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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 11, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. (6. #11 -3501 YOUR BOAT CL UB, LLC, 1444 SHORELINE DRIVE, Continued) Kujawa indicated he has rented ten slips. Kujawa stated in his opinion there is more than adequate parking, and if the wedge shaped area is included, they are well above the required minimum parking. Kujawa requested the City Council approve his conditional use permit. Bremer asked who would coordinate the boat club and where they would be located. Kujawa stated the employees would be sitting out on the dock or in the gazebo. The gazebo has showers and bathrooms. The boat club does not need a facility since they simply walk people from their cars down to the dock. Bremer asked where the cleaning supplies for the boats are kept. Kujawa indicated the cleaning supplies would be located in the truck or in the gazebo closet. Kujawa stated the truck that has been discussed previously was owned by one individual and that they did not have a pickup with a camper on it. Bremer noted that some of the Planning Commissioners have already asked about the number of employees and hours and that the minutes reflect that information. Bremer asked what the top end would be for the number of slips. L' Kujawa indicated he does not have that answer but pointed out the marina is approaching capacity at the present time. A boat club model is completely different from a marina model. They currently have boat 0 clubs at five different locations and the goal is to bring people from outside Orono into the community and to spend money in the City. Kujawa commented he would like to grow his business but that their current business model has 10 to 15 slips at each location. They will not be able to operate without adequate parking and Staff has the ability to regulate and verify the parking at their annual license renewal. Rahn asked whether the annual license would deal with any parking issues that might arise for the following year. Gaffron noted for the last two years the City has not issued any licenses to the marinas until they submit an updated survey. If the City is going to go forward with a more aggressive program that requires annual licenses and verification, it will take additional effort by Staff. Kujawa noted they have discussed that and that he would be fine with language being included that says, upon parking issues, they would be required to address it. Kujawa indicated he is not sure what kind of parking issues they will encounter since they have not had any for the past 25 years. Kujawa reiterated that they need adequate parking or their customers will leave. McMillan asked whether any boats would be trailered in if the demand was higher than anticipated. Kujawa indicated that if one of their boats breaks down, it may be necessary, but that they do not anticipate trailering in boats to meet demand. • Page 10 of 30