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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, May 28,2002______ (M)2-2782 PROFESSIONAL PROPERTIES OF ORONO, Continued) Sanseverc made reference to Council Action request number 3a. He believed that more grecnspace to the west was desirable. He asked Moorse to contact the neighboring property owner, Gagne, and inquire about the price. Furthermore, he suggested the City purchase this parcel in order to solve all the issues here. Murphy felt he could support this action. Moorse believed that this second piece would be less costly than the City ’s comer parcel and he would contact the current owner. Nygard supported this action as well. Murphy reiterated the desire to move the parking and asked the group how set in their plans they were. Dr. Berg stated that they had already examined many other layouts and settled on this one. I Ic stated that many hours have gone into determining what makes the most sense and this is it. They would have to go back to the drawing board and begin anew if this did not work. Dr. Kottemann felt that if Kelley Parkway were moved some of the parking could be shifted as well. Murphy stated that he was troubled by the lack of flexibility the applicants have shown, especially after the City has been trying to work with them this evening to come up with alternatives. Mayor Peterson reiterated her concern over the setbacks. White suggested flip flopping the parking lot. Ritter stated that parking still needs to be in the front of the building and if the building were flipped, a new development next door could essentially block or back up to theirs. Gaffron acknowledged that this is probably plan revision number 16 that the doctors have considered and he recognized the amount of work they've put into their proposal. He also noted that wile they ’ve virtually already gone through their whole planning process with limited City input, the City has just begun its formal evaluation process. Mayor Peterson asked Gaffron to explain stafTs concerns. Gaffron indicated that the setback on Kelley Parkway is most notable and believed while the issues can be worked out. they need to lay out an aesthetically pleasing solution. The buffers between the trail and parking, circulation around the site, and the service area need additional work. Pafc9ofl«