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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Tuesday, June 10, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />    Page 21 of 32   <br />(9. #13-3606 LUKE KUJAWA OF YOUR BOAT CLUB, 1444 SHORELINE DRIVE, CUP <br />AMENDMENT, Continued) <br /> <br />Kujawa stated in his view one of the issues is the poorly written or ambiguous code of the City. Kujawa <br />stated he buys boats from manufacturers and every one of them puts him on their rental boat program. <br />The members of the boat club call up and ask to rent boats. Webster’s dictionary states the definition for <br />rent is something available for use or service in exchange for payment. Kujawa questioned why the boat <br />club would not be classified as a boat rental business. Kujawa commented if he would have named his <br />company boat rentals instead of boat club, there probably would not be a problem. Kujawa indicated he <br />has proven time and time again that he works well with the City to find solutions to the problems. Staff <br />has indicated there is nothing stopping him from adding a whole fleet of rental boats and renting them out <br />for wedding parties and other events. Kujawa indicated that is not something he is interested in doing, <br />but that he could add those rental boats and rent them to the boat club members for a dollar a day. <br />Kujawa stated he does not understand how the City makes that distinction. <br /> <br />Kujawa stated Your Boat Club allows thousands of people access the water at a more reasonable price <br />than a lot of other options available and that he would ask the City Council follow Staff’s <br />recommendations. <br /> <br />McMillan asked who is managing this site and if there is someone specifically in charge of the entire site. <br /> <br />Kujawa indicated Todd and Troy Nelson were hired by the receivership and are managing the site. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if they are managing the residential properties as well. <br /> <br />Kujawa indicated they are not and are only managing the marina slips. At this point in time Crown Bank <br />owns the residential sites. <br /> <br />McMillan indicated she is attempting to find out who is managing the residential sites at this time. <br /> <br />Kujawa stated Crown Bank is managing those properties but that a closing date has been set for two <br />weeks from now. <br /> <br />McMillan stated one of the problems she sees is that he is running a business on a property that is not <br />being managed well. McMillan commented Your Boat Club may be a great business but the place that <br />they are leasing from is kind of a mess in a lot of ways. <br /> <br />Levang noted the applicant has stated he is not using 1440 Shoreline Drive, but when she visited the site <br />today, there were wet suits and other items in the building as well as a vegetable garden in the front. <br />Levang asked what their intentions are for the building. <br /> <br />Kujawa indicated his staff did plant a vegetable garden but that many of the items in the house were in <br />there when they began their operation. The house was used to store large inner tubes but those are now <br />being stored in the gazebo. Kujawa indicated he is not sure what is still in there but that the building is <br />locked. Kujawa stated he is sure there is still some random junk in there but that there is no kitchen in the <br />house, two showers, three bathrooms and a sauna. Kujawa stated he is not sure what the house was used <br />for last but that it is not livable right now. <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda 06/24/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 06/10/2013 [Page 21 of 32]