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Planning & Zoning Board August 13, 2003 Page 12 he was not opposed to the project, but he did not need to hook up to City water and sewer right now. Mr. Grochala replied it would end prior to his property line. Mayor Bergeson, stated comments by Councilmember Carlson did not represent the City Council and requested the Board keep this in mind. Ms. Carlson stated when she approached the podium, she was not acting as a Councilmember and she did not introduce herself as a Councilmember. She stated she was expressing her concerns as a long time resident of Lino Lakes. Ms. Lane made a MOTION to close the public hearing at 11:14 p.m. and was supported by Mr. Corson. Motion carried 6 -0. Chair Schaps invited applicant to make comment. Jeff Raduechel, representative of developer, stated this was not anticipated to be a high volume industrial operation. He stated the building was a very high quality industrial building. He noted this would be a substantially higher quality buildings then what existed on the north side of 35W. He noted they were being sensitive to the environment in the area. He noted while this was a large building, it would be significantly screened. He stated when the area was fully developed, the impact of the docks would be minimized. Mr. Rafferty stated he could appreciate the comments from the developer and staff regarding the design and orientation of the building, but he expressed concern about the number of dock doors. Jeff Raduechel pointed out the doors would be significantly screened and they had tried to minimize the impact. He stated the number of docks was relatively small in comparison to the size of the building. He indicated they chose the colors to coordinate with the school. Rob Davidson, Davidson Companies, stated they were not contemplating a 24 -hour operation. This was intended to be a distribution facility only. He stated there would be 125 -150 employees on the facility and there would be low truck traffic volume. He stated this was an existing business consolidating to a new location. Mr. Lyden asked what were the hours of operation. Mr. Davidson replied Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with an occasional 1/2 day on a Saturday. Mr. Rafferty asked if there would be a lot of truck retainage at the dock doors. Mr. Davidson replied the trucks would be in and out of the facility. He stated they did not own any of the trucks and trucks would not be stored on the facility. He indicated there might be trucks on the property for a short period of time, but not for long periods. Mr. Lyden asked if they were receiving any TIF funding on the properties they currently owned. Mr. Davidson replied to his knowledge there has not been any TIF funding. Ms. Lane pointed out this was for preliminary plat approval only and they were not approving the business. DRAFT MINUTES