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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 28,2005 <br />7:00 o ’clock p.m. <br />ri,ANNlNG COMMISSION COMMENTS - Jim I.«slie <br />Leslie stated that he had nothing to rciwtl, but would remain for questions. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />John Gchring, 1687 Concordia Street, read a letter containing his comments into the rccc j. Within <br />the letter, Gehring stated that he objected to the City of Orono spending $5.7 million taxpayer <br />dollars to purchase S3 acres on Big Island. He felt the City should ask for additional input from its <br />citizens regarding the purchase using tax dollars, via u referendum, especially for an open space <br />purchase that was yet to have a vision. <br />'Hie Mayor thanked Mr. Geliring for his comments. <br />7X)NING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT <br />*4. #2587 KRIS RUDD, 4575 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST - FINAL ROAD <br />PLAT APPROVAL - RESOLUTION NO. 5285 <br />Murphy moved, Sansevcrc seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5285, a Resolution <br />granting approval for CITY OF ORONO RIGHT OF WAY PLAT NO. I. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br />Nays 0. <br />5. #04-3052 ERIC VOGSTROM, 2618 CASCO POINT ROAD - VARIANCES - <br />RESOLUTION NO. 5286 <br />Curtis explained that at the February 14'*' Council Meeting, the Vegetation Restoration Plan with <br />amendments to the Agreement was approved, and the variance Rc.solution pertaining to the <br />hardcover was tabled. The applicant has not revised his request nor has staff made any changes to <br />the rc.solution. <br />Sansevere stated that if staff had not changed its opinion that tlic variance request was not <br />sup|K)rtcd by a hardship, he could not move to approve the request. <br />Gaffron indicated that staff had not changed their opinion. <br />Mayor Peterson stated that she had changed her position slightly after visiting the site once again. <br />She indicated that she would be in favor of approving a variance in an effort to save this one <br />remaining large oak tree left on the site, since most of the others had already been lost. <br />Vogstrom asked whether the City had granted variance rctjucsts in the past based on a hardship to <br />save trees. <br />Sansevere commented that it was rather ironic that, at this point, the applicant was requesting a <br />variance to save one tree, after liaving ripped down a whole bunch of significant trees without <br />permission in the first place. <br />PAGE 2 of 10 <br />' <br />I