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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD JULY 27, 1992 OfiOINANCE #104, SECOND SERIES - CONT. Jabbour reported that at the public hearing, Mr. Ounn stated he felt the City had not researched the issue enough and provided names of contacts. Jabbour said he talked to a Fred Hunt, Consulting Engineer and expert on floating docks, who reported that the styrofoam is the worst possible way of doing anything. Hunt said there are issues that no one has thought about including the danger of using styrofoam around gas and oiI, and ultra-violet rays breaking up the foam faster. Jabbour stated that United Design Association reported that if the styrofoam is to be encased, it should be done with a metai and plastic layer. Neil Ross, President of International Marine Institute, stated that styrofoam is a nation-wide problem. Jabbour said that everyone he talked to was willing to back the City’s position. It was moved by Callahan, seconded by Butler, to adopt Ordinance #104, Second Series, with the following corrections: First page, subdivision 1 - “Docks, platforms, buoys, and other floating structures. . Change “City waters'* to "City limits'*. Subdivision t - "Gasoiine, fumes, ..." delete the word fumes. Subdivision 3, Page 2 - include buoys. Subdivision 3, Paragraph B - "This exception does not include repairing or replacing the existing styrofoam. Ayes 3, nays 0. Qoetten abstained. Goetten felt that they did not have enough time to review the proposed ordinance. Gaffron asked that the Sub-section be changed as that number has already been used. Callahan felt it best fit at the end of the chapter. He added that the marina owners were given an opportunity to discuss the issue at the Lake Use Committee meetings, and they have been a.Wised throughout the entire process. Qoetten asked to review the amended ordinance at the next meeting. : • r..i_ ^