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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 10, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 6 Mattick stated he is reluctant to codify every single thing one can do, but in the license application it is your property and it is their dock. You can have items in there that will allow the City to remove it. Walsh and Printup discussed that the City could do most of the codifying and stringent teeth in the License Agreement, as that is where they would agree to the terms. Printup said he does not want to seem like a bull and just taking stuff but wants it to be very clear so people don't mess this up. The Council wants it to be successful. Walsh agreed and said that is why the City Council is doing it. Mattick stated the license is a privilege and if there are problems and constantly enforcement actions, the City does not have to issue the license the next time. Walsh added that there are enforcement provisions within the term of the license to begin with. Mattick agreed and said the next year when the property owner applies again, the answer can be no. Walsh reminded Mattick it is a ten-year deal, and that is why there are provisions in the document to enforce and take away if the City needs to. Printup indicated there’s a question about dock length which gets into the LMCD world. Seals asked if that is something the City needs to be involved in. Printup said it is something the City can be involved in because the City is the owner. If it is a drought year or years and if you have to go out 150 feet to get into four-six feet of water, those are LMCD issues. Does the City want to apply to make that happen or say, “Forget it, we're only going out 50 feet or whatever the LMCD says.” The City would not apply for variances through the LMCD. Walsh stated the property owner would have to go through a variance for the City on top of dealing with the LMCD. Printup stated that is what he meant: The City does not want to get involved in that. He used drought years as an example of having to extend the dock out farther. The property owner would come to the City to apply. He said the City does not want to get involved in that, that it is not going up in the drought years. Walsh stated the City has the option of not applying. Printup stated he is suggesting that the City does not. Walsh commented that the owners can always ask and the City Council can decide. Crosby asked if the property owners had fairly good depth in the area. Mr. Brown said it was five-six feet.