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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE 14,1999 ( #9) #2480 SPRING HILL GOLF CL UB, 725 SIXTH A VENUE NORTH -FINAL PLAT . APPROVAL - Continued Jabbour said at the time Spring Hill made its application, he had suggested that if Spring Hill did not want to give the City the trail, he would vote for the application without the trail. Now, there is a legal document between the City and Spring Hill and it is his fiduciary responsibility to the City to see that the terms of the agreement are met. He said the original idea was to use Spring Hill's tunnel to cross Co. Rd. 6. That idea has been abandoned so the crossing must be on Co. Rd. 6. He suggested that representatives from the Council, City staff and the golf course meet at the site and review the issues so that Spring Hill knows what needs to be done. Flint said he doesn't think knowing what needs to be done is the issue. He believes Tim Johnson knows exactly what needs to be done and that he could finish it in two weeks. He said the difficult issue is building the trail in the County right -of -way. Crosby said he understands that the County will not allow the trail to be built on their right -of- way because of the dangerous crossing. Gappa said he met with the County and they refused to discuss building the trail on their right - of -way. Flint said there are two ways to deal with that issue. One way is to build the trail on Spring , Hill's property, but that leaves a segment with the question of how you get across the County property. The other way is to do it the long way, by getting the County to approve it. Crosby said that Spring Hill could post a bond where the City has discretion to go forward if it's not done on an acceptable basis within a period of time. He agreed that there should be a meeting with the golf course management where Crosby is present. He does not want to build something that is unsightly or dangerous if there is a possibility of the County giving permission to build the trail on its right -of -way. Sansevere asked if Spring Hill could revisit using a part of the cart path to cross Co. Rd. 6. Crosby said Spring Hill objects to using the tunnel to cross Co. Rd. 6 because it is not constructed for use in the winter and in the summer, it would be right in the middle of the golf course. Jabbour said it is too late to use the tunnel because the tunnel is already built and the size of the tunnel does not lend itself to being divided for public and private use. Crosby would like to arrange a meeting. He said that Spring Hill has announced to its membership that they are going to open in late June. He would like to see if through bonding or some other means they could preserve the opening date. He thinks most of the work can be • Page 14