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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR JULY 13,1998 <br />( #15) SAGE HILL PARK ACCESS - RESOLUTION #4124 <br />Moorse reported on the provision of access to the park area. Fairview Covenant Church is agreeable <br />to an arrangement under which the City would vacate the existing 10' wide alleyway right -of -way <br />that runs through the middle of the Church property in exchange for alternate right -of -way for an <br />access to the park area; and under which the City would have use of the Church property east of <br />County Road 19 for park uses for a period of approximately fifteen years, with the condition that the <br />City maintain the property and overlay the main Church parking lot. The Church has requested the <br />City adopt a resolution setting out its position regarding this arrangement. <br />Barrett stated that if the City was to vacate the alley, they would need a public hearing. In the <br />resolution under "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ", the wording "approve the <br />arrangement with the Fairview Covenant Church for the provision of access to the Saga Hill area as <br />outlined above, and does also" should be struck from the resolution. <br />Councilmember Flint indicated the City's first choice for a long -term solution would be the purchase <br />of the Church property. <br />Mayor Jabbour asked Mr. Peterson if the wording in the resolution reflected the arrangement they <br />had discussed together. Mr. Peterson concurred. <br />Mr. Peterson asked whether the neighbors to the east of the proposed access road had been notified • <br />of this plan. Mayor Jabbour indicated that, to this point, no arrangement has been firm enough to <br />warrant notification. <br />Kelley moved, Goetten seconded, to approve Resolution #4124, with the amended language, <br />regarding an arrangement with the Fairview Covenant Church for access to the Saga Hill Park <br />area. Ayes 5, nays 0. <br />Dwight Affeldt expressed concern about a future parking lot in the park being secluded and difficult <br />to police. He asked if there would be police coverage for the parking lot. <br />Mayor Jabbour stated that there would be alternative options for access to the 30 acre parcel for the <br />future. <br />12 <br />