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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR APRIL 12,1999 <br />(#11) #2471 Independent School District #278 - Continued <br />Flint asked if there is precedence where the City does not ask for a letter of credit. <br />Gaffron said the City did not require a letter of credit for the School District’s last major <br />project. He said when the ice arena was built, there was no letter of credit and there should <br />have been one for landscaping. <br />Sansevere said he does not have a strong opinion regarding the letter of credit. <br />Kelley said he is concerned about the landscaping being finished. <br />Jabbour explained the Council ’s concern that the issues being discussed and agreed upon are <br />prioritized and done to the City ’s standards. <br />Kelley asked what the School District is budgeting for landscaping. <br />McQueen said that the grading and paving project will precede the building project so all the <br />landscaping will be bid prior to the building itself. He estimates $35,000-540,000. <br />Lawson said the School Board and Administration appreciate landscaping. He said the site <br />work will be done before the building and the contractors will have to be bonded. He does <br />not want to provide a letter of credit. <br />Jabbour said he just wants to make sure the landscaping funds don ’t get reallocated to <br />another part of the project. <br />Flint said he is in favor of the letter of credit for the landscaping. <br />Jabbour said he understands what the School District is trying to do with the lights by moving <br />them to the outside perimeter of the parking lot. He does not want any light spillage. <br />Kelley asked about the height of the existing lights in the High School parking lot. <br />Pomeroy said he has not reviewed the height of the existing lights. <br />Kelley said lighting is very important because the property to the east will be residential and <br />he assumes the lights will be left on all night. <br />Pomeroy said the lights will be fitted with an electric eye and timer. <br />McQueen explained that the lighting is designed so there will only be a half-foot candle <br />power at the edge of the property. He said they did look at shorter poles, but there would be <br />dark spots in the parking lot. He said with a lot this size, a taller pole is necessary for even <br />lighting. <br />Page 20 <br />1 <br />4