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CITY OF ORONO MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: May 10, 2021 <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Adam Edwards, P.E., City Administrator/City Engineer <br />RE: Post Office Lease <br /> <br /> <br />1. Background. Recent concerns about Crystal Bay Post Office parking drove staff to <br />research the existing lease between the city and the US Postal Service. There has also been some <br />interested from the Parks commission on the future use of the building with respect to the Crystal <br />bay Park and Dakota Trail. <br /> <br />2. Lease. The most recent lease I could find in our files (Exhibit A) dates to 1987. The lease is <br />month to month with and indefinite term. It covers the building at 968 sf and 1000 sf of parking <br />and maneuvering space. The rent is set at $450/month and has not changed since 1987. The city <br />is responsible for facility maintenance. The postal service is responsible for snow and trash <br />removal, utility payments and custodial service. <br /> <br />3. Parking. The current parking lot serves both the post office and the park. Specific spots are <br />not designated/restricted for either use. The only restricted parking is the handicap accessible <br />spot. On nice days in the summer, and particularly with the bridge traffic diversion the parking <br />lot can become fill with trail users. <br /> <br />4. Discussion Items. <br /> <br />a. Should the city designate/ restrict specific spots for postal parking? If so how- “postal <br />only”, “Postal only x:xx AM - x:xx PM”, “15 minute parking”… <br /> <br />b. Should the City approach the Postal Service about updating the lease? rent? <br /> <br />c. Is the council open to exploring future alternative uses for the space? Limited postal <br />services (PO boxes and tamp machine) + Community center? warming house… <br />