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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 10, 1999 ( #3 James Renckens, continued) Jabbour said he will abstain if the matter is re- opened. Flint explained his opinion that access to the property should be from Crystal Creek Road. Kelley said there should not be any discussion on this matter if it will be re- opened because the neighbors have not been notified. Flint moved, Kelley seconded, a motion to re -open #2466 for James Renckens and John Winston, 3020 Watertown Road - Preliminary Plat Application and table the matter for two weeks. Jabbour asked if the applicants would object to the matter being tabled for two weeks. Winston said they have met with staff and they are willing to continue to work with staff. They are willing to postpone it for two weeks and work with staff in the interim. They would like to have it re- opened. 0 Sansevere said that Renckens told him that at the April 12th meeting, the Council received misinformation and there were some inaccurate comments made that night that might have affected the way the Council members voted. . VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. (Jabbour and Peterson abstained.) ( #4) #2477 GEORGE W. STICKNEY, 250 AND 340 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD - PRELIMINARY PLAT George Stickney, applicant, and Mark Gronberg were present. Weinberger presented the staff report. He said the applicant has proposed an eight lot subdivision on the east side of Crystal Bay Road just north of the Luce Line Trail. The property is located in the RR -113, single family residential district, two -acre minimum lot size. He said staff was presented a new plan today regarding the NURP pond in relation to the wetland delineation report. The NURP pond was to be located on Lot 5. It is proposed to be moved to Lot 2. Staff is concerned that a NURP pond in that area will not handle the drainage from the entire site which is the intent of the NURP pond. Since staff just received the proposal, there has not been time for the City Engineer to review the plan and drainage calculations have not been delivered to the City. Weinberger said that the City Engineer should have an opportunity to review the plan, especially since it will involve proposed culverts and other ways of piping the water into the wetland. Weinberger said there is also an issue regarding whether the entire wetland area should be considered against lot area because the Type 1 and 2 wetlands are an extension of the Orono wetlands. Weinberger said that the is Page 4