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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 13, 2010 7:00 o'clock p.m. (14. #10 -3493 GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH, 3745 SHORELINE DRIVE, Continued) Zachman indicated they are in the process of selling it and if it does not sell, it will be rented out. She stated they may end up moving back there at some point, which is the basis for their concerns. Carlson stated several real estate agents have indicated a columbarium would have a negative impact on property values. Murphy asked who is all represented of the neighbors and whether the fence is a done deal. Zachman indicated the fence helps. Owen indicated they met with three property owners. There is one other property owner on the street who is a member of their congregation and one other homeowner they did not hear from. At that meeting the neighbors came to a consensus on how to screen the whole garden. The church did attempt to have a meeting on Saturday but was unable to given the bad weather. Owen stated in his view the church has gone the extra yard to appease the neighbors. McMillan stated her initial response to the ordinance was to require the columbarium to be located at least 50 feet from the property line and that the Council elected to go with 50 feet from a residential building. • Following that discussion some other issues have come to the forefront, such as the noise issue and the ability for the adjoining property owners to enjoy the use of their property during memorial services. McMillan stated while columbaria are not legally cemeteries, they are used in the same fashion as a cemetery. McMillan stated she would hate to see fences going up all over town. While this is a brand new code amendment, it does not totally fit the bill but it is the law and the church is attempting to mitigate the situation as is required under the code amendment. McMillan stated she personally does not like to have a new code amendment that has issues arise right away. Murphy moved, Franchot seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6014, a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Property Located at 3745 Shoreline Drive, which will include the erection of a 6 -foot fence. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT *15. REQUEST FOR PAYMENT NO. 1, NORTH FARM ROAD SANITARY SEWER PROJECT Murphy moved, Franchot seconded, to approve Request for Payment No. I for the North Farm Road Sewer Project, E.J. Mayers, in the amount of $30,440.38. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *16. REQUEST FOR PAYMENT NO. 1, LIFT STATION NO. 12 IMPROVEMENTS ® Murphy moved, Franchot seconded to approve Request for Payment No. I for the Lift Station 12 Improvement Project, Landwehr Construction, Inc., in the amount of $68,168.58. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Page 23 of 27