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The Demonstrated Need for Such a Use: The applicant has owned and operated the “Sewerman” business for over 25 years and understands the need for this type of business in Minnesota. The Metropolitan Council has been operating the stations for septage discharging and treatment in the metro area. The product that is discharged at these stations must go through a pre-treatment process in order to remove paper, plastic, and anything else that cannot be part of the regular treatment process of septage. This is an expensive extra step that must be done because things that should not be in the sewer system do get put into it. The Met Council would like to open up this “pre-treatment” process to private businesses in order to reduce the Met Council’s costs for water treatment. There is great potential for the environmental processing industry and Star Environmental would also include a research & development piece. This would be a state of the art facility, and would be the first one in Minnesota and the first of this same model in the United States. Summary: Merlin Brisbin is requesting approval to locate an environmental processing business in Mounds View and has a purchase agreement with the owners of the Skyline Motel. The Zoning Code conditionally allows for this type of use in an Industrial district. This is a great opportunity for a site that the City has long desired to redevelop. At full running capacity, Star Environmental, Inc. anticipates to have 8-9 employees. Based on the above analysis, Staff feels that the proposal adequately satisfies the conditional use criteria and would not adversely affect the surrounding area. Merlin Brisbin, the applicant and business owner, will make a presentation at the March 15th Planning Commission meeting in order to better explain how this processing center will function, and the need for this type of business in the metro area. Representatives from Septic Check Inc., MFRA Engineering and the Metropolitan Council will also be present. Public Input: This meeting is not a public hearing, but one will be held when this Conditional Use Permit application goes to the City Council for approval. Prior to that, staff and the applicant are planning to talk with the owners and management of the Towns Edge Manufactured Home Park in order to notify them of the proposed project, along with holding a neighborhood meeting with the residents of the park. If any Planning Commissioners have questions that they would like to ask before the March 15th meeting, please feel free to call me anytime next week. Staff Report Star Environmental Page 4