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ltem#02-CC Agenda-02/23/2015 Approval ofCounciJ Menutes 02/09/2015 ` [Page 18 of 26J MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9,2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. (9. STORM WATER AND DRAINAGE TRUNK FEE REVIEW continuea� McMil suggested Staff check to see what other cities are doing and whether their fees are bas on hardcover. Gaffron indicat he has looked at it from a hardcover standpoint on both a percentage d a square footage basis and t he will be presenting that to the Council in the near future. ron stated in his view the Council wi md that basing it on square footage makes more sense. fron indicated Staff will continue to refine 's based on Council's comments tonight. McMillan stated as it relate residential redevelopment, in Staffls ch memorandum on Page 5,the fee is per acre and that in her w the fee should be per lot. Mc ' an stated if someone is redeveloping their lot and adding up to 1,000 s are feet of impervious surf ,the chart could reflect what the fee is based on square footage. In additio redeveloped lots shou be limited to principal structures and not accessory structures or driveways. M illan stated on � e of the smaller lots,because they are small lots with over 25 percent hardcover,they, ould be r uired to pay more and that it may get to be very expensive. Walsh stated the issue is the hardcover. Levang stated a threshold would make s se based on e size of the addition. Gaffron indicated Staff will lay out few options for the cil to look at. Walsh stated he would like to s y away from exemptions as mu as possible since they tend to grow as time goes on. Walsh stated would like to keep it as simple as p ible. McMillan stated a good oal is to keep it simple,but that over time exc ions tend to start popping up, which may mean it is me to review it again. McMillan aske there is any public comment on this item. Jeff Bry ank, Source Land Capital noted Pat Hiller submitted a memorandum t he Council stating their rtion on this matter. In Source Land's view,the fee is fairly large and that th are looking at the g course in two ways: The amount of open space and conservation easements that being created as art of this development and the inveshnent that involves as well as creating oversized lot both of which will lessen the stormwater impact. '' The City Council took no formal action on this item. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT 10. NAVARRE LIGHT POLE DECORATIONS Edwards reported the Navarre lighting project is nearly complete except for a few punch list items and site remediation that will take place in the spring. Edwards stated the streetlight posts the City had Page 18 of 26