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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 9, 2022 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 7 13.LA21-000076 – YARDSCAPES, INC., LINCOLN DANFORTH, 1720 BOHNS POINT ROAD, VARIANCE – RESOLUTION NO. 7265 Johnson moved, Seals seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as adjusted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. Mayor Walsh called a three minute recess. ZONING REPORT These items were moved to the Consent Agenda. 11.LA21-000051 – ROBERT LINDEN CONSTRUCTION, 1074 LOMA LINDA AVE., SETBACK VARIANCES 12.LA22-000014 – ERIC ZEHNDER, 940 NORTH ARM DRIVE, VARIANCE – RESOLUTION NO. 7264 13.LA21-000076 – YARDSCAPES, INC., LINCOLN DANFORTH, 1720 BOHNS POINT ROAD, VARIANCE – RESOLUTION NO. 7265 PUBLIC COMMENTS Brad Erickson, 2485 Independence Road, Independence, was at a City Council meeting about a month ago and was cut off and did not get to explain himself. A lot of things have happened in the last month, he sent some emails today, and he does not think it is a secret about the videos that were sent to his family by the Mayor himself. Mr. Erickson is here to ask Mr. Walsh to step down from his post and do the only honorable thing left to do before he is removed. That is what Mr. Erickson meant last time, he would never stoop to a level of suggesting physical violence, and thinks the City Council knows who he is, what he has been through, and where he is going with this. He is respectfully asking the Mayor to step down and would respectfully ask the rest of the City Council to help in that process. Whether that means censuring him with what they know already or if that means voting, he does not know what it looks like. Starting tomorrow as Mr. Erickson promised, he said “it is you or me and you will pay.” Mr. Erickson said to make no mistake about it when he tells the Mayor this: you will not be the mayor of this town when this is over so he can do it quickly and quietly or they can do it very publicly and very messy. Mr. Erickson hopes someone is taking very good notes and thanked the City Council for their time. Tiffane Ferrer, 980 Heritage Lane, is here as a resident of Orono not Independence, and would like to thank the City Council for all the hard work they do and the things they are doing to make the City better. She appreciates each and every one of the Council Members and is happy they are here. Barbara Schmidt, 50 Landmark Drive, noted she has some basic questions about the public works building. Mayor Walsh stated when they discuss the item later in the evening Ms. Schmidt can have three minutes to ask her questions.