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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 22. 1991 («9)ZONING FILE #1626-TRAFF CONTINUED present it to Councxl at tJiexr May 1 ^ aye. Motion passed. 1991, meeting. All voted Mayor Peterson closed the Frolic Hearings on Zoning File il<»23, and #1626. at 8:39 p.m. BNGINEER'S REPORT: (ilO*)REQOEST FOR PAYMENT #6-PUMPHOUSE #3 At Mayor Peterson's request, Councxl voted to add this item to the Consent Agenda. It was moved by Butler, seconded by Mayor Peterson, to approve Payment Request #6 :.n the amount af $29, 925.00, to Richmar Construction for tie Pumphouse #3 project. All voted aye. Motion passed. NAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT: CounciImerober Callahan stated that he had an item he wished to discuss before proceeding with the numbered items under the Mayor/Council Report. He said. "The next item on the Agenda is the Planning Commission appointments to fill t\ro existing vacancies. At the present time, the City's Ordinance provides that the Planning Commission terms are to be for throe years, staggered. I would like to make a motion that wo amend that Ordinance prior to filling the vacancies so that the term will be for one year# and that each of the succeeding terms, as they come will also revert to one year. The reason I am suggesting to make such a motion i? that it appears to me that we have a somewhat serious condition with the Planning Commission on a broad, administrative level. That i? my own personal opinion. It appears to me that thexre has developed a serious amount of antagonism between the Planning Commission and Council. The Planning Commission has an institutional, as opposed to an individual# view that the ramoval of the Council, that is the somewhat idiotic and cowardly Council, by tho Planning Commission would lead to a much better administration of the City. I have also had the feeling that there were a few membe.rs of that Planning Commission who fait that tJiey would be willing to step in if forced to take that position. I have this feeling because I remember hiving been at a meeting of the Planning Commission and Council about three years ago where that feeling was expressed rather forcefully by the members of the Planning Commission who were there. I have not seen anything in the change of the membership of the Planning Commission which makes me think that feeling has changed. I also have that feeling because t have h«iard members of the Planning Commission# within this current year expre.ss views about the competence of the Council# on certain matters, in language which - 14 - i*;:' -