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Mounds View City Council November 14, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Mayor Marty asked about the new plans and whether the City has a full sized set of plans. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Community Development Director Ericson stated the City does not have a set of plans and after 4 <br />his last conversation with Mr. Perrozzi, he thought he was making progress. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Mr. Perrozzi stated he hired an engineer to review the plans and they were supposed to give him 7 <br />a full sized set of plans. He stated he cannot believe that they are handling their business in this 8 <br />way. He stated he has now been waiting 19 days for a larger sized plan. He stated he is tired of 9 <br />mediating and will probably go to litigation. He stated he will not plow the lot this winter but 10 <br />just clear a path. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Mayor Marty reviewed that last year, about this time, they wanted to finish the parking lot and 13 <br />this was to be done. Director Ericson stated that was also his understanding that it was to be 14 <br />done. He stated he understands Mr. Perrozzi’s frustration in having to wait for plans but all the 15 <br />City can do is react to what is being presented. The City has no set of plans to review and was 16 <br />told last week that a plan would be provided. He advised that SEH reviewed the plans originally 17 <br />when the Velmeir / CVS project went forward. SEH would be available for a fee to review those 18 <br />plans. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Mr. Perrozzi stated he is trying to mediate the process without going to court but if they won’t 21 <br />meet with him, he will file a suit and they will be served with a summons. He stated he has been 22 <br />in construction for 30 years but had to hire an engineer who said the project was doomed from 23 <br />the start because of the grades and elevations. He stated this is his last effort to try and find out 24 <br />what went wrong before it goes into court. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Councilmember Thomas stated the City Engineer is not available to just sit down and review 27 <br />plans without a contract. She asked how that would solve the problem. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Director Ericson stated he is not sure and maybe Mr. Perrozzi’s engineer should provide points 30 <br />on what is wrong with the plan. He stated staff would need a plan to react to and a letter from the 31 <br />engineer identifying the deficiencies. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Councilmember Thomas stated she does not want to put high hopes on a review that just creates 34 <br />another “hoop” for Mr. Perrozzi to “jump” through and does not do anything for either party. 35 <br />She stated she wants to know the end goal and not consider something that is just “window 36 <br />dressing” and accomplishes nothing. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Mr. Perrozzi stated he asked about that the last time he spoke to the Council. He noted this plan 39 <br />was approved by the City so he is questioning the integrity of the City Engineer’s reviewal and 40 <br />recommendation. He asked if the cause was for the property to be damaged so the City could 41 <br />come in and buy it. He restated that the City has some sort of liability because their engineer 42 <br />recommended the plan for approval and they built it. He asked who signed off on the 43 <br />engineering plan. 44 <br /> 45