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Mounds View City Council April 12, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 8 Mayor Linke indicated the reason things changed is because Council asked various questions of 1 Staff in terms of the economic impact to the City should the Church come in. He then said that, 2 as elected officials, it is Council responsibility to consider all aspects of any request. 3 4 Planner Prososki clarified that Staff does not feel that the Church would have a negative impact 5 on the surrounding uses but it is dissimilar to the surrounding uses and it is slated for light 6 industrial on the Comprehensive Plan. 7 8 Mr. Sole commented that the Church meets all the requirements of the CUP analysis and the 9 planning facts find no adverse impacts. 10 11 Mr. Sole asked where, in a residential district, the City would put the number of vehicles and the 12 size building that this Church requires. 13 14 Mayor Linke indicated the Comprehensive Plan dictates everything the City does. 15 16 City Attorney Riggs indicated the Comprehensive Plan supersedes the zoning in the City by state 17 law. 18 19 Steve Chirhart indicated that he is a real estate broker and one of several that has been searching 20 for a site for the Church but it has been difficult to find a six acre parcel for the Church. He then 21 said that this site is light industrial but the market for industrial is a very difficult market due to 22 outsourcing and he feels the Church is a good use for this building because it is likely that the 23 City could not find an industrial use for the property. 24 25 Tim Johnson, an Elder at Bethlehem from New Brighton indicated he has five children in 26 Irondale and he is a business owner. He then said that if he were faced with this he would argue 27 for the Church because the Church is a good neighbor reducing crime and doing outreach with 28 adults and children in the area. It also makes better people and stronger families for him to hire 29 as employees. He further commented that the two properties immediately adjacent to this site are 30 in support of the Church. 31 32 Dan Holst commented that one of the under riding values of the Church is that proximity implies 33 accountability to the neighborhood and they weigh that heavily. He then said that he moved his 34 family from the country to the City to be a part of urban ministry and they will look to move to 35 Mounds View if the Church is approved along with others who want to be in the Community 36 because of the strong Church community. 37 38 Sam Crabtree clarified that the Church offered the $25,000 project fund when the tax loss was 39 thought to be $5,000 and they are willing to renegotiate the project fund amount but want to stay 40 out of the entanglement issue with taxing churches. 41 42 Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 8:12 p.m. 43 44