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� MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMIVIISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,May 16,2011 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Schoenzeit concurred that two parking spots is not very many given the proposed size of the garden and <br /> that any community garden should have two off street spots and perhaps more if permissible. ' <br /> Saufferer stated at St.'Therese last year the largest number of volunteers they had on one day was 19 and <br /> that there were multiple people in varying vehicles. The volunteers utilized the off street parking located <br /> next to the garden. The majority of the time they had four to five automobiles. Saufferer indicated the <br /> biggest challenge will be to find volunteers,but that it would be reasonable to expect between four to six <br /> cars at any one time. It will not be necessary to accommodate 25 cars. <br /> Levang asked how long people typically stay. <br /> Saufferer stated it will probably range from one to two hours for planting if they have ten people <br /> volunteering.When the harvesting is done,it would take approximately an hour. The volunteers would <br /> gather what they could and then transport it to the food shelf,which would then sort it,package it and <br /> make it available to people that same day. , <br /> Saufferer indicated they also had Summer Stretch lcids that came up from St.Hubert's every Wednesday <br /> through July. The lcids would serve two hours of community service in the morning and would harvest <br /> the food and learn about the garden. They were then driven down to ICA where they would help put the <br /> produce on the scales and weigh it and watch the process of how the food got from the front door to the <br /> clients. The kids were able to see how the food shelf operated and how the garden helped support the <br /> community. Saufferer indicated the kids seemed to have a positive experience. <br /> . Schoenzeit stated he would encourage a minimum of two spots and then defer to the Council to decide <br /> whether more spots should be allowed. <br /> Thiesse asked whether access to the site would need to be created or whether they would be allowed to <br /> park on the street. <br /> Schoenzeit noted parking for a specific site would need to be part of the pernutting process for that <br /> particular application and that all community/donation gardens would require some off street parking. <br /> Thiesse stated he would hate to require two spots if it results in someone having to construct a road <br /> access. ' <br /> Gaffron noted the group was talking earlier about potentially putting down some gravel to create a <br /> parking area,which in turn would create some hard surface area. Gaffron asked whether the City wants <br /> to encourage that type of parlcing area or whether the Planning Commission is comfortable with allowing <br /> people to park on the grass. ' <br /> Leskinen asked whether the language could read that there needs to be available parking either on site or <br /> off site. Leskinen commented she is not sure the City wants someone to create a parking lot or hardcover <br /> since that would change the site. If the garden ceases to be in existence after a period of time,then there <br /> would be the issue of the hardcover remaining. <br /> Thiesse recommended that parking be included in the permitting process <br /> Schoenzeit recommended there be a minimum of two parking spots for a community/donation garden. <br /> Page <br /> 15 <br />