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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 14, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 19 (5. #13-3631 TODD HOLMERS ON BEHALF OF LANDSOURCE, LLC, 3700 NORTHERN AVENUE – VACATE EASEMENT – FINAL PLAT DOCUMENTS REVIEW – RESOLUTION NO. 6420, Continued) Todd Holmers, Landsource, LLC, stated he understands the concern about the removal of the trees in the front and that they are planning on spading in some big maples and pines. Holmers indicated he does have a landscape architect drawing up a new landscaping plan for the front and the rear of the homes but that it is not completed yet. Anderson stated she would like to see some sort of landscape plan prior to proceeding with the final plat given Resolution No. 6345 and the conditions of preliminary plat approval. Holmers stated it was his understanding the City Council was only going to act on the vacation of the easement. Gaffron noted this is not in front of the City Council for final plat approval but that it gives the City Council an opportunity to review the documents and provide Staff with any direction they feel is appropriate. Holmers stated the landscape plan will be submitted to Staff sometime this week. Levang asked where the construction vehicles will be parking since the roadway is not very wide. Levang noted Northern Avenue is shared with Spring Park and that she does not want to hear any complaints from Spring Park residents about parking or debris on the roadway. Levang stated everybody needs to be good citizens and good neighbor and noted that this developer has had issues on other properties. Mattick stated the City has the opportunity within the development contract to talk about routing of construction traffic, hours of operation, and road cleanup. Mattick stated the City’s Code regulates those items and that they are very straight forward development terms. Holmers stated the plan is to do the project in two phases. Lots 1, 2, and 3 will be done first, with Lots 4, 5, and 6 being left vacant, which will provide room for construction traffic. Levang asked whether any of the properties have been sold. Holmers indicated two out of the first three lots are sold. Gaffron stated the permits have not been issued yet and will not be issued until the final plat has been filed. Levang indicated she is just attempting to get an idea of how long the construction process will be going on. Holmers stated all three lots will be constructed at the same time and should be close to being finished by the end of the year. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 07/28/2014 Approval of Council Minutes 07/14/2014 [Page 8 of 19]