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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 />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 14 of 34 <br /> <br />14. LA21-000017 – JOSEPH & SARA THULL, 480 BIG ISLAND, PERMIT FOR DOCK ON <br />CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY (BAY PLACE) – UPDATE – Continued <br /> <br />Johnson thinks the City has established a history of providing some dock access to those lots; he is in <br />favor of that as they are lawful lots. He would have liked to hear the solution from the people out there as <br />this is not that complicated to him, those are City-owned sites, the old fire lanes and access points…the <br />City and the citizens of Orono own them. To Johnson, a 24-foot long singular dock at each one of those – <br />he heard some families say one dock, one boat – he is in favor of having one dock to two property owners <br />(one on each side). The complication with that would be sharing the dock and he has zero interest in the <br />City of Orono owning these docks. They could not even get cooperation to sort out even these few people <br />and he is a little concerned about introducing one on each side because then they have to get along in <br />sharing the dock. Johnson thinks that is a reasonable expectation but they need to own the dock. One at <br />each fire lane, up to a 24-foot long boat, the dock is three 8-foot sections for 24 feet, and the property <br />owners can pick any of those access points to go to. The City’s job is not to provide the route to their <br />place once they get on shore, but it is to provide the dock for them to get on shore. With the Crystal Bay <br />Road property the City decided there will be no storage of docks on City property. He suggested a permit <br />fee; the City should have a one-year permit, and extinguish the previous agreement that was put in place. <br /> <br />Walsh said at the Bay Place access there is one dock allowed now. Basically what they would be saying is <br />there will still be one dock but will give two people (one on each side) access. Someone needs to apply <br />for that – for example, the Thull’s – and the City will say the Thull’s have the permit and can put the dock <br />in but someone gets to use the other side. Then it would depend on who wants the second permit. He <br />would suggest whoever had it the first year gets the first option but must apply for it by January 1, then it <br />is open for whoever wants to apply for that dock and permit. To Walsh, where the 90 foot spot it, there <br />are two licenses or approvals there so they could have one dock with two people sharing it, or because <br />there are already two docks, perhaps they have two docks with two on each side for four boats. <br /> <br />Mr. Loughlin said the dock at 130 Big Island is already an easement across his property so it does not get <br />included in the wetland right-of-way. <br /> <br />Walsh asked him to explain that…the dock has an easement through Mr. Loughlin’s property? <br /> <br />Mr. Loughlin replied yes, there is a 10 foot easement for them to access and put a dock there. <br /> <br />Walsh asked what the name of the resident was? <br /> <br />Mr. Loughlin replied Scheftel. <br /> <br />Walsh clarified that is a private easement and they have an agreement with Mr. Loughlin. <br /> <br />Mr. Loughlin said it is a private easement and from that point over it is basically wet all year round. <br />Walsh asked who has the agreement with the City to put a dock in there? <br /> <br />Curtis said there are two properties tied to the other resolution.