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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 14, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. 5. CARMAN BAY LAKE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (LID) (continued) Walsh moved, Printup seconded, to direct the Carman Bay residents to move forward with the lake improvement district petition in the next 30 days and bring it back to the City Council for final approval once the signatures are verified. Printup commented he would be interested in hearing from the people who are not in favor as well. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. PUBLIC HEARING 6. CONSIDERATION OF LOCATION RESTRICTIONS, LEVEL III SEX OFFENDERS Community Development Director Barnhart stated over the past several months the City Council has discussed location restrictions for Level III sex offenders. Level III sex offenders are individuals that have committed sex related crimes, have been adjudicated, imprisoned, and have been designated as likely to reoffend upon their release. When a Level III individual is released, the State holds a neighborhood information meeting. Currently there is no city ordinance that provides guidance as to where Level III offenders may reside. Barnhart noted a number of cities are starting to respond to these concerns by drafting ordinances that prohibit residence of Level III offenders within certain distances of parks, schools, daycare centers. The Orono City Council had previously indicated they would like to receive comment from the public prior to moving forward with a formal ordinance. Barnhart stated the public hearing should be opened and then direction provided to Staff on how to proceed. Mayor McMillan opened the Public Hearing at 7:37 p.m. Richard Anderson, Crystal Bay Road, stated he has been around the Crystal Bay neighborhood for the last 55 years. The area has changed drastically in the last few years, with approximately 15 new kids as well as seven or eight new families living in the neighborhood. Anderson stated he would like the ordinance to also cover Level I and Level II offenders but that he understands it probably will not pass. Anderson stated his main concern is that they do not know who some of these people are that are corning into the neighborhood. Anderson stated they have an issue with people renting out their dock slips to non -Orono residents and that it is possible there are Level I to Level III sex offenders among those people. Anderson stated he knows who his neighbors are but that he does not know who these dock slip renters are. Anderson noted those people who rent out the boat slips are able to get the lay of the land and start to become part of the neighborhood. Anderson commended the City Council for considering this. Mayor McMillan closed the Public Hearing at 7:40 p.m. Printup asked why it is harder to regulate the Level I and Level II offenders. Page 6 of 28