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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JULY 24, 2002 'T'he foregoing resolution was duly seconded by iahey. Ayes (5) La Valle, whey, Scalz.e, Montour, Anderson, Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. I2EC,ESS At this point in the meeting, 926 p. m., Council took a short recess. The meeting was reconvened at 9:35 p-m. CONCEPT Council noted that Carl Johnson, owner of 320> Country Drive, was not REVIEW OP' present this evening. The City Adminish~ator reported that based on SUBllIVIS10N previous discussions of this property bet~n~een [he Council and Mr. AND Johnson, he informed Johnson that the property line for proposed Lot 1 REZONING - should he moved back further into the properly to maximize the 3203 COUNTRY development potential of the property abutting Counh'y Drive. ['whey DRiVT.- agreed that that was the direction that the City Council had conveyed to CARL Mr. Johnson. whey also indicated that any rezoning of the back of the J013NSON propeirty should be conditioned on the property owner development uo less than a 30,000 square loot building on Lot I . Scalze noted that unless Lot I is enlar~~ed, it ~~~ould be very dif}icult to meet parking requirements fora 30,000 square foot building. The City Administrator described his understanding of the Council's direction for enlarging Lot I ~a~hich includes the elimination of the three- sided canop}~ structure and relocation of the three canopies further into the back lot. The Administrator also noted previous indication by Mr. Johnson of his plans to eliminate the small being located directly behind the former Knox building, Anderson suggested the need for a development agreement which would establish a timeline for redevelopment of the site. if that timeline is not met, than the outdoor storage on the bacl: property would have to be eliminated. Anderson su~~~~ested that the developmem agreement contain a penalty clause that ~a~ould ~~o into elTect ifthe outdoor storage is not eliminated as required. The City Attorney suggested it was not feasible establish conditions tied to a rezoning. I Ie indicated (hat a better mechanism to accomplish what the City desires would bean interim use permit. T'he City Planner agreed, and noted that the development agreement can establish the timelines that the City decides upon. The City Administrator also suggested entering into an option agreement for the front property so that if the property owner does not redevelop the