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• • Since 1897 CONCRETE PRODUCTS COMPANY August 7, 2001 Mr. Jeff Smyser City Planner City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN. 55014 Dear Jeff: RECEIVED AUG 0 8 2001 CITY OF LINO LAKES This letter is regarding the outstanding conditions of approval for our conditional use permit that was approved by the Lino Lakes City Council on October 27, 1997. Based on the responses I gave to your report at the June 6, 2001 City Council work session, we, Molin Concrete Products had completed all but four of the remaining conditions at that time. We have subsequently completed Condition 1 lc pertaining to the audible warning devices on our yard equipment as outlined here: • Condition 1lc: We have recently received permission from Minnesota OSHA to use strobe lights in place of the audible warning devices on our yard equipment between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. We are currently implementing this practice. On August 1, 2001, I spoke with Alan Brixius of Northwest Associated Consultants and we discussed the events from October 1997. He agrees that with the increased height of the berm, along with our proposed substitute plantings along the berm in conjunction with our intended efforts to assure their survival, that the three remaining conditions should be removed from our conditional use permit. These items could prove to be very costly and we see no significant benefits for the nearby neighbors in specific or for the community in general, by having them completed. Below you will find an explanation of why we feel each one should be removed: • Condition 1la: Storing our wall panels parallel to the berm in our northerly yard to act as a sound buffer was in the beginning, a very good idea. However, it was proposed before the berm height was increased. When our product is stacked, it is only five feet high, and with it stacked in close proximity to the berm, the direction of the stack will have no effect at all. With the way the panels are arranged in our north storage yard now, the shuttle lift that handles the panels travels into the storage yard, picks up or sets down a wall panel, and then drives south, out of the storage yard, to load or unload a truck. If we were to store the panels parallel to the berm, the shuttle lift could, at certain times, remain close to the northern edge of the storage yard for much longer periods of time, actually increasing the level of noise exposure to the neighbors. OUR MISSION IS "BUILDING" CUSTOMER SATISFACTION THROUGH GENERATIONS OF TEAMWORK Flexicore Hollowcore Plank • Wallpanels • Beams and Columns • Misc. Precast 415 Lilac Street • Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014 • Office 651 - 786 -7722 • FAX 651 - 786 -0229 • 1- 800 - 336 -6546 • EOE /AA