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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />JANUARY 14, 1999 <br />also noted that his paving company is located on this site and emptoys five <br />peop(e, while the recycling operation employs seven peop(e. Frattalone <br />feit the business was a good one and felt it coutd continue indefinitely. <br />Fahey asked if the Council wanted to extend the current arrangement or if <br />it wanted to develop something more permanent, i.e. a license or tax. <br />Fahey felt such an arrangement could be a win/win for the City. <br />Morelan felt the City should retain some control over the operation and <br />provide for the discontinuation of the business upon notice by the City. <br />Pedersen pointed out that, to date, the business has not hurt the City. <br />However, if the Council feels the property could be developed to a greater <br />potentiai, then ailowing the business to continue would not be the right <br />decision. Pedersen also pointed out the condition of some of the buildings <br />in Ryan Industrial Park, and suggested that perhaps that property should <br />be redeve(oped into a wetland. <br />Fahey pointed out that Ryan Industrial Park is developed on questionable <br />soils. However, he could not see the City purchasing that property and <br />redeveloping it. Scalze suggested this might be an option for the City to <br />consider. <br />Pedersen suggested that once the Rice Street/Little Canada Road <br />redevelopment is underway, perhaps the Council should look at Ryan <br />Industrial Park with the thought of returning it to wetland. Pedersen stated <br />that he did not believe Frattalone should have to come before the Council <br />every five years asking to be allowed to continue his business. However, <br />he also did not feel the City should give Frattalone the rights to continue <br />the business into perpetuity. <br />The City Administrator asked if the consensus was to have staff look at <br />allowing the business to continue via a licensing agreement. Scalze <br />cautioned that the City Attorney should review such an option very <br />carefixlly. Scaize pointed out that Frattalone had agreed to stop operating <br />the business within five years the tast time the agreement was extended. <br />Morelan a~reed, but supported ailowing the business to continue. Morelan <br />stated that he wanted this type of business limited to one since he felt a <br />city the size ofLittle Canada could not support having more than one <br />business of this type. <br />Fahey stated that he supported extendin~ the agreement subject to a <br />licensing fee. Fahey suggested that the City Attorney and City <br />11 <br />