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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 24, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 4 of 7 14. LA21-000040 TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO DOCK LICENSES AND BIG ISLAND – Continued marina but is a right to access. Short of just having to moor a boat or anchor it in open water, this is an opportunity tie up to something. Walsh agreed that is a good point, it should not cost the taxpayers any money to subsidize that. He does not think the City can charge the entire dock to someone. Johnson said no, but with a depreciation schedule. Walsh noted maybe it will not be $350 but $1,000 for each one. Johnson stated they should get the bids on docks because the other City docks are roll-ins and they may not be able to use those on the island. He also suggested bids on transportation of the dock in and out. Printup asked about storage of the docks. Edwards replied the City could either store the docks right there on the property or get a quote for them to be stored off-site. The advantage to storing on site is cheaper and the City controls the lake access. The disadvantage is just like with the Big Island Park docks it opens them up to winter vandalism. Seals noted at an earlier meeting the neighbors said they did not want the docks stored there because historically it has not been a good situation. She thinks they need to pull the dock and not store it there. Walsh said one is a swamp and is not a good place to put a dock. Another is up on a hill and is dry so that may be a possibility. Johnson thinks it behooves the City to remove the docks for the safety of their asset. Edwards clarified he was not proposing the City buy seven docks for seven lake accesses, but perhaps they purchase one right now. Walsh agreed and said if there is more demand they can always revisit docks for other areas. Seals said even one dock is a sizable cost. Johnson asked how much the roll-in docks cost the City. Edwards replied the most recent roll-in dock at Lydiard Beach Park was 52 feet and cost $6,800. They depreciate existing docks 15 years. Walsh said they can revisit numbers, adjust some of the language and keep it very benign for the agreement and be more site-specific on the license so there is a model to work with. Printup agreed with the license agreement having the “teeth” it protects the residents.