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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL <br />Monday, June 23, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  Page 10 of 30  <br /> <br />(PUBLIC COMMENTS, Continued) <br /> <br />McMillan stated the Public Works Department could probably better answer that. <br /> <br />Roth noted if the City only has 450 sandbags, that would only be about 35 sandbags per resident, and that <br />he would estimate 200 to 300 sandbags per property would be needed. <br /> <br />Loftus stated the City is aware that the culverts will also need to be sandbagged but that there is no way to <br />sandbag both sides of the road and that the private property owners will need to take some steps to try to <br />prevent water from coming into their homes. Loftus stated it would be difficult to construct a berm on <br />each side of the road since that would cut off access to people’s driveways. Loftus stated the City will <br />need to be somewhat flexible with the situation and that what has been developed so far is not a highly <br />defined plan and may need to be changed depending on the situation. <br /> <br />The City Council took no formal action on the sandbags. <br /> <br />John Barth, 3725 Togo Road, stated his brother James was sentenced to five days in jail for a pile of <br />firewood, a storage shelter, and some ladders. Barth noted none of those items are illegal to have, <br />especially if they are located behind a well secluded garage, and that the items are not visible to the <br />neighbors. <br /> <br />Barth indicated is he out $2,000 for bail and that he would like to know what the City feels about doing <br />this to a 26-year resident of the City. <br /> <br />McMillan stated her understanding is the Court ordered the bench warrant because he did not comply <br />with a previous court order. <br /> <br />Barth stated three years ago this was in the court system and that his brother was placed on probation. <br />Barth stated it was their understanding that it was all settled, but that two years ago they received a letter <br />saying that he had broken the City’s ordinance regarding ladders. Barth reiterated that the items cannot be <br />seen from the road. <br /> <br />Mattick stated to his knowledge James Barth pled guilty in 2011 and was placed on probation. At that <br />time the judge ordered certain terms to be completed, which were not completed over the course of the <br />next three years. <br /> <br />Barth noted his brother is an over-the-road truck driver and that he attended two hearings where the City <br />cancelled. Barth indicated his brother was stuck in Georgia and was not able to make it to the hearing. <br /> <br /> <br />Barth stated he attended the court hearing in his brother’s place and that they would not allow him to <br />change the court date. <br /> <br />Mattick stated the court issued the bench warrant and not the City. <br /> <br />Barth stated the City is behind all this. <br /> <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 07/14/2014 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 06/23/2014 <br />[Page 10 of 30]