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FROM: DATS: Mayor and City Council •*.ark E. Bernr.arcso May 1, 1991 ^ • r , . •>> ^ ^ tm. SUBJECT: City Facilities Attachment: A. Planning Commission Facilities Site Recommendation Dated 5/6/91 B. Planning Commission Minutes 5/6/91 Meeting C. Facilities Site Recommendation Memo to Planning Commission Dated 4/30/91 D. Boarman Schematic Schedule Dated _ _ E. Letter to Facilities Committee and Planning Commission ISSUE - 1. Receipt by Council of recommendations from the Planning Commission and the Facilities Committee regarding facilities site. 2. Determination by Council of site selection. 3. Direction to staff regarding further action related to site acquisition, if any. 4. Further work direction to develop schematic. INTRODUCTION - The Council, at the April 4, 1991 meeting with the Planning Commission and Facilities Committee asked that each of the two bodies present recommendations to Council regarding a proposed site for new facilities. Attachments A and B represent those written responses. DISCUSSION “ As noted both Committees unanimously recommended the Highway '12 site, which the City currently has under option. The Facilities Committee indicated that the property on the southwest corner of Highway 12 and Old Crystal Bay Road represented an adequate alternative, however, were concerned about the acquisition cost of such property. The Planning Commission was SDlit on the issue with some members finding the northeasc quadrant site prefc-'ble because of ‘.ne desire to create a "community campus" f »velopment of City Fitiil, library, arena, etc. Present at both Faci ies Committee and Planning Commission were Mr. Farnham and members of his "Orono Tax Payers Association together with other interested public members. The Plannln9 Commission at its May Sth meeting indicated that they had concerns about the ability to downscale the facilities to the size Mr. Farnham suggested and that even if they could.