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'M • • C] MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 25, 2008 7: 00! o'clock p.m. (5. #08 -3344 CITY OF ORONO, BIG ISLAND PARK PROPERTY, Continued) Mattick stated the City Council can direct Staff to prepare an approval resolution and that all the requirements of the City have been met. Bremer noted she was in attendance at the PI the Planning Commission had a good discus: concern expressed about the impact that four clear from the information given to the Plann of docks and that the Planning Commission "I think it is a good idea to approve half and be built." Bremer stated in her view the Plan issues involved in an application. Bremer suggested a joint meeting with the City beneficial and recommended that a representatil In essence, the Planning Commission relies on t discussed and reviewed and that in her view the Bremer noted that whenever the City is the app] and given the go -ahead to Staff to file an applic, Kempf stated the situation was rather unusual s understanding the issues were up for discussion was submitted kind of on the fly given the lack felt they did not have enough information to be impact the island. Kempf commented he would like to see the Mii Commission had concerns and uncertainty aboi the impact that four docks would have on the is meeting raised concerns regarding the wake fro questions the need for four 100 foot docks with would give as the entrance place to the island. ing Commission meeting and that in her view she felt regarding the application and that there was some :ks would have the island. Bremer stated it was not Commission that they were not to review the number received comment from Mike Gaffron to the effect that L get the second public hearing before allowing others to Commission relies on Staff to focus them on the )uncil and the Big Island Committee would be from the Planning Commission be invited to attend. direction of staff to know what issues need to be ommissioners asked a number of good questions. int, the City Council has already reviewed the work ce it was coming from the City and that it was his Kempf stated it appeared to him that the application 'survey information and that the Planning Commission ;sured that the proposed work would not negatively iehaha dock at Big Island but that the Planning what the future use of the island was going to be and nd. Kempf noted the resident in attendance at the . large boats and erosion and that he personally still oncrete pads on Big Island and the impression that it Murphy stated information needs to be transmitted better from the committee to staff and then to the Planning Commission. Murphy noted that thereare issues dealing with timing of the work that have been discussed thoroughly by the committee and that the work needs to be completed in the very near future to avoid additional costs. Jabbour stated the Planning Commission does not have the authority to limit the number of docks and that the LMCD regulates the number of docks. Jabbour recommended the hierarchy of the different organizations be explained to the Planning Commission. Jabbour asked whether the only issue that was for review by the Planning Commission was the'lconstruction of the concrete pads. Gaffron stated it was clear from Staff's memo docks became a factor in determining how mu it the variances had to do with the concrete pads. The hardcover was appropriate. PAGE 7 of 12