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Mounds View City Council February 26, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 4 Acting Mayor Stigney explained that the project is dead, as it exists for one year unless the • project is changed or another petition is received. He then said that the Charter language does not allow for any compromise at this time. Council Member Mueller indicated that the City is going to look at this in terms of what the infrastructure needs are and will move forward. Council Member Flaherty said that when street projects first came up the Council did look at just redoing what exists but the bottom line is that nobody does that anymore because it is 1960's technology and it does not exist anymore unless you want to pay for it. Ella Shavonovic said that residents wished that they did not have to sign against the whole project just to stop portions of the project. She then said that if curbs were removed from the project she would not have been able to obtain the number of signatures required for her petition. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUISNESS None. 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Report on Alternate Wellness Assistant to the Administrator Crane explained that Staff reviewed the Zoning Code as the City • has had a request for an alternate wellness center. Staff feels that this could be a permitted use but alternative health businesses are not defined in the Zoning Code. She then said that the City Attorney recommends defining heaith and beauty services to include language on alternative wellness. Assistant to the Administrator Crane said that there is a hypnosis and healing center that operates in a B4 Zoning District. Staff is seeking direction from the City Council on how to proceed with this matter. City Administrator Ulrich indicated that Staff is looking at this as a Zoning Code issue to allow it under health and beauty services and noted that no other cities regulate this type of business so it would be in the best interest of the City not to do so either. He then said that the definition would be clear to make sure that alternate wellness does not include massage or touching of the body, which would be regulated. Acting Mayor Stigney asked the City Attorney whether the City needs more information or should proceed. City Attorney Riggs said that would be up to the Council and Council couid agree not to ailow it as the Zoning Code does not allow it. He then said that the Staff recommendation would be to • provide a definition to make it an allowed use under the Zoning Code.