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6 Page 4 August 25, 1997 • Mounds View City Council 1 Council member Quick aye 2 Council member Koopmeiners aye 3 Council member Trude aye 4 Mayor McCarty aye 5 6 Ordinance Adopted(5-0) 7 8 B. Consideration of Resolution 5151,a Resolution Approving a Development Review for McDonalds 9 Restaurant located at 2101 Highway 10. 10 11 Mr.Ericson explained that applicant,Gary Meyer,is proposing to demolish the existing McDonald's 12 Restaurant and to replace it with a similarly sized restaurant moved approximately 30 feet more toward the 13 center of the lot. This would allow for a more open drive isle on the Northwest part of the lot,create parking 14 spaces on that side and make circulation through the lot safer and more convenient. Additionally,the kitchen 15 area will be designed to provide more efficient service. The building will basically be the same size and style. 16 He noted that the Planning Commission reviewed the development review at its meeting on August 20, 1997 17 and recommended approval. 18 19 MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Koopmeiners to approve Resolution No. 5151,a Resolution Approving a 20 Development Review for McDonalds Restaurant located at 2101 Highway 10. . 21 22 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 23 24 C. Approval to offer Community Development Director Position. 25 26 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to authorize the Clerk Administrator to offer the Community 27 Development Director position. 28 29 Council member Stigney stated he feels the candidate appears to be very qualified,however he has concerns 30 over the number of employees that have been added to the city staff over the past ten years. 31 Additionally,he has concerns over employing two Directors(Economic Development and Community 32 Development). He feels one City Development Director should be on staff. Therefore,he cannot support the 33 hiring for this position unless the departments are restructured under one Director. 34 35 Mayor McCarty stated the Council agreed to hire an outside consultant at a substantial cost during the interim 36 and he is confused why Council member Stigney would approve the use of the consultant and not suggest at 37 that time that the positions be combined under one Director. Council member Stigney stated he has voiced all 38 along that he is not in favor of two Director positions. 39 40 . A discussion followed. It was noted that the city currently has more development proposals in the process than 41 ever before. Council member Quick stated he feels it would be difficult for one person to fulfill the 42 responsibilities of two director positions. Furthermore work would lack quality and consistency. 43 44 VOTE: 4 ayes 1 nay(Stigney) Motion Carried 45 46 D. Consideration of Resolution Approving the Lease Agreement Between the City of Mounds View 47 and Independent School District No.621 and Authorizing the Mayor and Clerk-Administrator to • 48 Execute the Lease on Behalf of the City.