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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 10, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 13 of 15 Johnson said if the Council passes this, anybody that has property across from City land has the right to come to the City and get a dock. Walsh said that was not true. Johnson asked how the situation is different in this case from other cases. Walsh said it is a very specific and unique situation in Orono, where you have a road on your property. Printup added that people have been asking to buy it for decades. Barnhart stated it was spelled out for four specific parcels by PID. Johnson agreed that the City Council is calling attention to the specific four but did not see how somebody else who has a similar situation cannot apply for a dock license. Barnhart said a resident could ask to change the ordinance to include their property. Crosby clarified that a resident can ask, but the City Council has to look at each specific circumstance because they're all slightly different. Walsh stated the situation is pretty unique. Crosby said to him it is cleaning up an abnormality and that it shouldn't have been like this to begin with. Johnson asked if Printup weighed in on having one dock cluster versus a singular dock since it was tabled earlier until the full City Council was present. Printup indicated he is okay with it being adjacent, or single dock, and that it should include the termination clause and not messing with variances, no 21 days, and the property owner is the boat owner. Seals asked if it should be approved as a resolution so it comes back again to make sure it is right. Walsh stated that is being done and the motion is to continue to move it forward. Johnson brought up the fee that would be charged, noting he thought Staff’s recommendation was $300. Barnhart said originally it was $325 a year for three years, which is about $1,000. It would be up to the City Council on how to charge the fee. Walsh stated to him it is $325 a year and residents can pay it every year or all at once, but every year it has to be paid by X date or they are in default of the License Agreement, which could be part of the License Agreement. Johnson shared the rates that Excelsior and Tonka Bay charge which are based in part on boat footage and residents vs. non-residents.