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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, November 22, 2010 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 9 of 14 <br /> <br />(8. #10-3493 GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH, 3745 SHORELINE DRIVE, <br />Continued) <br /> <br />Owen indicated the project was bid on in June and that they have a contractor ready to start on the project. <br />Owen stated he is not sure where the contractor is exactly given the weather conditions and that they also <br />need to go to the Watershed District. <br /> <br />Mayor White noted the costs of the project also increase in the wintertime. <br /> <br />Owen stated they have not made a firm decision on when to start construction. <br /> <br />Mayor White commented it would benefit both parties to speak to one another about the project. White <br />noted he is in support of the project and that Mr. Carlson’s concerns about the screening are valid and <br />should be addressed. White suggested the church and the neighbors get together to discuss the project <br />and then come back before the City Council in a couple of weeks. <br /> <br />McMillan stated in her view the City owes the neighbors the time to get together with the church since <br />this application did skip the Planning Commission meeting. McMillan noted the Council did discuss <br />briefly notifying the neighbors surrounding the various churches in the community and obtain their <br />thoughts on having a columbarium in their neighborhood prior to the ordinance coming before the <br />Council. McMillan commented she would like to see some discussion on this item between the church <br />and the neighbors. <br /> <br />Franchot stated the north construction area caught his attention and asked whether there is a maximum <br />size limit to that area. Franchot asked what constraints there are to prevent the inurnment garden from <br />encompassing the entire church property after a period of time. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the CUP would cover the inurnment area. <br /> <br />Pastor Davis indicated there is also a handicap accessible sidewalk that would lead from the church out to <br />the inurnment area. <br /> <br />Franchot noted they have not discussed a maximum size of an inurnment garden previously. <br /> <br />Mattick stated it is not uncommon to add conditions to a CUP. <br /> <br />Franchot stated the previous discussion was that there was plenty of screening but that the neighbors have <br />raised some interesting points. <br /> <br />McMillan commented the screening should be required on the church property. <br /> <br />White commented the church could offer to plant some screening on the neighbor’s property if the <br />property owners are agreeable to that. <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Franchot seconded, to table Application #10-3493, Good Shepherd Lutheran <br />Church, 3745 Shoreline Drive, Conditional Use Permit – Columbarium, to the December 13, 2010, <br />City Council meeting to allow Good Shepherd Lutheran Church time to meet with the neighbors. <br />VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0, Bremer Abstained. <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 12/13/2010 <br />Aprpoval of Council Minutes 11/22/2010 [Page 9 of 14]