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r <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCIL <br />MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 27,1997 <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br />Jabbour noted the joint meeting held on this date with the Planning Commission was <br />fruitful. <br />Flint said he is concerned with the Saga Hill development recently reviewed by Planning <br />Commission and the ability to build on the property given the topography. He asked the <br />City Engineer to review the application to ensure the development will not create <br />drainage problems for properties downstream. Jabbour received confirmation from <br />Gaffron that both the Planning Commission and Staff have scrutinized the application <br />and are reviewing resident concerns. <br />ENGINEER REPORT <br />(#12) DAKOTA AVENUE MAINTENANCE <br />Gappa reported that Dakota Avenue is a 600' long dead-end road with seven homes <br />accessing off of it. The road had been gravel but was recently paved as part of the sewer <br />project. The road has been privately maintained but there are no records showing the <br />history of why that occurred. Gappa said the residents have requested the City make a <br />determination regarding the maintenance of the road. The sewer project is now <br />complete, and Gappa asked Council to make the determination regarding responsibility <br />for maintenance. <br />Gappa justified the road becoming public because it fits within the category of public <br />roads as it is adjacent to Long Lake Boulevard, which is maintained by the City, all the <br />other roads in the sewer project are public and maintained by the City, and the road now <br />has sewer in the street. Gappa said he understood that development in rural areas <br />usually hold to private road status, but he feels this road is more urban in nature, setting <br />no precedent. <br />Jabbour asked Gaffron for confirmation of the area's classification as rural. Gaffron said <br />the Comprehensive Plan needs to determine the differences between urban and rural <br />areas. He said sewer is not necessarily the guideline. What makes the neighborhood <br />different from the rural area is the lot sizes being less than 2 acres, averaging 1/2 to 1 <br />acre in size. Gaffron views this as an urban cluster within the rural area of the City. <br />Jabbour said a distinction needs to be determined between this road and others to allow <br />the road to become public. <br />Barrett indicated that the road was platted public. This does not distinguish it, however, <br />as platted public roads are not necessarily made public. <br />Flint said his opinion of the area is one of being an urban area with how it is set up.