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Mounds View City Council December 12, 1988 Regular Meeting Page Four Motion /Second: Linke /Quick to have the construction of a picnic shelter at Silver View Park be the City's project for the Celebrate Minnesota 1990 project. 5 ayes Motion /Second: Hankner /Quick to have Diane Wuori take the proposed County Road I triangle and boule- vard project to the Pinewood PTA and see what their level of interest is. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 0 nays Motion Carried Mayor Linke closed the regular meeting and opened the 8. Public Hearing: Variance Appeal for Public Dan Rooney introduced himself as the real estate Storage. Inc. representative of Public Storage,Inc. and explained they are the largest self storage company in America. He presented an overhead map of the area, an artists sketch of the proposed facility, and a zoning map of the City. second public hearing at 7:42 PM. Don Jensen, of Public Storage, Inc. reviewed their request to construct a self storage facility, two kio story home for the resident manager, and an office building. He explained they have under five acres, which necessitates the variance request within the PUD request. He stated that with the road vacation they would have 4.1 acres available, and he asked for approval of the variance request, stating that they feel their project would be an asset to the City. He explained their project would be permanent. Mayor Linke asked for an update on the suggestion given to the developer at the last agenda session, to purchase the .9 acre, which would resolve most of the problems. Mr. Jensen replied that the opportunity is present to accomodate the 5 acre minimum, with their plan to vacate the Mounds View Drive waterworks easement, and they would be willing to purchase additional property. Mayor Linke stated the biggest issue is a variance to the PUD, and a major hurdle would be solved if they did not have to go through the variance process. Torr Wistrom, of Kraus Anderson, explained he had had a conversation with the land owner to the north about purchasing the needed .9 acres, but the price N does not appear to be feasible.