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MINUTES OF THE ORONO COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 10, 1988 CITY FACILITIES - SITE CRITERIA • Councilmember Callahan surmised that the information with which he was presented was the criteria that may be applied for selecting a site. _City Administrator Bernhardson agreed and added that in taking any proposed site, the criteria with which the council was asked to weigh, would be used to determine whether the proposed site would be adequate. Callahan asked how the process would work once they received the feedback from the Council. Bernhardson stated that the site planners presented the City with a list of criteria that were usually considered when choosing a new building site. The City staff and Planning Commission evaluated the list and made deletions and additions to that list. This information was now being presented to the Council and Mayor Grabek for their consideration, deletions and additions as to what they would like taken into consideration when determining a site for a new facility.. Councilmember Callahan asked whether there were actual, physical sites that were being considered? Bernhardson responded that the sites being considered were the Crystal Bay area or the location by the sewer ,plant. Callahan suggested having the site planners choose a site they feel is best and then approach the Council for feedback. Councilmember Goetten stated that it was her understanding that the site planners were to meet with each Councilmember individually. Bernhardson stated that the time • element began to be a problem and that presenting the criteria list was a part of that process. Goetten stated that she agreed with Callahan, in that she would not know which of the proposed sites was best unless she weighed the pros and cons of each site. Bernhardson stated that the site planners were attempting to gather criteria to weigh the sites. Councilmember Nettles said that one of the Orono Police Officers had approached him and suggested that the Police Department be more central.ly located because of the long response time to get to ShorelinetDrive. He did not know if that was already addressed within the criteria, but if not, he would add police response time under "Functional Relationship to other Services and Uses" Goetten observed that perhaps that was why the present City Hall location and the Old Crystal Bay Road were favored more than the Highway 12 area. Mayor Grabek interjected that the police were not always responding to a call from the Police Station, response time would be from a street location. Bernhardson stated that issue would be critical if it were going to apply to the fire station. It was moved by Mayor Grabek, seconded by Councilmember Nettles, to adopt the site criteria for the site analysis of City Facilities and the Council directs staff to explore substituting the site at the southwest corner of Old Crystal Bay Road and Highway 12 for the site on Brown Road. Councilmember.Callahan • asked whether this proposal included removing this site from consideration and adding the site on Highway 12? Bernhardson 25 0