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Mounds View Planning Commission October 4, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson explained the concern was for employees breathing in noxious smells that <br />would be given off by the propane tanks. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller explained Staff made phone calls and found the Fire Code and Fire <br />Department would be the regulating body because the tanks are not over a certain size and <br />propane evaporates if it spills and does not impact the soil or water. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hegland asked if Ferrellgas planned to have smaller cylinders outside as they <br />currently do. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller replied yes. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson asked if it would be set up similar to the current Ferrellgas set up. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller stated it would be similar for the most part. <br /> <br />Chair Stevens asked if any incidents had been reported. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller replied staff has called to ask and was told there have been none. <br /> <br />Commissioner Meehlhause asked if New Brighton had made any offers for relocation. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller replied she did not know. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn referred to the letter from Fedtech and stated his concern with the <br />movement and vibration from the railcars. He indicated it could have a negative impact on the <br />type of work Fedtech did and requested this be addressed. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller replied she was informed there would be little to no vibration as the <br />train would be moving so slowly by the time it reached Tyson’s property. She also stated the <br />distance from the Fedtech building to the track would be 65 feet from the north side of the <br />building to where the train would be inside the Tyson building, and 100 feet from the northwest <br />corner and even farther from the west side of the Fedtech building. She stated more research <br />would be done on how far the vibrations would go. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miller asked if Fedtech was concerned when Tyson previously talked about the <br />rail. <br /> <br />Mr. Dale Tellers, Tyson Company, 4825 Mustang Circle, addressed the Commission and stated <br />he talked to the rail companies who said an option is a welded track with fewer seams to <br />minimize the bouncing. <br />Mr. Eric Chalmers and Mr. Dave Fox, Fedtech, 4763 Mustang Circle, addressed the Commission <br />and stated Economic Development Coordinator Backman had downplayed their need to be at the