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COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 28, 2003 APPROVED 144 Mayor Bergeson asked City Clerk Ann Blair to work with staff on behalf of the City Council to find a .145 time and occasion for a farewell gathering. 146 147 Motion carried unanimously. 148 149 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA 150 151 A. Consideration of Resolution No. 03-113 Accepting Donation from Ladies Auxiliary VFW 152 Post 6583 for School Safety Patrol Event 153 154 Police Chief Dave Pecchia presented the staff report, indicating the donation is for $200.00 to be used 155 to defray the cost of bus transportation for the Rice Lake Elementary School Safety Patrol 156 appreciation field trip. 157 158 Councilmember O'Donnell moved to accept the donation from the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 6583. 159 Councilmember Reinert seconded the motion. 160 161 Motion carried unanimously. 162 163 Resolution No. 03-113 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 164 165 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 166 167 There was no report presented. ip68 169 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT 170 171 A. Consideration of Resolution No. 03-115, Approving Conditional Use Permit, Discount 172 Tire, Michael Grochala 173 174 Community Development Director Grochala summarized the staff report, noting there would be no 175 other work done at this location besides tire repair and replacement. 176 177 Councilmember Carlson stated she noticed in the report the amount of impervious surface was almost 178 at the maximum, and the Environmental Board recommended they change some of the parking stalls 179 to pervious surface. She asked if the number of parking stalls could be reduced, since they have more 180 than required. 181 182 Community Development Director Grochala indicated staff did review this with the developer, noting 183 the code allows up to 75% impervious surface, and this proposal is at 73.3%. He agreed they have 184 more parking than the City requires, however from the developers' experience of how they move 185 vehicles in and out, they wished to stay with this amount of parking. He indicated net lawn is not of 186 interest to them at this time. He advised the whole site was designed with that amount of impervious 187 surface in mind. 188 189 Councilmember Carlson asked how net lawn was working. Community Development Director 190 Grochala indicated the only site they have seen it on is a branch of Lino Lakes State Bank, and he .91 does not know if it has gone through a winter yet. He noted net lawn is going into the Spirit Hills 4