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I of Fordham Drive, south of Silver Lane and west of the Soo Line 2 Railroad tracks. As recommended by the Planning Commission, the Council 3 conditioned the plat approval on: 4 1. Detailed plans from the developer to include (a) screening rather than 5 berming along the railroad tracks, (b) provision of no less than a 15 6 foot sideyard setback as well as trees and shrubbery along the west 7 property line adjacent to Building #1, and (c) location identification 8 of the two ponding areas proposed by the developer in the Final Plat. 9 2. Drainage subject to City engineering approval. 10 3. Final Plat approval depending on a signed Redevelopment Agreement 11 with Evergreen Development. 12 In approving the Preliminary Plat, the Council acknowledges the 13 developer's offer to negotiate a shared cost access easement over the 14 driveway closest to the railroad tracks for future development of Lot 5, 15 Villella Subdivision. 16 Motion carried unanimously. 17 Vote On Minnesota Scientific Permit Extension Delayed for Councilmember 18 Marks' Arrival 9 The Council had imposed an October 31st deadline on the company's use 20 of a mobile trailer for an office during their August 25, 1987 meeting 21 and the Planning Commission had held a public hearing on the extension 22 of that permit during their October 19th meeting. 23 Commissioner Brownell explained that the unanimous Commission recommen- 24 dation that the Council grant the requested extension had been predi- 25 cated on the Minnesota Scientific President, Bruce LeVahn's testimony 26 that it had taken 6 months to negotiate the lease with the Donatelle 27 Company for new office facilities in one of their buildings in New 28 Brighton which would not be ready for occupancy until sometime in March. 29 The Commission representative assured Mayor Sundland that the Commission 30 recommendation had also anticipated that the mobile trailer facility 31 would be removed whenever the firm vacated its St. Anthony location. 32 He also indicated all the rest of the conditions the Council had imposed 33 on the permit in 1987 would remain in force until that time. 34 The Council agenda packet included copies of the City Manager's October 35 14th memorandum to the Commissioners, pertinent 1987 Commission and 36 Council minutes, and the September 19, 1988 letter from Michael 37 Donatelle of Donatelle Properties requesting the deadline extension. 38 Councilmember Enrooth noted that the fears expressed by both the 39 Commission and Councilmembers in 1987 that the trailer would not be gone '0 even by December had certainly come true. Councilmember Makowske .1 indicated she continued to oppose an add-on to this property for which 42 she perceived Minnesota Scientific was deriving value which they