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r� <br />U <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR APRIL 13, 1998 <br />( #18) Approval of Voice Mail System Implementation - Continued <br />Moorse indicated that MNet phone lines are available through a State contract at lower rates than <br />what the City currently pays US West for business lines. Any city in the State could take advantage <br />of these lines. The City would implement the use of the MNet lines and continue their use with the <br />new phone system. <br />Flint moved, Jabbour seconded, to approve the proposal of Elert and Associates to implement MNet <br />lines with Frontier voice mail at a cost of $980.00. Vote: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />( #19) RECONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO INDUSTRIAL ZONE MORATORIUM <br />Flint asked why the Interim Use Ordinance and Industrial Zone Moratorium couldn't be phased out <br />at the same time. Much of the Industrial Zone Moratorium is subjective except for the 3 year <br />deadline. <br />Moorse responded that the Industrial Zone Moratorium deals with uses that are already permitted <br />in the Code. It is trying to prevent any use that would be extremely offensive, and is trying to limit <br />the uses to those that occur inside the building. <br />• <br />Kelley noted the City should be ready to act when the moratorium expires. He added that this is the <br />time to control what is allowed in the industrial zone. <br />Moorse reviewed the process of the amendment. VCI called after the moratorium was adopted with <br />concerns about their building being half empty. <br />Barrett suggested reducing the timeframe in the moratorium to 2 years, with written agreement to <br />create restrictions. <br />Jabbour favored working with the property owner to allow some use during the moratorium. <br />VanZomeren asked the Council if it was their intent to amortize the time allowed for an Interim Use <br />Ordinance or the Industrial Zone Moratorium. Council responded that was not their intent. <br />Goetten indicated it was important to support the few businesses that are in the area. <br />Peterson moved to reconsider the ordinance amendment providing for an exemption to the industrial <br />zone moratorium. The motion failed as there was no second. <br />Jabbour suggested to Council that they consider. an annual award to be given to the most <br />• environmentally conducive development in Orono. He felt there were a few exceptional <br />developments in the City. <br />15 <br />