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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 11, 2011 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 10 of 30   <br />   <br />(6. #11-3501 YOUR BOAT CLUB, LLC, 1444 SHORELINE DRIVE, Continued) <br /> <br />Kujawa indicated he has rented ten slips. Kujawa stated in his opinion there is more than adequate <br />parking, and if the wedge shaped area is included, they are well above the required minimum parking. <br />Kujawa requested the City Council approve his conditional use permit. <br /> <br />Bremer asked who would coordinate the boat club and where they would be located. <br /> <br />Kujawa stated the employees would be sitting out on the dock or in the gazebo. The gazebo has showers <br />and bathrooms. The boat club does not need a facility since they simply walk people from their cars <br />down to the dock. <br /> <br />Bremer asked where the cleaning supplies for the boats are kept. <br /> <br />Kujawa indicated the cleaning supplies would be located in the truck or in the gazebo closet. Kujawa <br />stated the truck that has been discussed previously was owned by one individual and that they did not <br />have a pickup with a camper on it. <br /> <br />Bremer noted that some of the Planning Commissioners have already asked about the number of <br />employees and hours and that the minutes reflect that information. Bremer asked what the top end would <br />be for the number of slips. <br /> <br />Kujawa indicated he does not have that answer but pointed out the marina is approaching capacity at the <br />present time. A boat club model is completely different from a marina model. They currently have boat <br />clubs at five different locations and the goal is to bring people from outside Orono into the community <br />and to spend money in the City. Kujawa commented he would like to grow his business but that their <br />current business model has 10 to 15 slips at each location. They will not be able to operate without <br />adequate parking and Staff has the ability to regulate and verify the parking at their annual license <br />renewal. <br /> <br />Rahn asked whether the annual license would deal with any parking issues that might arise for the <br />following year. <br /> <br />Gaffron noted for the last two years the City has not issued any licenses to the marinas until they submit <br />an updated survey. If the City is going to go forward with a more aggressive program that requires annual <br />licenses and verification, it will take additional effort by Staff. <br /> <br />Kujawa noted they have discussed that and that he would be fine with language being included that says, <br />upon parking issues, they would be required to address it. Kujawa indicated he is not sure what kind of <br />parking issues they will encounter since they have not had any for the past 25 years. Kujawa reiterated <br />that they need adequate parking or their customers will leave. <br /> <br />McMillan asked whether any boats would be trailered in if the demand was higher than anticipated. <br /> <br />Kujawa indicated that if one of their boats breaks down, it may be necessary, but that they do not <br />anticipate trailering in boats to meet demand. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 04/25/2011 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 04/11/2011 <br />[Page 10 of 30]