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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000039_pg035City Council minutes -10- January 26, 1976 there is going to be two bowling alleys going in and have to probably hire another policeman, so not willing to make $10,000 be maximum fee. My reason for making this last statement is that I feel you should be forewarned of my thinking as you make your plans. Mayor Johnson: We can lay this over as far as I am concerned. Thank you for coming. We do have to take some action though. In order to give you plenty of time, let us set the agenda for February 9 as a continuation of the subject matter. I also want to thank the businessmen for allowing Administrator Achen to sit down with you. He is acting in our behalf, is merely doing what we ask him to do. Mayor Johnson read a note from the girls of TOPS thanking Mounds View and presented Mounds View with a box of doughnuts. Mayor Johnson asked Administrator Achen to get together with the businessmen and make sure you are consistent on numbers. Further, would you prepare for us a memorandum expressing and articulating your statements. Calls to entertainment establish- ments are serious type calls. I would like a run down as to how serious the calls are. Administrator Achen stated that he had received from the State Department of Public Safety a letter indicating that the business of Bill Gillespie has not been licensed by the State. Mr. Gillespie stated that the corner was licensed until two years ago. He pled ignorance of the law as he didn't realize you had to have a license for each county. He has one in Bethel. He further stated that he has cleaned up his lot, moved the bus and wants to apply for the license with the intent of keeping it a "lot nicer ". Mayor Johnson stated that they would approach the problem of a used car lot on that corner as the Council did for the one on Spring Lake Road, which had a special use permit enumerating the things that had to be done. After that was signed a special use permit was granted. If you want to apply for a permit you should make application to the city and negotiate with the administrator as to the requirements of having a used car lot on that corner. Some of the requirements would be that a permanent building be put on the lot, adequate lighting, draining and buffering. Also some kind of screening to keep all of the junk out of the sight of the neighbors. That is the way you would proceed. Mr. Gillespie: I am willing to cooperate but would like 60 days extension on my license. Mayor Johnson: Meet with Administrator Achen and at least begin putting down on paper so we understand what you are talking about and it can be brought up at the next agenda meeting.