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COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 24, 2003 APROVED I1 City Administrator Waite Smith stated the March 5 work session is going to be difficult, as they will 2 be going off-site and then coming back for a shorter work session. She indicated an agenda will be 3 posted. 4 5 A resident named Gary in the 6000 block of Briar Road indicated he has grave concerns about this 6 issue. He stated it was disappointing to hear about revenue, but nothing about pollution. He stated he 7 has been to other meetings that have not been an open forum. He asked if stations are approved on 8 one corner, why are they needed on another. He indicated that the applicants say their voices are not 9 being heard, but it is the neighbor's voices that are not being heard. 10 11 Mayor Bergeson indicated the Bruggeman development is not on the agenda, but will be heard at the 12 Planning and Zoning meeting on March 12 as a public hearing. 13 14 The resident stated it was hard to hear the Mayor talking about revenue and not the other issues. 15 Mayor Bergeson stated he was speaking about general Neighborhood Business, and not a specific site. 16 The resident stated he would like to have his voice heard. Mayor Bergeson reiterated that the 17 Planning and Zoning Board meeting on March 12 would be his opportunity. 18 19 Dana Skibsted, 6471 Hodgson Road stated she was directly across from the Bruggeman site. She 20 understands the Environmental Board does not like the proposal. She realizes it will be business 21 there, and accepts that, but believes Bruggeman can function without a gas station. He stated 22 Highway 96 and Highway 49 are always buzzing. He thinks the area can be great, and if Council 23 takes the gas station out of Neighborhood Business there are viable options. 24 25 Councilmember Carlson asked if Mr. Kerr could be called with the results of what happens tonight, 26 and he could let the others know the results. Mr. Kerr indicated he would do that. 27 28 Mayor Bergeson called a short recess at 10:42 p.m. The meeting was resumed at 10:48 p.m. 29 30 City Planner Smyser asked if the Council had a decision on the gas station question. Mayor Bergeson 31 indicated he believes an informal poll would show four in favor of deleting. City Planner Smyser 32 asked about the second part, designating two sites as Neighborhood Business. 33 34 An informal poll was taken, with Councilmember O'Donnell voting nay, Councilmember Carlson 35 voting yea, Mayor Bergeson voting nay, Councilmember Reinert voting yea, but not within the 36 ordinance, and Councilmember Dahl voting yea. 37 38 Councilmember Dahl asked what service businesses included. City Planner Smyser indicated they 39 massaged the actual uses to make them more general, adding they used to have 46 retail uses, but they 40 were all retail. He indicated in the packets Council received on Friday with the new definitions, under 41 Commercial Use, you'll see Service Business On -Site and Off -Site, on page 1-17. The uses permitted 42 are as follows: :43 15. Service Business Off -Site A company that provides useful labor, maintenance, repair 44 and activites incidental to business production or distribution where the service is 28