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Mounds View City Council June 9, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated there were outstanding land use issues associated 2 <br />with the use of the tent. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Mr. Hall indicated his point is that he is not sure why the fire inspector would be questioning him 5 <br />about land use issues as that is the job of the City Council. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Mr. Hall indicated there were questions about how the structure was anchored and then read 8 <br />portions of Section 2404. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Mr. Hall indicated that he understands that Kathy would like the structure to be safe so no one 11 <br />gets hurt but so does he and he intends to follow the Codes but everything is confused and he 12 <br />needs clarification. He then said it seems that she is taking guidelines from the permanent 13 <br />construction section and applying them into areas that should not be. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Mr. Hall indicated that he finds not guidelines in any ordinance that states he has to have air or 16 <br />heating in the tent but the letter he received from her seems to further indicate her confusion and 17 <br />attempt to apply information for permanent construction to this tent because she asks for 18 <br />documentation signed by a mechanical engineer that the entire system is in compliance with all 19 <br />the required codes for ventilation for an acceptable indoor air quality. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Mr. Hall indicated he brought in rooftop air conditioners, set them on a slab and installed plastic 22 <br />fire rated ducting in an attempt to cool the tent for comfort but she says this is a permanent deal 23 <br />and wants engineering information. He then said he is not trying to be trivial or mean but these 24 <br />issues are costing him money and he would like some help clearing up the confusion. 25 <br /> 26 <br />David Jahnke of 8428 Eastwood Road indicated that the Mermaid is not the only business in 27 <br />town that has had serious problems with Kathy. He then said Council hired her and should be 28 <br />aware that a very big business had some serious problems with Kathy. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated the last sentence of her letter indicates that if there are any 31 <br />questions to contact her. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Mr. Hall indicated he contacted her after the first letter but the next time he talked to her she sent 34 <br />another letter and threatened him with non-renewal of his liquor license if he did not get these 35 <br />things done. He then said he has been in this City for 30 years and complied with every law in 36 <br />the City and, even though he has gone above and beyond what is required, he has someone 37 <br />threatening him with his liquor license over a tent. He further commented that he is done 38 <br />contacting her because he cannot get valid information from her. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Mr. Hall indicated that not only will he not discuss this matter with her any longer, he intends to 41 <br />ban her from his property unless she makes an appointment with him for an inspection as it 42 <br />seems she comes over to his establishment and searches for things to bust him over. He then 43 <br />commented that, if she needs something to do, she should look into some things he sees at City 44 <br />Hall that are violations. 45