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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 25, 2016 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 6 of 22 7. LURTON OFF LEASH DOG PARK (continued) Loftus indicated Staff has also talked about needing some time to see how busy the park gets and how much patrolling will be required and at what times. Cornick asked if there is a CSO that is scheduled to work on the weekends. Police Chief Farniok indicated there is not. Loftus stated there are options for patrolling, such as using reserve officers, but that Staff is not certain how much time it will take. Edwards stated most dog parks are busiest on the weekends and that law enforcement could make a quick sweep of the parking lot to see who has a permit hanging from their rearview mirror. Printup stated in his view a simple sweep of the parking lot would be good. Cornick asked if there is any part of the plan that would allow the dogs to use the lake. Edwards stated a fence is proposed to block off the lake and the drainage pond. Edwards indicated the outer blue line is the exterior fence line that makes up the big dog park. Edwards noted some other dog parks will have a second fence with a gate. The thought was that the dogs should not be allowed in the lake. Edwards indicated the fence will be a standard 47-inch agricultural fence, which is a woven wire fence with wood and metal posts. The fence will consist exclusively of wooden posts outside the woods and then in the woods the metal posts would be utilized along with the wood posts. McMillan stated the ordinance language can come back before the Council and that the Council can approve the master plan at this time. McMillan indicated she would like an estimate of how much staff time is anticipated will be necessary. McMillan noted other cities require dog licenses and that it might be easier to have nonresidents bring in their city’s dog license. McMillan suggested the Council discuss the ordinance language and the fees at the next meeting. Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve the Plan/Design for reconfiguring Lurton Park to an off-leash dog park, with elimination of the well, the bench, the picnic table, and the shades, with the day permit being eliminated for the time being. Edwards stated there are currently two picnic tables at the park. Levang stated the existing picnic tables are on concrete pads, which is the way any new picnic tables would be done. Cornick asked if there are any plans for a biffy.