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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,October 19,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Michael Larson stated the last outs would be somewhere in the 8:00 time frame and would start at 7 a.m. <br /> Landgraver asked if the neighbors can expect there will be no dogs outside from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. <br /> Michael Larson indicated that is correct. <br /> Landgraver stated it does not sound like any sound will be escaping from the building during those hours <br /> given the sound mitigation that will be done. Landgraver asked if the applicants are amenable to some <br /> sort of threshold for occupancy to support an overnight staff person. <br /> Michael Larson stated they have written that into their business plan and that it is something they are in <br /> favor of offering for the ease of mind of their customers. <br /> Landgraver asked what sort of timeline they would like to see incorporated as a threshold. <br /> Michael Larson stated they are projecting 45 percent average occupancy for month 11, and once 50 <br /> percent occupancy is reached, that would allow them to have a nighttime staff person. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the Planning Commission would like them to be successful but that they need to know <br /> if there is an agreement on the 50 percent. <br /> Michael Larson indicated they are agreeable to that. <br /> Landgraver suggested they notify the City if it does not happen within the first year. <br /> McGrann noted it is possible to reach 50 percent occupancy at certain times of the year and that he is not <br /> sure how that will be structured since there will be various occupancy rates. <br /> Michael Larson stated they acknowledge that as well and that they have built their financial plan with <br /> certain peak times in mind. Larson indicated they are anticipating a peak time around spring break, a <br /> peak time around the 4`"of July, and another peak time during the holidays. Larson stated where they fall <br /> in that planning depends on when the facility is opened. <br /> Barnhart stated it could be a consecutive three-month period and that he can incorporate it in Staff's <br /> memo for the Council. <br /> Lemke stated when they board their dog, they always check to see if there is an overnight person, and that <br /> their customers might prefer a facility that offers that. <br /> Michael Larson stated 24/7 staff is becoming more common, and that if they become successful, it will <br /> become a nonissue. <br /> Landgraver asked if the police department would have a 24-hour contact number in the event there are <br /> any issues. <br /> Larson stated they can post that on the building. <br /> Page 5 of 29 <br />