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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 9, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 12 of 13 15. LA21-000047 – MATCOM: MARK MATASOVSKY O/B/O TEMPLE ISRAEL OF MINNEAPOLIS, 645 TONKAWA ROAD, VARIANCES – Continued Loren Schoenzeit, 480 Forest Landing, thinks adding the ADA facility close to the lake for the camp is important and if there is a way to find the structural coverage in this location and perhaps trade with the cabin, he thinks that would be valuable to the City. If they push the building back too far it does not serve its safety purposes and he is sure they do not want the Applicant taking thousands of yards out of the hill to put it at lake grade. It seems like there is a reasonable compromise to be able to get an ADA structure for safety near the lake and the hill represents the practical difficulty of the building site. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT Attorney Mattick had nothing to report. CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT Edwards had nothing to report. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REPORT Barnhart stated they received a dock license for one of the dock sites on Big Island and they are working through that and Attorney Mattick is working on confirming ownership and ability to provide/issue a license. Johnson asked to make a mental note that when they do a fee schedule for the following year to do a year in review on Big Island to make sure the City’s costs are covered. They should assess their depreciation schedule on that dock as it may not last as long and the City should bear no expense to providing that privilege out there. Barnhart noted they are also working through the Navarre parking lot process and there is a virtual Q&A on August 12, 2021. Finally, they received the application for Shoreline Estates final plat at 1700 Shoreline Drive, the Jacobs’ property. Mayor Walsh noted it is still in lawsuit so he does not think anything will happen anytime soon. Attorney Mattick does not think so and said they are not prohibited from it but that they want to wrap things up. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Johnson played in the Herb Brooks Memorial Golf Tournament, closed on their house in Orono, and they are excited about that. Crosby stated they had an awesome National Night Out going to various parties and visiting neighbors. He wished Mayor Walsh and Attorney Mattick a happy birthday. He noted a lot was said about Orono tonight and the City was a great place to move to and now it is an outstanding place to move to, and this