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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 10, 2009 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6. KAREN FEYO REQUEST FOR FEE RED UCTION, Continued) forms were enclosed with the letter. Ms. Feyo was told this would be considered a new application, not a renewal, and that the application fee would be $600. It was recommended that Ms. Feyo schedule a pre - application meeting with Staff and that it is likely that house plans, elevations, grading and drainage plans would need to be submitted. In addition, Ms. Feyo's letter to the City did not include the $75 check that she had referenced in her letter to the City. Gaffron stated Ms. Feyo had sent an application form that was ten years old that would have had a $75 renewal fee back in the 1990s, which was the initial contact regarding the variance fee. Gaffron stated it was Staff's opinion that the application was old enough that it did not qualify for a renewal fee, which was $350 at that time. Gaffron stated he is unsure where the $1200 figure comes from. Gaffron stated today each applicant gets a $500 credit on engineering fees. Murphy asked if the variance was renewed a year ago, what the fee would be. Gaffron stated the fee would be $600, and that if it had not expired, the renewal fee would either be $250 or $300. Murphy recommended the City charge the $300 fee. McMillan stated if the plans are the same as what was originally approved, the City could waive the $700 for the new variance fee. • Mattick stated the Feyos do need to reapply for variance approval and that the City does have the discretion to waive a portion of the fee or all of it. Mattick indicated he is not aware of what the costs are associated with providing public notice. Gaffron stated those costs are minimal compared to the amount of time spent by Staff on this issue. McMillan suggested giving Ms. Feyo a credit in the amount of $700.00, which is the fee for a new variance application. Mattick noted they would then need to pay the outstanding amount. Murphy asked whether they would like the variance renewed. Mrs. Feyo indicated they would like it renewed. McMillan moved to request that Tim and Karen Feyo pay the outstanding debt in the amount of $1,588.75, with the understanding there will be a waiver of the $700 fee for a new variance application for the property located at 1677 Long Lake Road, provided that there are no substantial changes from what was originally approved in September of 2007. Mattick suggested the motion also include a deadline for submitting the new application. Ms. Feyo stated she would like to have the motion put in writing. Feyo noted she was also required to • pay for a third survey, which she was told was not necessary. PAGE 10