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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 10, 1999 ( #5 Spring Hill Golf Club, continued) Gaffron said his position is that for the entire length of County Road 6, 80 feet is adequate and that is the case for Spring Hill as well as any other areas along County Road 6 that might develop under the City's 1980 Comprehensive Tian which says that 80' is the standard. Gaffron said that prior to 1980, the City did honor the County's requests. When the 1980 plan was put in place and since then, the City has refused to grant the County the added rights -of- way when they are asking for more than the City's Comprehensive Plan recommends. Part of the reasoning is that if the County wants additional right -of -way, they should pay the residents for it. He said that staff's recommendation is to approve the plat as it is proposed. Gaffron said the Trail Agreement indicates that Spring Hill will grant to the City an expansion of the right -of -way for the trail along Spring Hill Road and Tamarack Drive. The trail easement is not shown on the plat. Gaffron said staff recommends approval of the plat as it is proposed subject to the conditions stated in the staff report. Crosby said he would prefer the bike trail to be under a separate agreement because if the City and Spring Hill decide to change anything regarding the bike trail, it would be easier to change an agreement than it would be to change a plat. He thinks the issues regarding the trail have been agreed upon except for the part of the trail on the north side of County Road 6 by the maintenance facility. 0 Jabbour said it is a difficult area for developing a trail. He asked if the agreement should be • made a part of the final plat approval. Crosby said a survey needs to be done. He said they could give the City an agreement subject to undertaking the survey. He mentioned that Spring Hill also owns the property south of Outlot B. It was not included in the plat because it is located in a different section. It was more difficult for the surveyors to pick it up because the section line is the southern line of the outlot. It will be subject to the same conservation easement as the outlot, but there will be a separate tax identification number. He said they would like to obtain final plat approval in two weeks. Jabbour said if the City grants preliminary approval, they must give final approval, so all the conditions must be stated at this time. Barrett said that the conditions the Council places on the preliminary plat approval are the only ones that can be imposed for final plat approval. Flint said he did not object to an agreement for the bike trail versus having it on the plat, but he is concerned that the location of the trail has not been determined. He suggested that in the difficult area of the trail located at intersection of Tamarack and County Road 6, the trail be designated as 10 feet inside the boundary of the property and that would give flexibility as to whether it was located inside the boundary of the property or on the County right -of -way. 40 Page 8