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L' <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 8, 2004 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />Mayor Peterson asked whether there was room to construct something other than a flat roof. <br />Murphy pointed out that a hip roof would shield everything north of that structure and he believed <br />that a flat roof structure was appropriate for this location. <br />VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1, Mayor Peterson dissenting. <br />MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL REPORT <br />Sansevere stated that he received a call from the Nusbaum's, at 3480 North Shore Drive, <br />over the weekend informing him that their water and drainage situation had worsened. He <br />asked what the City had done for these residents. <br />Moorse explained that the public works crew had constructed a temporary berm or curb to <br />direct the water past the Nusbaum's; however, the water appears to be circling through the <br />neighbor's yard and back onto the Nusbaum's property, since they are the lowest point on <br />the block. <br />Gappa stated that it would behoove the Nusbaum's to build their new garage and correct <br />the slope of the driveway and yard to direct water away from their home and towards the <br />street. He reiterated that they need to raise their yard and garage to slope towards the road. <br />is Mayor Peterson asked whether that the City had allowed the situation to worsen by <br />granting the neighbor's application to build to raise their lot. <br />Murphy questioned whether the City had done all that they could for the time being, and <br />further questioned whether the problem now, more or less, belonged to the Nusbaum's <br />instead of the City. <br />Moorse stated that the City had done just about all that could be done to provide a <br />temporary solution to the problem; however, pointed out that the City is in the process of <br />designing a permanent solution that is to totally regrade that road and get the water out of <br />there. He stated that this will be no easy task. He noted that the elevation has been <br />established for new structures, but they have one old structure that needs to be replaced. <br />Gappa pointed out that the yards along Birch will remain wet, since they are so flat and <br />close to lake elevation. <br />Moorse stated that rather than building a slab at grade, the Nusbaums constructed a crawl <br />space which is continually wet. <br />PAGE 12 of 16 <br />