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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 9,2009 7:00 o'clock p.m. (PUBLIC CO ENTS, Continued) Murphy sug�ested th ouncil review the records in this particular instance and also r 'ew the City's account receivables for t t period of time. Murphy stated he does recall discussi b this situation in a work session, with the outco e being that the Council was agreeable to redu ' g it to the original fee of $1200. McMillan requested Mrs. Feyo put do in writin�her version the facts and the reasons she is requesting the waiver. McMillan indicat she would like see the invoices. Mrs. Feyo stated she has never seen an invoice. McMillan requested Staff provide a cop the invoice Mrs. Feyo so she can review them. McMillan asked Mrs. Feyo to put down in writ' �her thoujhts and ra ale regardina the situation and the request for the waiver. Mrs. Feyo stated she ha ked how many other applications were char extra fees at that time but that they did not receive y information from the City. White com ted he does remember a couple of larger projects in that time perio at were charged extra fee . hy pointed out that en�ineering fees on top of the application fees are applied when the ircumstances warrant the additional cost. John Eiss, 344� Crystal Bay Road,stated he is here before the Counci]tonight to request a dock for his �`� property. Eiss stated he is paying taxes based on a lakeshore ]ot but is not allowed a dock. Eiss noted his 1 other neighbors with lots similar to his have docks and that he is the only one that does not have a dock. White noted Lot 38 is ]ocated in front of this lot and that this lot is not immediately adjacent to the lake. Eiss stated those four smaller lots are cit��-owned. White stated the City clarified a couple of years ago that residents who do not have a principal residence adjoinin�the lakeshore would not be entitled to a dock but would be able to swim or launch a canoe from the city-owned property. White noted that policy has been upheld by the City for a number of decades. White stated in his opinion the issue of paying taxes based on a lakeshore lot is a separate issue from the dock issue. Eiss noted his lot is classified as a residential lakeshore and that the title to his property says he has lakeshore rights. White commented that assessors do not always classify properties correctly. White asked if Mr. Eiss has contacted the City previously regardin�his request. Eiss indicated he has not. Eiss stated he does not want to jeopardize his neighbors' docks to the east with his request. White asked whether there are other docks located on the city-owned lots. PAGE 3 of 8