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Mounds View Planning Commission December 5, 2007 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Mr. Warnell replied they would work with the Department of Homeland Security and local law <br />enforcement on a security plan. He explained a chain linked fence topped with barbed wire <br />would surround the site. <br /> <br />Commissioner Gunn questioned where Ferrellgas usually placed their facilities. <br /> <br />Mr. Warnell replied they are placed in locations that vary from remote to heavily populated <br />metropolitan areas. He stated they take the best possible safety precautions in all sites. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cramblit asked if Ferrellgas maintained the redundant fail safe system. <br /> <br />Mr. Warnell replied they do maintenance and monthly inspections. <br /> <br />Mr. Warnell replied he just finished designing and installing a Blue Rhino system. He stated that <br />if there was a problem, they would be prepared to deal with it. He explained they attempt to <br />minimize the odors during filling. He stated that most odor problems are due to procedural <br />issues. He stated there are enzyme based products that can be used to neutralize the odors also. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson commented on the 15 foot berm and questioned how high it would be along the <br />roadway. <br /> <br />Jeff Wahlert, Ferrellgas Local Operations Manager, replied it would be about 15 to 20 feet in <br />height. <br /> <br />Mr. Warnell assured the Planning Commission they would do whatever it took to eliminate <br />odors. <br /> <br />Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek asked for the volume of sales from the current facility. <br /> <br />Mr. Wahlert replied they sell about two million gallons per year at the New Brighton location. <br /> <br />Commissioner Gunn questioned how often the large tanks are filled. <br /> <br />Mr. Wahlert replied they are usually filled once per day. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cramblit questioned what would happen if a truck hit the tank. <br /> <br />Mr. Warnell replied there are large post barriers around the tanks so it is not possible for a <br />vehicle to hit the main tanks. The tanks are single hull and because they are older tanks, they <br />were built better than the current requirements. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cramblit asked if the current tanks would be relocated to Mounds View. <br /> <br />Mr. Warnell replied they would be relocated. <br />