fames is talking about her neighbors who have two cruisers and the diagram just does not fit to have. <br /> Page 16 of 34 <br />