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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 18 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 />Ms. Farnes noted in the City Codes it states that “we” are financially liable and responsible to maintain it <br />– the abutting neighbors which would be Jud, Saari’s, and Ms. Farnes. They have maintained it. <br /> <br />Johnson stated that is a good point and there is a code review committee that looks at different codes and <br />perhaps they need to review it and extend it to anybody that uses that access point, as well. <br /> <br />Ms. Farnes said, or the City can come out and maintain all of it. <br /> <br />Walsh noted they can put that as part of the license of using the dock. <br /> <br />Dave Saari, 260 Big Island, is exactly adjacent and apologized that his boat lifts have been on City <br />property, that has not been his intent nor has it been there in years past – he has a new dock guy and it <br />will be off by this weekend. What they are not addressing is the larger hole, there are 17 pieces of <br />property that could be affected and have an adverse reaction to this singular look of Bay Place. Bay Place <br />cannot be the only place on the island they look at and he thinks they still need to come back to having a <br />much larger view. Johnson indicated access points around the island make logical sense and Mr. Saari <br />could not agree more, that was his early concern and point that has not been addressed as they are <br />singularly looking at a location. He suggested west-side of the island properties would have access on the <br />west side and east-side properties would have access on the east. There is a larger solution than simply <br />looking at a single location adjacent to his property. <br /> <br />Walsh said sometimes they need to do one bite at a time. If there were twice as many people, he wonders <br />if they will have more agreement? At least the Council is hearing some ideas and vetting some of this and <br />sometimes it tells the Council they cannot come to any solution better than what Johnson thought of or <br />what has done before in trying to make it a bit better through these access points. <br /> <br />Johnson stated in the other permit the docks have to conform with LMCD and if the LMCD allows it, that <br />is a function of the permit to demonstrate that it meets the setbacks. What is put in there makes sure it is <br />done the best way, the right way, the fairest way they can do it. He does not think they even need to get <br />into the business of saying which one because people out there can decide for themselves; but there is just <br />one dock and it is limited to two boats. <br /> <br />Mr. Saari understands and thinks, what if there are 17 potential property owners looking for that same <br />solution. <br /> <br />Johnson said they will run out of docks. There is a cap as to how many they can do with this plan. <br /> <br />Aleya Champlin, 210 Big Island (Bay Place) and 2643 Thoroughbred Lane, and would like the Council to <br />consider that adjacent to the City’s right-of-way is private property, and when the docks are being <br />removed in the fall there should be no trespass on private property. Similar to the docks not being stored <br />