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Mounds View City Council August 8, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 4 would give him to resolve this problem. He explained that he would like the space to be retail 1 and indicated that there are several interested parties who would like to rent space but before he 2 feels comfortable renting space the grade level and parking lot should be corrected. He further 3 explained that he did ask the contractor to tear out the current lot and re-grade to the original 4 specifications noting that the contractor told him that they couldn’t tear out and re-grade because 5 they just completed it. He expressed concerns and frustration stating that the contractor did a 6 very poor job on the parking lot. He reviewed the issues with the grade noting that he is very 7 concerned about the stormwater flow and what would happen when the catch basin fails, and if it 8 fails, what would be done with the property. He asked the Council to visit the site adding that he 9 would be happy to give them a tour and explain what is actually happening on the site. 10 11 Mayor Marty asked if the City had received a copy of the letter and if so, to clarify the content of 12 the letter for Council. 13 14 Director Ericson confirmed that he received a letter from Velmeir, addressed to him, that 15 indicates that they are in agreement with what should be done and also agree that they should 16 provide the improvements, as promised. He stated that he, along with Economic Development 17 Coordinator Backman had a conference call with Velmeir to discuss the issues and all are in 18 agreement with what should be done at the site. 19 20 Mr. Perrozzi stated that he has not received a copy of this letter. He expressed frustration stating 21 that the lack of communication is wearing thin with his patience adding that this is not the way it 22 should be dealt with. He questioned how they could complete a project where the parking lot is 23 two and half feet higher than the entrance to the building. He clarified that the issue here is not 24 in getting the parking lot done the issue is getting the grade of the lot corrected. He explained 25 that due to the current grade, water would flow into the lot and cause flooding. He asked the 26 Council how the City would deal with this kind of an issue and is this something that the City 27 Council could help him to resolve. 28 29 Mayor Marty stated that he would direct Staff to look into this and find out what is actually 30 happening and provide Council with an update. He asked Director Ericson and City 31 Administrator Ulrich to research this issue and pull the information together for review at the 32 next City Council work session. 33 34 Mr. Perrozzi indicated that he is applying for variance to have a zero lot line. He stated that 35 when he met Velmeir at the site to review the grade issues the developer did state that if the curb 36 could be moved back to the property line they would be able to get it to work better. 37 38 Council Member Flaherty indicated that he visited the site and agreed that there is a considerable 39 decrease in the grade elevation up to the building. He agreed with Mayor Marty that Council did 40 ask Staff, at a previous meeting, to research and clarify what is happening with Velmeir and to 41 date Council has received nothing. He asked that Staff provide an update for their review at the 42 next Council work session. 43 44