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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 13, 2000 CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE : December 13, 2000 TIME STARTED : 5:35 p.m. TIME ENDED : 6:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Carlson, Dahl, O'Donnell (6:20), Reinert (5:40), and Mayor Bergeson MEMBERS ABSENT : None Staff members present: City Administrator, Linda Waite Smith; City Engineer, John Powell; Economic Development Director, Brian Wessel (part); Economic Development Assistant, Mary Divine (part);Public Services Director, Rick DeGardner; Planning Coordinator, Mary Kay Wyland (part); and City Planner, Jeff Smyser MOLIN CUP DISCUSSION, JEFF SMYSER AND MARY KAY WYLAND Staff distributed a memo regarding Molin Concrete that provided background information. Staff has received a letter from Molin Concrete requesting the removal of one of the conditions of approval relating to strobe lights replacing truck back up beepers during nighttime hours (6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.). Mr. Randy Molin, Molin Concrete, came forward and stated he received complaints from neighbors late September to early October, 2000. When approval for the CUP was granted, rules regarding this issue were much more lenient. The company is now required to use the audible warning devices on trucks. The company has changed the direction of the beepers so they go down eliminating as much noise as possible. Neighbors have heard the beepers and know they aren't supposed to be used at night. An outside firm has conducted two (2) noise tests. The firm has indicated that most of the noise is from the freeway during those hours. He requested the conditions be changed so the company can comply with OSHA standards. Mayor Bergeson stated that the City may have a problem if a conditions was imposed that is not legal. Mr. Molin stated that at the time the CUP was granted, the condition was permitted. New laws were written in 1997 regarding this issue. If the beepers are disconnected, the company can receive a $10,000 fine. The company is locked in to the way it does business and can not abide by the condition for approval. He explained the reason why the property has two (2) zoning designations noting that all conditions of the permit relate to the light industrial parcel.