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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 27, 1997 Page 8 • 1 1. Tollefson. 2 Mornson reported the City has closed on the Tollefson property. There are a lot of 3 Tollefson's belongings remaining in the building and Mr. Tollefson has been given 4 until Thursday to remove it. Plans are for the building to be demolished Tuesday, 5 June 3, 1997. 6 2. SAV 2 Update. 7 Mornson reported the schedule is as follows: June 3rd - bids due; June 9th - award 8 bids and call for bond sale; June 10 - close on the property; July 8 - award bond sale; 9 June 20 to October 20 - construction. Mornson reported the budget for the project is 10 $650,000; $50,000 for architect/legal, $50,000 for shelving, signs, and asbestos, and 11 $550,000 for construction. This will result in payments of $80,000 per year (the same 12 amount which would be paid if leased) and the building being paid off in 15 years. 13 3. 'Lot 4 Development. 14 Mornson reported Freedom Gas has proposed a Conoco gas station and car wash for 15 Lot 4 of the Apache Plaza development. The applicant has applied for a conditional 16 use permit for the gas station and car wash. There currently is.an asphalt curb 17 between the Tires Plus building and Lot 4. If the development occurs as planned, the 18 asphalt curb may be removed at a later date and a concrete curb installed. 19 Mornson explained the drainage from the Tires Plus building will include a catch basin • p g 20 with a pipe and another catch basin directing the water to the storm water holding 21 pond. The other 50% of the water from the Tires Plus site will drain into a grid 22 chamber. The City is still negotiating responsibility of the cost of the drainage with 23 Ste. Marie Company and OPUS. 24 Mayor Ranallo stated he did not feel the City of St. Anthony needed another car wash. 25 Enrooth stated he did not feel the City of St. Anthony needed another gas station. 26 Faust stated he felt it was standard procedure to include a car wash with a gas station. 27 He noted that a market analysis had most likely been performed which indicated the 28 City could sustain another gas station/car wash/convenience store in this location. 29 Marks stated he was uncomfortable that the City was not provided with the market 30 analyses which were performed for the developers. He felt the City should be 31 informed as to the results of these studies. 32 4. June 2, 1997 - Park Information Meeting. 33 Mornson noted a memo from Director of Public Works with regard to improvements 34 to Silver Point Park. The basketball stand and ball hoops will be replaced along with 35 several maintenance corrections including installation of a childrens swing set. These • 36 costs are included in the Capital Improvement Budget. Mark Flaten, League of