TOWN
OF
COUNCIL
CHAMBER -
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 13, 2006 AT 7:30 P.M.
1.
Roll Call
Present: Council Chair Geoff Gordon, John Bradson,
Terri Hutchinson, Tom Spitz, Jo Carol Alford and Town Manager Catherine Conlow. Mark Haggerty arrived at 7:35 p.m. Absent:
Lianne Harris.
2.
Approval of minutes of January 9, 2006
and January 12, 2006
Moved by John
Bradson and seconded by Jo Carol Alford.
All voted in favor, 5-0.
3.
Public Hearings
a. Continuation of the public hearing to
consider amendments to the Ordinances of the Town of Orono, Chapter 18 Land
Use, Section 18-136 Planned Unit Development and related sections.
Public hearing
a. opened at 7:35 p.m. Planning
Consultant Evan Richert gave an overview of the work accomplished over the past
few months in regards to the Land Use Ordinance amendments that replace the
Planned Unit Development with Clustered Development.
He noted the
following highlights:
·
The changes affect the Medium Density and C2 zones
as well as part of the F&A zone that is east of
·
Where multifamily units are allowed, no more than
70% multi-units are allowed. 30% to be
other types of development.
·
Water/sewer maintenance plans required.
·
Residential Density is to be calculated on a net
residential basis, which will reduce the number of allowable units to be
developed as compared to the old PUD Ordinance.
·
Detailed requirement of open space established.
·
New concept introduced regarding a fee in lieu of
open space for specific situations.
·
Stricter guidelines for the treatment of buffer
space.
·
Clustered Developments will follow the review
process as other major subdivisions.
Mr. Richert
noted two corrections to be made: On
page 10, halfway down the chart delete, “outside required buffer areas”, and
the third box from the bottom of the chart should be changed from “…60% …” to
“… 50% of the total area”.
Opponents:
None. Proponents: None. Public hearing b. closed at 7:43 p.m.
Mr. Haggerty asked if the buffer
requirement was adequate, specifically for commercial areas. Mr. Struck stated
that buffer provisions for zone changes are addressed in the Land Use
Ordinance. Ms. Hutchinson requested a
copy of that section of the Ordinance for Councilors.
John Bradson thanked Mr. Richert for his
work with the Council and Planning Board on the amendments.
b.
A Class XI – Malt, Spirituous & Vinous
Liquor License, Victualer’s License and Special Amusement Permit for Music,
Dancing & Entertainment for Crow Valley Brewing Company d/b/a Bear Brew
Pub, 36 Main Street. [To be continued to the March 27, 2006 Council Meeting]
Public hearing b. opened
at 7:47 p.m. Geoff Gordon continued the
public hearing to a Special Council Meeting to be held March 27, 2006 at 7:30
p.m. due to issues that are pending and information needed for the license.
4.
Acknowledgments by Council Members
Councilors
thanked Evan Richert for his work with the PUD/Clustered Development Ordinance
amendments.
Tom Spitz
announced that the next Bicentennial Committee’s lecture series will feature
“The Penobscot Nation” and will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2006.
John Bradson
thanked the school administrators and teachers for their work in handling a
difficult situation last Thursday and Friday.
He noted it was an opportunity for the town and school to address the
protocol.
Geoff Gordon
reminded residents that the Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, March
14, 2006 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. All voting will take place at the
municipal building. Absentee ballots are
now available.
5.
Unfinished Business - None
6.
Consent Agenda
Geoff Gordon requested that Order 06-25
be pulled from the Consent Agenda and taken up separately under New Business.
Order
06-19 Order, appointing Stephen Murray
to fill the Orono-Veazie Water District 5-year seat, expiring December 2010.
Order 06-22 Order, setting the hours of voting as 7:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the polling place as the Council Chamber of the Municipal
Building for Wards 1 & 2 for the March 14, 2006 Municipal Election.
Order
06-23 Order, changing the hours that
the Registrar will accept registrations of applicants who appear in person as
follows: On the last five business days before the March 14, 2006 Municipal
Election, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. [MRSA 21A, Sec. 122.6.A (2) and (8)].
Order
06-24 Order, approving the Town Clerk’s
appointment of Warden and Assistant Warden for the March 14, 2006 Municipal
Election:
Assistant
Warden – John Bradson
Order 06-26 Order, committing a true list of sewerage service assessments to Wanda J. Thomas, Treasurer, in the amount of $116,754.12.
Moved by Terri Hutchinson and seconded by
John Bradson to approve the Consent Agenda.
All voted in favor, 6-0.
7.
New Business
Order 06-25 Order, pursuant to 29-A M.R.S.A., Sec. 2395, the Council hereby designates Bennoch Road from Main Street to the Orono-Old Town Line and Forest Avenue from Main Street to I-95 as being closed to vehicular traffic carrying heavy loads from February 14, 2006 until May 1, 2006, when necessary, unless solidly frozen and that said road shall be subject to the same restrictions and definitions of heavy loads as promulgated by the Department of Transportation for State and State Aid Highways, which restrictions are incorporated herein by reference. The Town Manager shall be authorized to cause the enforcement thereof.
Moved by Terri Hutchinson and seconded by
John Bradson to friendly amend the order to include, “
Order 06-27 Order, approving up to $1,100 to be spent
on advertising in the Bangor Daily News and Penobscot Times special editions of
the Bicentennial Celebration, and that $400 be given to the Bicentennial Committee
for future needs, the total of $1,500 to be drawn from the Council Reserve
Special Projects Fund.
Moved by
John Bradson and seconded by Jo Carol Alford.
All voted in favor, 6-0.
Order
06-28 Order, approving the prior
transfers totaling $200,000 to the Orono Library Foundation from the Durst
Fund, which was held by the Orono Library Board of Trustees.
Moved by John
Bradson and seconded by Terri Hutchinson to friendly amend the order to include
the corrected amount of “$200,717.25”. All voted in favor of the order as amended,
6-0.
Order
06-29 Order, approving the $3,000
Computer Service Fee for the Minerva Libraries System for the Orono Public
Library and approving the $1,600 for the purchase of the barcodes, the total to
be drawn from the Library Operating Budget.
Moved by John
Bradson and seconded by Terri Hutchinson.
All voted in favor, 6-0.
8.
Future Agenda Items/Items of Concern
John Bradson
stated he was glad to hear that the Public Safety Director and the School
Superintendent would be meeting to discuss protocols for emergency
situations. Public Safety Director
Mark Haggerty
requested a meeting to be able to analyze what it will mean to the Town to have
a new library and what the operating costs will be. He commented he was glad to receive the
school budget expenditure analysis, but would also like to see the tuition/revenues
and how they compare to the projections.
He requested assistance in analyzing the numbers for both the town and
school and asked that School Superintendent Clenchy provide the tuition
figures.
Geoff Gordon
requested that the Operations Committee meet to discuss the future of the
landfill. He commented that Kiwanis
needs to know the status for their summer auction. Ms. Conlow stated she would be providing the
Committee with the financial figures and options for the landfill in March.
9.
Public Petitions - None
10. Public
Comments
Sally Jacobs
thanked the Town on behalf of the citizens for the work done on the sewer/trail
easement by the
11. Adjournment
At 8:23 p.m., John Bradson moved and
Terri Hutchinson seconded to adjourn.
All voted in favor,
6-0.
Minutes are not verbatim. A tape-recorded version is available in the
Town Office.
Respectfully submitted, Nancy W. Ward,
Administrative Assistant