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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 14, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />    Page 13 of 30   <br />(11. REQUEST TO ACCESS 2629, 2627, AND 2625 CASCADE LANE FROM KELLEY <br /> PARKWAY, Continued) <br /> <br />Gleason stated the other difficulty they have is that Cascade Road is a 7-ton road and is being treated as a <br />4-ton road with the road restrictions. Gleason stated they are proposing that they would enter off of <br />Kelley Parkway, which is a 9-ton road. Gleason indicated the lot they would be entering on as well as the <br />adjacent lot is owned by them. Gleason stated it would be necessary for the equipment to cross over the <br />sidewalk, which will then need to be replaced. <br /> <br />Gleason stated they would be utilizing smaller trucks to haul in the concrete forms and rock and sand. <br />Another option would be to air lift in the forms, which is not very feasible since the forms are rather <br />heavy. Gleason indicated the homeowners association is not opposed to this and that in his opinion <br />Cascade Road would not be damaged by the equipment. Gleason stated if they do damage any portion of <br />the road, they would be willing to repair it. <br /> <br />Gleason stated the other reason they are requesting this new access is that given the housing market <br />currently, there is a limited number of subcontractors available to do the work, and if they are not able to <br />start the work in the next week or two, they would miss their window of opportunity and would have to <br />wait another 30 days before the subcontractors become available to do the work. <br /> <br />Gleason noted the current property owners in Stonebay are required to pay dues to the homeowners <br />association over the entire development and that if more homes are constructed within the development, <br />those dues would decrease. Gleason reiterated they do have the wherewithal to fix any damage that is <br />caused by bringing in the forms off of Kelley Parkway, and noted that they own the remaining lots so <br />they will be involved with this development for the next couple of years. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if they are planning to pour concrete between now and May 15. <br /> <br />Gleason indicated they would be pouring the concrete over the berm. Gleason stated they would like to <br />dig and pour the foundation and then begin framing the homes. Gleason stated the other option is to bring <br />in the forms one at a time, which will cause more pressure and traffic on the road than if the forms were <br />all hauled in at one time. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the majority of the work would be completed between now and May 15. <br /> <br />Gleason indicated the homes would likely be framed by the time the road restrictions are lifted. Gleason <br />asked if the road restrictions would be lifted by May 15. <br /> <br />Struve indicated the road restrictions are in effect for eight weeks. <br /> <br />Gleason stated in his view they could drive on Cascade without causing any damage but that he cannot <br />change the way the road is rated. <br /> <br />Struve noted the homeowners association could grant access on Cascade but that most residential streets <br />without Orono are rated at 4-ton during road restrictions. Struve stated the road could be rated higher but <br />that if it was a city street, it would be viewed as a 4-ton road. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 04/28/2014 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 04/14/2014 <br />[Page 13 of 30]