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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 26, 2004 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />• ROLL <br />The Council met on the above mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor Barbara <br />Peterson; Council members Jim White, Bob Sansevere, Jim Murphy, and Lili McMillan; City <br />Attorney Thomas Barrett; Representing staff were City Administrator Ron Moorse, Planner Janice <br />Gundlach, Public Service Director Greg Gappa, and Recorder Kristi Anderson. <br />Planning Director Mike Gaffron and City Engineer Tom Kellogg were absent. <br />Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:01 P.M <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />1. Approve /Amend <br />Items #9, 10, 11, and 12 were added to the Consent Agenda. <br />Murphy moved, White seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Vote: Ayes 5, <br />Nays 0. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />*2. Regular Council Meeting of July 12, 2004 <br />• Murphy moved, White seconded, to approve the Minutes of July 12, 2004, as submitted. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />• <br />7:00 P.M. — INFORMATIONAL MEETING <br />3. BIRCH LANE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br />Gappa presented the Council with an update regarding the Birch Lane drainage improvement <br />project based on feedback acquired at a July 19`x', 2004 neighborhood meeting. In addition to <br />crowning the road and using curb and gutter to direct water, he explained that the preferred option <br />involved the installation of a 10 "pipe in the City right of way on the west side of Baldur Park Road <br />to a point 150' north of the intersection and then the construction of a drainage swale, since the <br />elevations are too low to continue the pipe. The swale would continue north across a small <br />privately owned unbuildable parcel to drain water into the wetland adjacent to North Arm Bay. <br />Gappa indicated that he had spoken to the owner of the unbuildable parcel, who resides in <br />Washington State, who had expressed concerns about the impact the easements might have on <br />future development of this parcel. Gappa stated that he explained to the owner that under Orono, <br />Watershed District, and both Federal and State regulations, filling wetlands was absolutely not <br />allowed, nor was the installation of a dock without a principal structure. Although the property is <br />located entirely within the 75' setback zone the City offered the owner $2.00 per square foot for the <br />easement which results in $1,500 compensation on a parcel that pays merely $7.00 per year in <br />taxes. Gappa stated that he had not gotten further response from the owner. <br />PAGE 1 of 10 <br />