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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 1 project is changed or another petition is received. He then said that the Charter language does 2 not allow for any compromise at this time. 3 4 Council Member Mueller indicated that the City is going to look at this in terms of what the 5 infrastructure needs are and will move forward. 6 7 Council Member Flaherty said that when street projects first came up the Council did look at just 8 redoing what exists but the bottom line is that nobody does that anymore because it is 1960’s 9 technology and it does not exist anymore unless you want to pay for it. 10 11 Ella Shavonovic said that residents wished that they did not have to sign against the whole 12 project just to stop portions of the project. She then said that if curbs were removed from the 13 project she would not have been able to obtain the number of signatures required for her petition. 14 15 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUISNESS 16 17 None. 18 19 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 20 21 A. Report on Alternate Wellness 22 23 Assistant to the Administrator Crane explained that Staff reviewed the Zoning Code as the City 24 has had a request for an alternate wellness center. Staff feels that this could be a permitted use 25 but alternative health businesses are not defined in the Zoning Code. She then said that the City 26 Attorney recommends defining health and beauty services to include language on alternative 27 wellness. 28 29 Assistant to the Administrator Crane said that there is a hypnosis and healing center that operates 30 in a B4 Zoning District. Staff is seeking direction from the City Council on how to proceed with 31 this matter. 32 33 City Administrator Ulrich indicated that Staff is looking at this as a Zoning Code issue to allow it 34 under health and beauty services and noted that no other cities regulate this type of business so it 35 would be in the best interest of the City not to do so either. He then said that the definition 36 would be clear to make sure that alternate wellness does not include massage or touching of the 37 body, which would be regulated. 38 39 Acting Mayor Stigney asked the City Attorney whether the City needs more information or 40 should proceed. 41 42 City Attorney Riggs said that would be up to the Council and Council could agree not to allow it 43 as the Zoning Code does not allow it. He then said that the Staff recommendation would be to 44 provide a definition to make it an allowed use under the Zoning Code. 45