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• ]'I Council Action 2 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to follow the Planning . 3 Commission' s -recommendations that Rapid Oil should have to remove the 4 non-conforming pylon sign in front of their business at -3701 Silver 5 Lake Road but, to help them recover some of the business they lost 6 while they were shut down to convert to a drive-through facility, to 7 allow them to keep the sign up until October 1 , 1988 . 8 Motion carried unanimously. 9 Qualified Vote of Confidence Given American Monarch' s Proposal 10 Commissioner Madden reported that the Planning Commission had looked 11 favorably on the American Monarch proposal to sell the land to the 12 east they weren' t using, and probably would never use , to someone who 13 would erect a low profilebuilding on the property which the neighbors 14 wouldn' t find too objectionable. 15 Mr. Childs said, depending on what type of use is proposed, the 16 transfer might require rezoning. Councilmember Ranallo indicated he 17 had observed the number of trains, using the Soo Line tracks had been 18 cut down to only about one a day, making it unlikely they would have 19 any new uses for the land they rent to American Monarch for parking. •0 Mayor Sundland noted that the neighbors ' level of tolerance had been 21 very thin during the time American Monarch used their streets for 22 parking while the building was being expanded and he thought it 23 needed to be emphasized to American Monarch management that the City 24 was not likely to let them park on the streets ever again. However , 25 as long as the plant runs at the current level, he perceived there 26 should be no problem with 175 parking spaces . 27 Commissioner Madden said he understood that if the plant grew too big, 28 the owners would opt to construct another facility rather than to 29 expand in the same location. 30 Councilmember Enrooth wanted it clearly recorded that the Council, 31 although not opposed to the concept, did have some concerns about how 32 parking could be provided if the expansion plans changed in the 33 future . Councilmember Ranallo said he would have to look at the plans 34 for the new development before making any firm commitment. 35 Community Survey Questionnaire Reviewed and Given Go Ahead by the 36 Council 37 The second draft of the above had been provided by Decision Resources , 38 Ltd. ,from whom Bill Morris and Diane Traxler were present that evening 39 to answer questions and make any changes the Councilmembers might have •40 in their procedure. 15