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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 24, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 7 14. LA21-000040 TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO DOCK LICENSES AND BIG ISLAND – Continued Johnson thinks it is probably a first-come, first-serve but one can probably maintain the position once they “got” it. He thinks they can leave the draft ordinance a bit more benign and have the actual dock license site agreement more specific. Then when they are signing on the agreement, the resident cannot say they did not know the Code and the City can have a Big Island version and Crystal Bay version. He clarified they could simplify the amendment in the Code and complicate the application for the specific site. Walsh agrees the first-come, first-serve is appropriate and if a person had it the previous year, they have a certain amount of time to file and if they do not it is open to whomever is first or second after that. Barnhart put a draft in the license agreement for discussion purposes and tried to tailor it a bit differently; he can keep going with that. After talking with Staff, Walsh thinks it may be appropriate to have the City put the dock in so they do not have issues over people fighting over who owns the dock, who puts it in, and who takes it out. He suggested having it be a City dock to eliminate the ownership issue and who does what. Edwards said he, Barnhart, and Attorney Mattick noted that they already have a model for docks on City lake access right-of-way. Big Island is a bit more challenging getting docks in and out, but they are out there for the Park anyway, so there might be some benefit and simplification to it being a City owned dock on a City owned right-of-way. It is easier than the City being the middle man in a dispute that may arise from a neighboring property and a private dock on a City lake access. Walsh clarified it makes it more controlled; it costs the City a bit of money and time but he is open to that. Edwards said they would license the “spot” or slip on the side of the dock. Johnson said some areas are more traversable and accessible so leaving it up to the inland owners on which one they wanted to use was a conversation the Council had. He noted the City is not going to maintain those roads or trails, so if the City provides the dock are they available to residents? If it is a City dock can anyone use it? Seals thought it would follow Mound’s model: it is a public dock but one does not have full public rights to it, it is a slip. Johnson noted Mound fire lanes and Minnetonka Beach fire lanes are not City-owned docks. Walsh said the City has the choice of who has access and he thinks they have the ability to license it to two users, although Attorney Mattick is not present to verify. Johnson said in that case the fee schedule should be adjusted because this should not cost a single Orono resident a penny. The cost of the dock, transportation to and from, the City is not providing marina services. He saw a comment from the applicant who wants to go deeper. If the City wants to stick with 24 foot docks, they are not in the business of servicing, or moving the dock out a little deeper. This is not a