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APPROVED COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 9, 2002 .1 Terry Landeen, Specialty Equipment Company, Mendota Heights, stated the equipment has tanks in 2 the ground so if it is needed, it is ready and only the filtration unit has to be installed. He explained 3 how the three tanks are used to recycle water. Those three tanks would be plumbed and ready to use 4 once the filtration machine is installed. He stated that option can then be utilized should the cost of 5 water or sewer increase too much. However, the recycling system requires a lot of maintenance. He 6 stated the self-service units use only three gallons/minutes or about 12 gallons total so that water is 7 generally not recycled. He estimated the self-service car wash would use a couple thousand gallons a 8 day. Mr. Landeen stated the conveyor car wash uses 70 gallons on a vehicle the size of a pickup 9 truck. 10 11 Mr. Landeen explained that the MPCA will not provide a credit for installing a reclaimed water 12 system since the system can be by-passed. He explained that the system for the proposed car wash 13 does not use as much water because it is a cloth car wash and not just a high pressure wash. 14 15 Councilmember Dahl asked how many conveyor car wash bays there will be. Mr. Landeen stated 16 there is just one conveyor wash. He noted that Perfect 10 has one conveyor system but three exit 17 doors. 18 19 Community Development Director Grochala confirmed that the deadline date for review is January 8, 20 2003. 21 22 City Administrator Waite Smith stated if this item is to be discussed at the work session this week 23 Wednesday, the Council may want the applicants in attendance. 24 25 Mr. Benkler and Mr. Landeen stated they are available to attend the work session. 26 27 Councilmember Reinert asked when they will break ground for this project. Mr. Benkler stated it will 28 be this spring. 29 30 Councilmember Reinert moved to table consideration of Resolution No. 02-174, Approving Site and 31 Building Plans and Conditional Use Permit for a Full -Service Car Wash, a Self -Service Car Wash, 32 and a Quick Lube Facility, 7327 Lake Drive, for discussion at the December 11, 2002 Work Session, 33 and formal consideration at the December 16, 2002 Council meeting. Councilmember Carlson 34 seconded the motion. 35 36 Councilmember Carlson asked if staff is being directed to look into recycling water and other issues 37 raised by Councilmember Reinert. 38 39 Councilmember Reinert stated he would appreciate information on the benefits of water reclamation 40 for environmental purposes or if it is an excessive move. He stated he knows the filtration system is 41 very expensive. 42 43 Community Development Director Grochala stated the issue is whether the cost of recycling is higher •44 than the cost of water. 45 18