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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 12, 2016 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />point where the neighborhood can tolerate it. McMillan stated people value their privacy, especially on <br />private roads. <br />Printup stated he is leaning the other way a little bit. Printup stated the traffic issue can be a bummer for <br />people coming in and out but that it sounds like it was pretty well organized. Printup stated it is too bad <br />the hours cannot be adjusted to the daytime. Printup stated it sounded like it was pretty well planned and <br />prepared for but that he is just one vote. <br />McMillan asked if the applicants would like to table their application. <br />Line stated they are not hard and fast on 15 events and that they do have four dates booked in November <br />but that they did not sell the other shows. Line indicated they did that under the fact that they had <br />previously obtained a special event permit. Line stated they have been very straight forward on all of this <br />and that the dates are not hard and fast. Line indicated the Sunday shows can go during the day. <br />Line stated the overall goal is not to make the neighbors mad but to share Lorie's music with others. Line <br />indicated they will abide by the Council's decision. <br />Barnhart stated the Council could deny or table the application and that the applicants could amend their <br />proposal based on the feedback. <br />Walsh asked how this application came before the City Council after 15 events have already occurred. <br />Barnhart stated a special event permit was requested in June, which goes through the clerk's office. That <br />permit was issued for that event and the City later learned it was multiple events. Barnhart stated the <br />application said several events but staff reviewed it as one event. Barnhart stated the clerk perhaps <br />misread the application and that once Staff learned it was multiple events, they informed the Lines that <br />they needed a different type of permit and Staff has been working with them since. Barnhart indicated the <br />Lines were out of the country in July but that they have been forthright with Staff. <br />Walsh asked who said it was okay. <br />Barnhart indicated it was the city clerk. <br />Loftus stated the city clerk works through the criteria on the special criteria, which includes working with <br />the police chief to ensure there is a plan to handle the number of people coming in and going out. Loftus <br />stated if it meets those criteria, it gets approved. Loftus stated the city clerk believed there was a series of <br />three concerts over the weekend in June but then the City learned from the neighbors that there were <br />additional concerts being sold online. The applicant was then contacted. <br />Printup asked whether the Council would be open to allowing it in November since it has gotten to this <br />point and something fell through the cracks. <br />Levang stated that sounds flexible but the concern is what the neighbors would think since they are the <br />ones being burdened by this. Levang stated in her view it would be unfair to them to not take their <br />comments into consideration. <br />Loftus noted the special event permit did not grant permission for the November events. <br />Page 7 of 8 <br />