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Council Member Quick stated there were also considerable changes further up the road,that would alleviate some of the problems with Sunset Drive. He stated the proposal would also change some of the flow in and around the trailer court. He stated that overall,this would improve the situation on County Road 10. He stated that the current reception to this proposal was 100 percent more in favor than was indicated previously. Director of Public Works Ulrich stated that a more detailed plan was available for the Council's review. He stated the reason this proposal was presently at this stage, was that they had received some Hazard Reduction money that had been applied for from the Department of Transportation, and this project was finally coming to the drawing board, and appears it will be constructed in 2000. He stated it was correct that the Anoka County Road, or Sunset,will no longer access County Road 10, and will be somewhat of a frontage road for the businesses along the highway, and back through the trailer court. He stated this would involve the vacation of some land in that area, and will create another access to Pleasant View Drive on the south side. Council Member Stigney noted an error in the third paragraph of the resolution which states "the City will utilized," and requested a correction to indicate"the City will utilize." Council Member Thomason stated that she travels that stretch of road on a daily basis. She stated she agreed the proposal would help with the Fire Station access. She stated,however, further down the line, there is so much congestion at the intersection of Sunset Drive, she believed it was "an accident waiting to happen." She stated she did not see how this would help the matter, and was not in favor of utilizing the City's MSA funds for the proposal. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Approve Resolution No. 5355, a Resolution Supporting and Approving the Construction of a Traffic Signal at the Intersection of Pleasant View Drive and Ramsey County Road 10. Ayes—3 Nays—2 (Coughlin, Thomason) Motion carried. F. Request to reconsider Resolution 5349, a Resolution approved on July 26, 1999, to allow for an automobile rental facility to operate at 2975 Highway 10. Planning Associate Ericson stated that this was a late addition to the Agenda, and a copy of the Staff Report had been provided for Council's consideration. He stated, at the City Council meeting on July 26,the Council approved a conditional use permit for Thrifty Car Rental to operate a car rental facility at 2975 Highway 10. He stated, at that meeting, a stipulation had been added to the resolution,which prohibits panel trucks, recreational vehicles and trailers from being parked upon the lot. He stated the applicant,who was not present at the meeting was requesting reconsideration of this stipulation. Ericson stated that staff consulted with the City Attorney, who indicated if it were the Council's desire to reconsider this,or to at least reconsider the resolution,not necessarily to drop the provision, but to simply reconsider this, it would require a public hearing. He stated the Council has two options. One is to deny the applicant's request for an amendment to the resolution, and the other is to move to reconsider the matter, and direct staff to set the required public hearing dates, mail 22 C:\ADMIN\MINUTES\CC\8-9-99.CC