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Arm Bay. July 19"' Neighborhood Meeting Council member Lili McMillian, Greg Gappa, and Tom Kellogg met with neighborhood residents and viewed possible options for drainage to the north. Drainage of the water to the north along the east side of Baldur Park Road is not recommended because of the flat topography and number of homes on this side of the road, and concerns about exacerbating existing drainage problems in this area. The preferred option would involve the installation of a 10" pipe in the City right of way on the west side of Baldur Park Road to a point 150 feet north of the intersection and then construction of a drainage swale because the ground elevations are too low to continue the pipe. This swale would continue north along the road right of way then cross a small privately owned unbuildable parcel to drain the water into the wetland adjacent to North Arm Bay. City staff was going to contact the property owner of this vacant parcel regarding his interest in granting an easement to the City for a drainage swale. In the event the property owner of the vacant parcel was not interested in granting the City an easement, the option of obtaining a 10 ’ wide drainage easement across the edge of the properties on either side of the small parcel was discussed. The property owner on the north side of the vacant parcel is not interested in granting the City an easement. The two property owners to the south may possibly be interested in granting an casement, but their preference was for the City to obtain an easement across the vacant parcel. I have had a phone conversation with the owner of the small vacant parcel, who lives in Washington State. Although this lot is platted 250 feet out into the wetland, this parcel only has about 1,500 square feet of area above the 929.4 contour, which is all within the 75’ setback zone. The owner expressed concerns about an easement restricting possible future development of this parcel as he is envisioning installing a dock on this property and filling the wetland. It was clearly stated to him that under Orono, Watershed District, and both State and Federal regulations that filling of this wetland is not even remotely feasible, plus Orono would absolutely not allow the installation of a dock on this unbuildable property without a principal structure. We have sent him a drainage easement document for a 10 foot wide drainage easement across the property area that is above the 929.4 contour. The proposed easement area is 750 square feet and we have offered him $2.00 per square foot for the easement which results in a $1,500 compensation for this easement. This is the same price per square