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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 condominiums. The improvements were extensive and much needed. Blesener pointed out that because of legislation enacted by the State, the City was able to provide assistance through the Housing Improvement Area program. This program allowed the City to assess the costs of the Canabury Square improvements similar to the way costs for street improvements are assessed. Blesener noted that the improvements were in the neighborhood of $4.9 million, and the average assessment per unit was approximately $20,000. Without the HIA program, the Canabury Homeowners Association and many of the individual owners would not have been able to come up with the money to pay for the improvements and the project would not have been accomplished. The City Administrator pointed out that the Canabury Association Board members and residents came together and did a lot of work to get this project to move forward. The result is an excellent outcome for Canabury property owners as well as the City. HOMETOWN Blesener presented Kevin Helander, the City's Cable TV Technician, with VIDEO a Hometown Video Award for the video he produced entitled "Planning AWARD- Ahead- Preventing Theft From Autos ". Blesener noted that this is a KEVIN national award, and this video competed with many others for this honor. HELANDER Helander accepted the award indicating that the video was a good opportunity to help educate and protect the public. Helander thanked Ben Hanson of CTV, Ramsey County Sheriff's Deputy John Eastham, and Little Canada Cable TV Producer Vanessa VanAlstein for their assistance with the video. CUP'S — Blesener opened the public hearing to consider Ramsey County's 5 S. OWASSO applications for Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage of motor BLVD. — vehicles and for Conditional Use Permit to allow a special purpose fence RAMSEY ten (10) feet in height for security and aesthetic reasons at 5 South Owasso COUNTY Blvd. Blesener noted that both the City Planner and the Planning Commission recommended approval subject to conditions outlined in the Planner's September 1, 2011 report. The City Planner reported that the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department would like to use this property for the storage of vehicles that they impound. The Planner noted that the property is divided into two zoning districts. The south portion of the property is zoned Light - Industrial (1 -1) and the north portion Industrial -Park (I -P). There are different outdoor storage allowances in each of these zoning districts. The Planner noted that the original site plan submitted by the County proposed outdoor 2