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1 told Mayor Sundland his move to New Brighton was <br /> 2 only a possibility because negotiations with Dona- <br /> 3 telle to provide his firm with a new building was <br /> 4 still in the talking stages; <br /> 5 <br /> 6 reiterated his lease wouldn' t expire until October <br /> 7 31 , 1988 and he had only requested the City set a <br /> 8 December date for the trailer ' s removal so he <br /> 9 could have some leeway if the building he was <br /> 10 moving to wasn' t ready yet; <br /> 11 agreed with Councilmember Enrooth that there were <br /> 12 empty office spaces in the area but said an <br /> 13 attached office would provide better communication <br /> 14 with the sales and marketing staff who would be <br /> 15 housed in the trailer; <br /> 16 indicated Mr. Childs had been right when he said <br /> 17 Minnesota Scientific had grown much faster than <br /> 18 had ever been anticipated and at first had been <br /> 19 disappointed when Donatelle had refused to sign <br /> 20 a five year lease with them. Now, of course, <br /> 21 they were happy not to be held to a longer lease <br /> 22 on a building which they had outgrown; <br /> 1023 reported Donatelle had unsuccessfully sought to <br /> 24 buy the property behind their building and had <br /> 25 been forced to move out of St. Anthony for their <br /> 26 own expansion purposes; <br /> 27 indicated his firm had not even begun to explore <br /> 28 just how much additional square footage they might <br /> 29 need by next year, but certainly wouldn' t fore- <br /> 30 close the possibility of relocating in <br /> 31 St. Anthony; <br /> 32 said he had only tentatively considered a New <br /> 33 Brighton location because Donatelle had indicated <br /> 34 they considered his company to be good tenants <br /> 35 and might be able to provide the needed space in <br /> 36 the additional property they are constructing in <br /> 37 New Brighton. <br /> 38 Council Makowske said she recalled when. the City had <br /> 39 reaction: allowed Central Engineering to have a similar <br /> 40 trailer on their property, it had been because <br /> 41 they were adding to their existing building and <br /> 42 she thought this was an entirely different case; <br /> 43 indicated she was uncomfortable with granting a <br /> 44 permit in this instance. <br /> • <br /> 3 <br />