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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR JANUARY 11,1999 (#7) §2426 GEORGE STICKNEY, 4XX WILLOW DRIVE SOUTH - continued He asked how many lots would be assessed a park dedication fee based on past precedent. Jabbour stated that if this motion is approved, it is Council’s direction to staff that if at any time a park dedication fee has been paid on one particular parcel, that person will not be required to pay a park dedication fee for one lot when it is further subdivided. If a park dedication fee has never been paid in the past, the fee will be assessed on all the lots. Van Zomeren stated her understanding is that if a lot with a house on it is being divided into four lots, the previous fee would be credited for the lot that has the house and the three new lots would be assessed the fee. VOTE; Ayes 5, Nays 0. (#8) REQUEST FOR REFUND - #2372/2377/2388 VVYATT & NANCY MOE, 1230 SPRUCE PLACE - VARIANCES, LOT LINE REARRANGEMENT, STREET/PARK VACATION, AND VACATION OF PORTLAND PLACE Gaffron presented the staff report. Dr. Wyatt Moe has requested a refund of certain fees related to rearranging the lot lines at 1220 Loma Linda and 1230 Spruce Place as well as City payment of approximately 1/3 of his surveyor bills. Staff is recommending that the $300 fee for the vacation of Portland Place be refunded, on the basis that this fee and application would not have been necessary had the City proceeded ’properly in its 1978-79 vacation action. Dr. Moe submitted to the City a copy of his surveyor bill and requested that the City pay $969.84 of the bill. Gaffron stated that the City has incurred approximately that same amount in engineering and legal costs for his £q)plications and absent more detail as to what he feels the City should pay for, staff does not support City payment of any part of the $969.84 surveyor bill. Gaffron stated he talked with Mr. Moe on January 8 and that Mr. Moe did not plan to attend the Council meeting and he will accept the $300 refund. Jabbour moved, Flint seconded, a motion to authorize a refund of $300 to Dr. W. Wyatt Moe for Portland Place VacatioT application #2388. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORT (#9) STAFF/COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Jabbour said that the issue of employees bypassing the chain of command was raised during the Council’s special meeting to evaluate the City Administrator. The Council would like staff to have an open door policy, but there should be a proper method for addressing concerns raised by City employees regarding the administration of the City. Moorse has prepared a memorandum on the recommended method and communication channels for addressing concerns raised by City employees regarding the administration of the City, including a method to deal with “whistle Page 10