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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 19, 2002 • Page 7 1 Levitus referred to his employees, and stated that no one has quit, nor been adversely 2 effected by the fragrances. 3 4 Levitus stated that Solie and himself have kept logs of their own. He stated that they 5 have not noticed any fragrance odors farther than across the street from the plant, where 6 Jennifer Tanner and her husband live. 7 8 Levitus stated that Solie has no financial investment in Essenco, and that their 9 relationship is strictly one of landlord/tenant. 10 11 Levitus stated that there is a lot of information on the issue that is not factual, and stated 12 that the process should be based on the merits of facts. 13 14 Levitus stated that they, too, have spent a lot of time on this process. He stated that he 15 puts his trust in the experts, and is confident that this proposal will alleviate the problem 16 to a very great extent. 17 18 Commissioner Steeves asked if they were to adopt some sort of language to the 19 conditional use permit that would require Essenco to make best efforts to reduce the odor 20 being emitted to an acceptable level, and perhaps attach a minimum annual dollar figure. 21 Commissioner Steeves asked because if, a year down the road, there are still fragrance �2 issues, would they be willing to do whatever necessary and continue making investments. 3 24 Levitus stated that he felt that they were exercising their best efforts at this time, and was 25 uncertain that he could answer that question at this time. 26 27 Chair Melsha asked what would happen after they made the initial investment through 28 McGinley and Associates, and it was determined that there was no appreciable 29 improvement in the odor. Levitus stated that the business could not afford hundreds and 30 thousands of dollars. 31 32 Chair Melsha asked if Levitus thought that, in its current form, the odor was harmful to 33 residents. Levitus stated that he does not find the odor objectionable. 34 35 Levitus stated that he was uncertain that any amount of money invested in the operation 36 would be enough to satisfy the residents. 37 38 Commissioner Hanson asked, if the city did not decide to grant the amendment, what 39 were the future plans for Essenco. Levitus stated his future plans were to move outside 40 of the city of St. Anthony. 41 42 Commissioner Steeves asked about the noise levels of the proposed exhaust system. 43 Levitus indicated that there exists the option to put a silencer on the fan, which they �4 would do. 7