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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 12, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 17 of 37 (6. #13-3606 LUKE KUJAWA O YOUR BOAT CLUB, 1444 SHORELINE DRIVE – CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT, Continued) Van Eyll stated there is one other marina in the City that performs fueling operations prior to the season opening and that arrangement was put in place prior to him becoming a fire marshal. Anderson stated she understands the temporary issue and asked if they can finish the season. Van Eyll indicated he would be willing to extend it but that it would be the City Council’s choice. Printup asked if the other marina with the portable tank pulls a permit every year. Van Eyll stated the boats are fueled before they are put into the water and that it is used only in the spring. Van Eyll stated to his knowledge they are not required to have a permit. Levang stated she would either table the application or deny the application since the conditional use permit runs with the land and there are a number of issues that are still not addressed. Levang stated while there has been some significant changes, it is not enough to satisfy her. Anderson noted she has been advised by City Staff not to vote on this matter given the fact that her son has worked at Your Boat Club for the past two seasons but that she will not recuse herself from the discussions. Anderson stated from the perspective of an employer, Your Boat Club has done a good job of employing some of the local youth in the community. Anderson stated in her view there are a number of good kids that are employed there that are learning how to deal with people very day. Anderson stated as it relates to the access part of it, she finds that to be a positive attribute of the boat club business model since Orono does have a number of citizens that do not have access to the lake and Your Boat Club allows them access. Printup indicated he agrees that it is a good business model and that he enjoyed hearing how the business is growing to such an extent that it cannot accommodate everybody. Printup stated his feeling coming into this is that two months ago the Council wanted to see certain things accomplished. While big steps have been taken to accomplish those things, there are some issues that remain unresolved. Printup indicated he is not in favor of denying it and that he is leaning more towards tabling it. Printup noted he has previously said he likes the concept of Your Boat Club, and while the boat club has an investment to make and ensure that all their ducks are in a row, the City Council needs to watch over land use issues and issues with neighbors. Bremer indicated she is in agreement with Council Member Printup and that she is more in favor of the expansion than she was two months ago. Bremer noted there were a few issues that were discussed tonight where information was not available prior to Staff’s memo being written, and that she would recommend that information be supplied prior to the day of the meeting. Bremer commented a lack of information is the kind of thing that causes folks to become nervous and want to table something because the Council Members have not had the opportunity to fully hear and review everything before it was presented tonight. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 08/26/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 08/12/2013 [Page 17 of 37]