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MINUTES OF THE LAKE USE COMMITTEE - August 12, 1992^ ~ _I ’ - iii L'U Lm it The meetina of the Lake Use Committee of the City of Orono was held pursuant to noti-e at 7:45 a.m.« Wednesday, August 12, 1992 at the Orono Council Chambers. Chairman Ed Callahan, Gabriel Jabbour, J. Diann Goetten, Charles Kelley and Charles Schroeder of the Committee and staff members Mike Gaffron and Jeanne Mabusth were present. Mark and Debbie Breneman, Jim Dunn and Beth Whittaker were present representing area marinas. The minutes of the Lake Use Committee meetings of June 24, 1992 and July 8, 1992 were approved. Chairman Callahan referred to the packet regarding licenses for North Drive Marina and Lakeside Marina. It was the recommendation of staff to grant licenses to these two marinas back to 1991. Although Gayles Marina was not reviewed at this time, it could be presumed there would also be a recommendation for approval of their license. Jabbour agreed with the staff recommendation, however, Callahan felt the licenses should be denied. He referred to the staff recommendation in the Lakeside Marina memo, "Staff finds questionable valie in further denial or withholding of a license for ....". He said, without being critical of staff, that staff wanted to approve these because they don't know what else to do. Jabbour asked if the denial was based on existing ordinances. Callahan replied that it was based upon the that fact if we reject the licenses and then try to enforce the operation without licenses that it will create a fight and we shouldn't do that, so what we ought to do is uell them to be good next year and we will let them by this year. It has been the position of the City that the three maiinas in question are not in compliance with licensing requirements. North Shore Drive Marina has been working on changes but still have violations in some areas. It is staff's view that Lakeside Marina does not intend ho reduce the number of boats to the licensing requirement along with other rhings stated in the May 28, 1992 letter. Callahan feels that since violations exist, there is no purpose served and it would be improper to give a license to these marinas. Gaffron wanted to review issues regarding each marina. Callahan stated there was a simpler way and asked if there were violations. Gaffron responded that it depended interepretation of code. There is no question that ther- many parts of the code they do not comply with. Callahan state! since this is true and there are violations, no license should be given. The question of tagging is a separate issue. It does not seem licenses should be given for something that they have already done since they have already operated marinas in 1991. Callahan asked if everyone agreed that if the marina is in violation, no license should be issued. Goetten concurred that if someone is trying to work out th- situation, that is not enough to give them the license. She asked Gaffron to continue discussion of the staff recommendation I •