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MIMTES OE THE REG I LA R ORONO Cl TV COl NCIE MEETING HELD ON MAY 13, 1996 {U9 - On-Site Systems Code Ordinance Amendment - Continued) Kelley said he questioned the quality of mound sy stems Hurr noted that a mound system can be rebuilt Weckman said a rebuilding of a mound system uould cost approximately S5,000-S7,000 A new mound system is approximately SI0.000 It was brought out that this cost is less than the cost of sewering Weckman said he has never seen the need to abandon a mound system site and failures are usually the result of bad installation. Hurr moved, Goetten seconded, to adopt Ordinance No 147, Second Series, an Ordinance Deleting Section 5 37 of the Orono Municipal Code Relating to On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems Contractors, and Deleting Section 5 38 Relating to On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems Site Evaluators and Designers, and Amending Section 12 30 Relating to On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems, and to approve the abridged version of said ordinance for publication The .Amendment would establish a period of 10 years for completion of repairs to non-Shoreland systems found to be non-conforming due only to lack of 3-foot separation Vote Ayes 5. Nays 0 MAYOR/COLNCTL REPORT Kelley mentioned the letter to be provided by the City to the Met Council regarding the MUS.A Amendment Points #2 and 3 have been satisfied An agreement is yet to be reached with Long Lake Information on the sewer metering is required before the agreement can be completed Information regarding the metering is expected back this week accordinu to Cook Callahan suggested scheduling a work session once the information is received. A work session is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, at 8:00 a m , in order to respond to the Met Council by June 1. Hurr said she visited Lakeside Marina and submitted photos for the file. She noted some of the promises made by the marina are yet to be completed Hurr said she and Jabbour are working with the DNR regarding the Maxwell Bay access and issue of monev in lieu of ta.xes (#10) PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT Callahan moved. Jabbour seconded, to nominate Bill Stoddard to the open appointment on the Planning Commission. Hurr said she would support the decision of the Council majority but voiced her support as an alternate, Bruce Kelley, a long time resident of Orono, who would come to the Commission with wisdom of age Callahan noted that all of the candidates were qualified 15 in