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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 12, 2007 The Administrator reported that in December and January inspections of the property occurred and there were still approximately 150 vehicles on site. A search warrant was executed for this property and abuilding/fire inspection identified imminent hazards which resulted in a red tag being issued. The Administrator reported that Valor Enterprises has removed the imminent hazards, but there are still over 100 electrical and building code violations in existence. In recent inspections of the property, there is evidence of people on the site. One gentleman was hooking up a towing trailer. Neighboring property owners have reported numerous people on site almost daily. The Administrator indicated that it appears that people are working on the site even though Valor Enterprises has no licenses. The Administrator noted that Valor Enterprises has continued to have a disregard for the current state of affairs. The Administrator reported that law enforcement has reported to the City that on one occasion a VIN number tab from a stolen vehicle was found in Mr. Fred Sedeghat's, Valor Enterprises, pocket. That stolen vehicle was subsequently recovered on the Valor property. The Administrator reported that Mr. Sedeghat's attorney, Michael Mergens, indicated that the property issues will likely be resolved through the subsequent sale of the property. The Administrator pointed out that the Code allows the City to consider public safety and public welfare in considering applications for Conditional Use Permits. Given the extra ordinary amount of staff time that the Valor Enterprises property has consumed, and the past history of this property, the Administrator indicated that he had serious reservations that the situation will ever change. The Administrator recommended extreme caution in proceeding with the re-issuance of the Conditional Use Permits for Valor Enterprises. Duray pointed out the City's efforts in trying to clean up Ryan Industrial Park and the many hours of meetings and code enforcement efforts directed toward this goal. Duray noted that the City has had all the business owners into discuss the condition of the park in general as well as the specifics of each property. A lot of time has been directed toward this effort by the City Council, Planning Commission, and City staff. Duray indicated that his knowledge is that property owners have complied, except for Valor Enterprises. Compliance has been an on-going battle with Valor Enterprises. Duray indicated that the Council has appointed the Planning Commission to consider the information presented and to make a reasonable recommendation based on that information. Duray stated that he had a real concern with re-issuance of the CUP's and increasing the number of retail motor vehicle sales licenses. -18-