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MINUTIJS <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />JULY 8, 2009 <br />He indicated that he would not want to shut down the recycling operation <br />unless there were hard dollars put down with a pw•chase agreement. <br />Frattalone also noted that it would be possible to clear the site within 90 <br />days if a buyer were interested in paying for removal. The Administrator <br />suggested that the agreement contain some timelines relative to the shut <br />down of the operation and receipt of purchase agreement, as well as the <br />possibility of an accelerated shut-down, if required by a purchaser. <br />Frattalone stated he could put something together to address that. <br />There was discussion about proposal for a five year extension of the IUP <br />with the property to go up for sale in three years. The Administrator noted <br />that the economy will be the factor in this proposal. He also noted that <br />once the property is listed, the City and Frattalone will be able to gauge <br />what might be possible with this property based on the interested that is <br />expressed in it. Frattalone noted that he does not wait to sell the property, <br />but understands the City's desire to redevelop this area. Frattalone stated <br />that he does not want to have the property sit vacant while it is for sale, <br />and wants to generate revenue from the site to pay property taxes. He <br />noted that if the property does not sell in the five year timeframe, he <br />would ask the City for an extension of the lUP Permit. <br />Frattalone then reviewed three site plan options for redevelopment of the <br />site. He again noted that the most likely scenario would be buildings on <br />floating slabs. He pointed out that the Groundskeeper site may or may not <br />be necessary in the redevelopment of the Fra-Dor site. There was also <br />discussion of infrastructure needs for the property. <br />The next discussion point related to eliminating the current $.10 gravel tax <br />per ton for City projects. Frattalone noted that this would make their <br />company more competitive in bidding City projects. It was noted that the <br />$.10 tax would be passed on to the City on a City project; therefore, it <br />made sense to eliminate the tax from those projects. Frattalone indicated <br />that he would be willing to offer a 20% discount to the City on gate prices <br />at Fra-Dor for receipt of concrete and asphalt and for the purchase of <br />recycled materials. The Administrator noted that the recycled materials <br />coming from Fra-Dor are of high quality and excellent for our road <br />projects. <br />Keis noted that there was discussion of an escalating gravel tax, retaining <br />the $.10 tax per ton for years 1 through 3, with the tax increasing in years <br />~F and 5. The Administrator suggested the possibility of $.15 for year 4 <br />and $.20 for year 5. Boss asked why the tax should increase. Keis felt it <br />was an incentive to redevelop the site. Boss felt that if the site is being <br />marketed, Frattalone should not be penalized with an increased gravel tax. <br />Frattalone stated that he was not opposed to the increase, but did not want <br />to see the tax raised to a level that would make the product costs non- <br />