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Mounds View City Council September 23, 2013 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br />proceed with this matter. <br />Mayor Flaherty reviewed the three conditions for approval within the conditional use permit. He <br />indicated the fencing and sprinkler system were already completed by the applicant. The item <br />that remains to be completed was the repaving of the parking lot. Naufel Soussi, Tires N’ More, <br />discussed the easement issues he was having with CVS stating he was requesting to have a curb <br />removed from their existing lot. Associate Heller stated she would continue to work with the <br />applicant and CVS on this issue. <br />Mayor Flaherty asked when the vehicles on the rear property line would be removed. Mr. Soussi <br />indicated the tow truck would be removed from the property and the remaining vehicles were <br />being worked on. <br />Mayor Flaherty inquired if the parking lot could be repaved yet this fall. Mr. Sousi stated this <br />was his plan to have the work completed by the end of November. <br />Mayor Flaherty questioned what action the Council should be taking this evening. Planning <br />Associate Heller recommended the Council extend the September 1, 2013, parking lot deadline <br />for an additional six to twelve months. <br />Council Member Mueller thanked Mr. Soussi for his investment in the community. For that <br />reason, she was in favor of extending the conditional use permit for one year to allow Tires N’ <br />More to resolve the issues with CVS and to complete the parking lot. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To extend the Conditional Use Permit with the three <br />conditions for Tires N’ More located at 2832 County Road 10 to September 1, 2014. <br />Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br />C. Resolution 8151, Supporting a Shift of Federal Funding to Meeting the <br />Essential Needs of Local Communities (MN ASAP Resolution). <br />City Administrator Ericson stated Bill Urbanski was requesting the Council approve a Resolution <br />that would support a shift of Federal funding to meeting the essential needs of local communities. <br />He noted Mr. Urbanski was present this evening to discuss the matter in further detail. <br />Bill Urbanski, 2367 Sherwood Road, noted he has been a resident of Mounds View for 43 years. <br />He discussed in detail the MN ASAP Resolution with the Council explaining it would shift <br />Federal funding priorities away from the Pentagon to meeting the essential needs of local <br />communities. Mr. Urbanski supported a strong national defense but wanted to do away with <br />unnecessary military expenses. He then read a letter of support from a Vietnam Vet for the <br />record. Mr. Urbanski thanked the Council for its time and requested the Council support MN <br />ASAP. <br />Russell Warren, 8044 Greenwood Drive, indicated he was a Vietnam Vet and a Mounds View