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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,January 9,2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. 8. 16-3878 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT: EMERGENCY DOCKS— ORDINANCE NO. 181 (conNnued) Seals commented it makes sense and that the City Council supports it. Seals stated she lives on the lake and that in her view this is a good location for a boat since it is one of the busier areas. Printup asked if this is the busiest area. Van Eyll stated some other spots are starting to become more popular as the enforcement increases in this area. There were no public comments relating to this item. Crosby moved,Seals seconded,to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 181,Third Series,an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance Pertaining to County Dock in the LR-lA Zoning District. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. 9. 17-3891 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT: SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY— ORDINANCE NO. 182 Community Development Director Barnhart noted last fall the City Council directed Staff to draft an ordinance that would regulate the living location of Level III sex offenders. A public hearing was held on this matter back in November. The draft ordinance included in the Council packet is what City Staff,the City Attorney and the Police Chief have worked on to address the Council's concerns. Barnhart stated Staff worked hard to ensure that the language included in the ordinance can be enforced and that in Staff's view this does address the Council's and public's concerns. Staff is recommending approval of the ordinance as drafted. Barnhart noted since this is not a land use ordinance,it did not go before the Planning Commission and grandfathering would not be allowed. Walsh thanked City Council Member Printup for raising this issue initially last summer. Walsh noted the City Council looked at another similar ordinance that had already been created and adjudicated in drafting this ordinance and that the City is being proactive before Level III sex offenders come to live in Orono. Printup thanked Staff for working on the ordinance the past few months and that it is a good proactive step-forward. Crosby asked what the major changes are that will occur with the ordinance. Barnhart stated the City's ordinances currently do not address it at all. When the state releases a Level III sex offender,they look to see if there is an ordinance in place, and this will be taken into consideration by the state when locating the offender. Barnhart stated the ordinance is basically a statement of what the community's goals are. Mattick stated more communities are adopting this type of ordinance and that violation of the ordinance would also be considered a violation of their probation. Page 9 of 17