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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JULY 9, 2002 hahe}~ tell the direction provided by the Council in April was very clear that there was to be no outdoor storage on the property. Now Johnson is presenting Plan 13. 1=ahey noted that there were some Council people who were not enthusiastic about .Johnson's proposed use oi'the property, and the direction the Council had given allowed for Johnson's use while cornplying wish (hc City's codes. hahey indicated that the City's hope is that ultimately the Front of the property will redevelop and some of the existing sU'ucuu~es will be removed. Fahey asked if the three-sided storage building would be one of the su~uctures removed. Johnson replied that it would. Fahey asked Johnson's vision for how the property will be redeveloped. Johnson reported that his vision is that the property will be subdivided into three lots, the front ol'the ~.~roperty would be redeveloped, the three-sided storage structure ~n~ould be removed as part of the redevelopment of the front two lots, and the bacl: lot would be rezoned Co accommodate outdoor storage. Johnson indicated that once the rezoning and property division are approved by the Council, he would anticipate having two to three years to comple(e the redevelopment of the property Fahey asked if, in (he meantime, Johnson wanted to have outdoor storage on the site. Johnson stated that that was his desire. Anderson indicated that when the City reached its initial agreement with .Johnson in April, he was ofthc understanding that Johnson's business needed outdoor storage and he voted to prohibit that outdoor storage until the front of the properly was redeveloped. Anderson tell that this was a means of motivating Johnson to redevelop the site. Anderson felt that if ouuioor storage is allowed now, the City will have lost its leverage. Anderson asked if the City allows the outdoor storage at this point what incentive Johnson would have. to build on the front of the property. hahey suggested (hat until a development agreement is in place with timetables that include a sunset clause on outdoor storage in the event the site is not redeveloped, the City should not allow outdoor storage on the property. Johnson indicated Iha( I~ic in(ends to enter hrto this development agreement and that he will live by ~n~ha(ever timetables it includes. fhe City Administrator pointed out that if there is agreement on Johnson's concept proposal that will be reviewed this month, work can start on drafting the development agreement. "i"he question is when Johnson will be prepared to submit a final proposal.