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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, September 21, 2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Mike Larson stated they do not really anticipate any deliveries. Any supplies that will be needed will be <br /> picked up by themselves. <br /> Lemke asked what hours they are looking at for the outdoor play area. <br /> Mike Larson stated they have put together a schedule for relief time and every two hours the dogs would <br /> go in 15 minute shifts in groups of ten or fewer dogs. <br /> Lisa Larson stated during the daytime hours before 7:00 a.m. and after 6:30 p.m.,the dogs will only be <br /> out in the outdoor area two at a time and walked with leashes. Larson stated their intent is to have an <br /> indoar facility, which has been the trend across the United States. Larson stated they have visited a <br /> number of facilities across the country and that a lot of them are going to the indoor facilities. Larson <br /> stated there is an indoor park in Dallas that is 25,000 or 28,000 square feet. Due to the antimicrobial <br /> properties that are built into the K-9 grass product, sanitary conditions exist within that product. <br /> Mike Larson stated the building will also be climate controlled. <br /> Lemke asked how much it will cost to board a dog there. <br /> Lisa Larson stated the prices will be very comparable to the other facilities in the Twin Cities and will <br /> range from $45 on the low end and $99 on the high end. <br /> Berg asked what the hours of operation will be for a staff person. <br /> Lisa Larson indicated someone will be onsite from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The latest time a dog would be going <br /> out would be at about 7:15. <br /> Lemke asked if the dogs would be going outdoors in the winter. <br /> Lisa Larson stated they will be going out for relief time in the winter. Larson stated the product can be <br /> shoveled. <br /> Berg asked if the dogs are monitored overnight. <br /> Lisa Larson stated there will be web cams throughout the entire facility and in year two there will be a <br /> 24-hour staff person onsite. <br /> Leskinen asked if there will be any kind of outside custodial service coming in. <br /> Mike Larson stated that will be taken care of by the onsite staff and that the waste will be picked up by a <br /> company called Pet Waste Professionals. <br /> Lisa Larson stated there will be specific canisters that the waste is placed into. <br /> Thiesse asked if there is a life expectancy on the grass. <br /> Lisa Larson stated it has a lifetime guaranty. <br /> Page 22 of 46 <br />