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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING " Tuesday,June 10,2013 7:00 o'clock p.m. (9. #13-3606 LUKE KUJAWA OF YOUR BOAT CLUB, 1444 SHORELINE DRIVE, CUP AMENDMENT, Continued) Gaffron stated River Valley may have to identify how they manage parking for their location but that his assumption is that their customers utilize the paved parking stalls. Levang stated when she was at the site today, she saw a couple of cars parked on the opposite side of the road and the people cross over. The cars were traveling east on Shoreline, it was probably too dangerous to stop and make the left-hand turn. Levang commented there possibly should be signage directing people where to park. Levang noted there are also no comments from the City Engineer regarding this property. Struve indicated he has driven by the property numerous times but that he was not requested to visit the property. Levang stated she would like the comments of the City Engineer regarding the parking and the overall situation in the area. Levang indicated she has concerns about people backing up onto Shoreline Drive in order to access the marina. McMillan noted there is not a detailed parking plan in the file. McMillan stated the slips are identified on the survey but not the parking stalls. Gaffron stated the parking stalls on the residential properly and the marina have never been defined. McMillan stated that brings into question the 81 stalls that are listed and that she would like to see a defined plan outlining each of the stalls for both operations. McMillan stated she would also like to view the pictures of the house. Gaffron stated Photograph No. 7 depicts the condition of the house in 2009 and Photograph No. 8 shows its current condition. The house is in need of paint and new fascia. Photo No. 9 depicts the lakeside of the house and shows some debris. Photo No. 10 was provided by the neighbor. Bremer stated her biggest concern is parking and whether it will become more intense with the increase in boat club slips. Bremer stated in her view she has seen an uptick in parking since the boat club has come on board as she travels through the area but that it is noted based on any formal study. Bremer asked if the City has any record of anyone that has lodged complaints about parking or safety issues. Police Chief Correy Farniok stated as it relates to the meeting with Staff,there would have been a memorandum prepared prior to the meeting. The police department did run a records check relating to all calls dispatched to their office that generated a report in the last three years. Some of these same questions were asked at the meeting regarding parking. Farniok indicated a ticket was issued on July 28, 2012. Farniok stated he did verify at the meeting that the boat club was no longer using gas cans that are being refilled at local gas stations and multiple containers being transported in vehicles. There were also some questions relating to the temporary storage container raised at the meeting. Page 16 of 32