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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 14, 2015 6:30 o'clock p.m. 13. #15-3774 MICHAEL STEADMAN OB/O IRWIN ACOBS,1700 SHORELINE DRIVE — PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL — RESOLUTION NO. 6569 (continued) Gaffron stated the letter of credit that is required is 150 percent of the cost of the public improvements but does not necessarily include a bond for repairing or maintaining the existing road. Gaffron stated the City has done that in the past on occasion and that may be a logical thing to do in this situation. Gaffron stated on a regular basis the City Engineer will take pictures of the road as well as conduct an analysis of the road prior to construction. David Martini, Consulting City Engineer, stated the road should be able to handle this sort of traffic but that a lot of the damage that occurs in construction is related to parking. Martini stated one good thing about this proposal is that the parking will be at the end of the road. Martini indicated they will do a preconstruction assessment and then monitor the condition of the road during the construction. At times the City will take care of the repairs and then bill the developer. Martini stated in his view there is a good process in place to make sure that gets covered and that it can include the house building process in order to further monitor the condition of the road. Gaffron noted construction parking will not be allowed on the road and that it will need to occur down by the cul-de-sac. Mayor McMillan closed the public hearing at 9:43 p.m. McMillan stated prior to final plat approval, she would like to see the plans include the retaining wall, tree mitigation, and then have the developer work with the two neighbors on either side and ask them where they would like the tree replacement to go. McMillan stated she would also like to know how large the replacement trees will be and the size of what will be removed. Levang stated she would like to add the road mediation piece to the resolution. Mattick noted this is a preliminary plat and that condition can be added at final plat, assuming one of the goals is to have closure on the resolution tonight. Mattick stated if the road is damaged during the construction process, the developer will have to fix it, which is a condition that is usually included in final plat. Cornick asked if the construction hours could be tabled. Mattick stated it is something that is already contemplated in the resolution but could be changed. Cornick stated the hours do seem to have some future implications and that he would be supportive of the Mayor on the summer hours. Printup asked what the change again is. McMillan stated she would suggest allowing the normal city code hours during the summer. Levang stated those hours would be defined based on when the school lets out in the summer and resumes in the fall. Page 29 of 44