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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 22, 2007 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ (16. LICENSES, Continued) McMillan inquired whether the license application should be tabled rather than denied. Bremer stated she would concur that it should be tabled rather than denied. Murphy stated he would be in favor of tabling it. Moorse noted the date of the event is prior to the next council meeting. Moorse stated one option would be to approve the license application with conditions. Bremer stated she has routinely walked by this residence and that she has noticed that the construction trucks seem to stay rather late. Bremer stated she would be in favor of some type of conditional approval. McMillan encouraged the Maliks to contact the police if a problem should arise during the Parade of Homes. Bremer commented this type of license application should come before the Council earlier in the process. McMillan recommended some type of time deadline be considered. Attorney Brokl stated the City Council does have the right to require an escrow to cover any damages that might occur to either city property or neighboring properties as a result of the license being issued. Brokl stated granting the certificate of occupancy could also be delayed. Michael Malik expressed concerns that the construction truck could potentially have caused some type of damage to the water shut-off valve and that he has a concern the trucks might run over the shut-off valve again. Janet Malik commented there should be some type of check and balance system in place to ensure that the builders respect the neighboring properties. Bremer requested the builder be provided a copy of the minutes from tonight’s meeting. Bremer stated she has a concern that the builder has not adequately responded to the concerns raised by the Maliks. Murphy recommended the building inspector visit the site once again and speak with the builder. White inquired whether the City has encountered problems in the past with this builder. Gaffron stated this builder has constructed some homes in the past and there have been a few issues. Gaffron inquired whether there is curb and gutter along this street. Janet Malik stated there is not. Malik stated they did erect some markers delineating their property but that some members of the construction crew removed the markers. Murphy withdrew his motion to deny the license application. ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE 6 of 13 Item #02 - CC Agenda 02-12-07 [Page 6 of 13]