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Mounds View City Council June 26, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 12 Mayor Marty said those issues will be addressed in the marketing plan. Councilmember Thomas replied that she would like to see what the Council decides is their vision for the property and if the town homes support the vision. Councilmember Thomas said she is not comfortable making the call without knowing the overall vision. Mayor Marty said the discussion is better for a work session. Councilmember Thomas added she would prefer a memo from Staff and Mayor Marty agreed that the Council needs to discuss the vision. Councilmember Flaherty said one lot is zoned for commercial right now, and right now, the developers may sell the land to the first commercial business they desire. Councilmember Flaherty said the Council needs to figure out if it wants commercial or residential zoning in the area. Councilmember Thomas made the point that she does not want to deny or approve the zoning presently, but would like to make the decision as soon as possible. Councilmember Gunn suggested the issue be discussed at the July 17 work session and so the decision can be made at the following City Council meeting. Community Development Director Ericson recommended that, because it will extend the timeline, to ask the developer if it is acceptable to wait for a decision. He said it is better to ask if the developer is okay with deferring the decision in case he is not okay waiting. Mr. Brouassa said he would appreciate the consideration at the work session and is willing to wait. Council consensus was reached to defer the issue to the next work session on July 17, 2006. C. Public Hearing Resolution 6857, Consider a Conditional Use Permit and Development Review for Midwest Motor Express located at 2169 Mustang Drive Planning Associate Heller stated that two requests are being presented and that Midwest Motor Express enjoys being located in Mounds View and would like to stay. She said they are requesting approval of a CUP to operate as a freight motor terminal. She said this is a housekeeping issue and added that when the building was first built, a CUP was not required, but now it is. Planning Associate Heller explained the property is zoned industrial and motor freight terminals are permitted conditional uses within the zoning. She said the use of the property will not change, traffic will not change, and it will not depreciate surrounding properties. Planning Associate Heller said Midwest Motor Express will add a 10,500 square foot addition, with 24 additional dock doors, which will allow more efficient staging in the warehouse. She said they do not anticipate any additional traffic.