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I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 12 ,20 12 Page 7 Mr. Chris Kachman , 3043 Croft Drive, appeared before the City Council and expressed concern that the City is making an exception to the zoning laws that changes the use of the building and the impact on the residential area. Mr. Abdi Muse , 2711 Grand Avenue South, Minneapolis , appeared before the City Council and s tated the City Council has the ability to make the City a welcoming place for everybody. He asked the City Council to approve the request. Mr. Thomas Shayn , 3209 Edward Street , appeared before the C ity Council and stated this building will encounter significant ADA compliance iss ues. He stated the City will have to enforce tighter use around food and the building will need a commercial kitchen. He indicated this building was built as an office building and it will cost money to bring it up to Code and meet ADA requirements and it may cost more than the building is worth. He felt this was not an appropriate use and was hopeful the City wou ld determine this is not an appropriate use within current codes. He added this is not prejudice and he wants everyone to be treated equally, but felt this building was not designed for the proposed use and should remain light commercial. Mr. John Kac zo r, 3404 32 nd Avenue NE, appeared before the Ci ty Co uncil and expressed concern about the traffic and noise. He sta ted he was also conc e rned about safety and possible violence against the Islamic Center. Ms. Aysha Nazwaz, 1946 3'd Street NW, New Brighton , MN 55112, appeared before the Ci ty Co uncil and stated the more we know about people the more we tend to break down barriers . She stated that stereot yped images can create a lot of ten s ion and there is no way to have a multi- cultural place live in peace unless you break down the barrier s by giving people a chance to s peak and get to know one another. Ci ty Attorney Lindgren stated that Minnesota Statutes Section 15 .99 requires the City Council to take action this evening on the CUP application to either approve or deny the request. He advised the City Council ha s the Planning Commission's recommendation and a resolution with the Planning Commission's conditions and the City Council can accept or modify any of those conditions. He s tated the City Council can also consider denial of the CUP request based on the record and if there is a motion for denial , the City Council would advise staff to prepare findings for consideration consistent with the record and brought back at a subsequent meeting, however, given the deadline, the City Council mu st consider tho se finding s tonight. He presented draft findings for the City Council that could le a d the C it y Council to conclude to deny the CUP. He th e n provided a written narrative of the record in this matter and this narrative is part of the official record. He advised that consistent with the study finding s a nd recommendation to approve Option Three, the City Council asked staff to prepare a text amendment to eliminate all assembly use from the Light Industrial district. He s tated the City Council can also appro ve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve th e CUP request with detailed conditions and any additional or amended findings remain the right a nd prerogative of the C ity Co uncil. Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Co uncilmember Gray , to approve Resoluti on 12- 054, Denying a Conditional Use Permit for Religiou s Assembly at 3055 Old Highway 8.