04-11-07 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA APRIL 11, 2007 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 11th day of April, 2007 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor Bill Blesener called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Mr. Bill Blesener Council Member Ms. Barbara Allan Council Member Mr. John Keis Council Member Mr. Rick Montour ABSENT: Council Member Mr. Michael McGraw ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Mr. Joel R. Hanson City Clerk Ms. Kathy Glanzer 2007 GOALS/ The purpose of tonight's workshop is to conduct an information update ACTION PLANS meeting with the City Council and staff to review Action Plans for the implementation of 2007 Goals. Conduct Outdoor Storage Study for I-1, I-2, and I-P Districts. The City Administrator reviewed this proposed action plan. Council discussed the fact that the majority of outdoor storage problems exist in Ryan Industrial Park. It was noted that once changes are made to outdoor storage regulations, there will be grandfather rights for properties having approved Conditional Use Permits for outdoor storage. The Council discussed the Frattalone interim use permit for outdoor storage which expires in September of 2009. Blesener indicated that he would like to see aphase-out plan for this interim use. The City is scheduled to begin review of the status of this permit in September of 2008. The City Administrator pointed out that Frattalone has purchased the adjacent property, and it appears that the outdoor storage on this site is exceeding the approved CUP for that property. As part of the outdoor storage study, the Council indicated that they want to review what is allowed in surrounding cities to ensure that Little Canada is on track with its neighbors.