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Councilman Baum artner's Report
Councilman Baumgartner read the Planning Coinauission Report for May.
Jr. Beim appeared before the Council with Mr. Don Nordbloom, architect and Mr.
Nordbloom's associate and Mr. Julius Bonello, an attorney. Mayor Neisen presented
the location maps for the motor freight terminal on 13 acres of the Mounds View
Industrial Park. Mayor Neisen asked if the Pollution Control Agency was represented.
Utility Billing Clerk Sandgren stated she had talked with Mr. Dick Starn of the
Air Quality Engineer Department and they were not interested in being present tonight
but they would like to be notified at a later date when more specific plans were
available. At the present time there are no regulations on noise polution but
they are working on it.
Attorney Bonello was asked how many vehicles would be involved at one time. He
specified 150 -200 which included tractors and trailers.
Mr. Beim stated he had talked with Ken Simons of the County Green Area. Five to
ten acres of swamp land would be left undisturbed. Mr. Nordbloom stated the property
would be fenced and landscaping will be done, there would be a dust proof area with
some parking.
Mr. Robert Glazer said he had talked with both the P.C.A. and the Rice Creek Water
Shed and that they would want approval of the Council subject to their endorcement.
He stated the trailers would accumulate diesel soot and would have to be washed off.
There would be a lot of run off.
Mr. Nordbloom stated that any water would be handled thru the sewer line, not run off.
Attorney Bonello said they are contemplating putting in an automatic washing machine.
At the present time they have one man who is a part time washer.
Engineer Boehm stated that the property could be graded so the water flowed toward
Rice Creek. It should be checked into how much water would be used.
Mayor Neisen suggested that perhaps the water could be recycled so it wouldn't be
an overload on our sewer system.
Councilman Johnson stated that the car washes recycle the water.
Mr. Glazer asked about the weight of the trucks. Attorney Bonello said the gross
weight was 73,000 pounds.
Mr. Glazer asked about the noise the trucks would create, and if adult shrubbery
could be placed to absorb the noise.
Architect Nordbloom said the area would be fenced and landscaped. Mr. Glazer presented
a representative situation of weighted sound level which showed trucks at 85.
Attorney Bonello said they would be using Highway #96 most of the time.
Attorney Meyers asked how many units would be involved, and what the building would
be like. Attorney Bonello stated the platform area is 325 x 80 ft. and had 30 doors.
Mr. Nordbloom said the outside would be brick and stucco.
Attorney Meyers asked about gas pumps. Mr. Bonello said it would be an inside fueling
system or covered.