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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for May 7, 2012 Page 5 of 8 and a variance to the building materials. Specifically stated in the CUP is have no exterior storage and no sandblasting done outdoors. The City has been receiving many complaints regarding the dust and noise associated with sandblasting outside of the building. At its October 17, 2011 meeting, Council had agreed to give Mr. Burr one year to resolve the issue and required he provide a report to the Council on the progress in six months. Progress was to include a review of the site plan, identification of structure statistics, update on grant applications, and provide something in writing regarding interim sandblasting rules. The City continues to receive complaints on this property, and the applicant has made no progress as discussed at the October meeting. Mr. Burr submitted a letter to the City dated May 4, 2012 stating he was unable to attend this meeting, and reported that they will be building their own 30' X 40' portable enclosure, so a site plan was not needed. He also stated in his letter that they are sandblasting within the State guidelines and at reasonable hours, and he never heard back from the City on available grants. The Council discussed these points and concluded a site plan for the structure was needed. Council further found that Mr. Burr was not showing any good faith effort in living up to the commitment made to the Council and the conditions of the CUP. The Council generally expressed they had no confidence that anything was going to be done by the applicant to comply. Weidt made motion, to direct the City Attorney to take necessary means to enforce the terms of the Conditional Use Permit. City Attorney Dave Snyder stated that since Mr. Burr has been in violation of the Conditional Use Permit, the City should conduct a formal hearing to take action to determine whether the Conditional Use Permit should be revoked in its entirety. Weidt withdrew his motion. Weidt made motion, Klein seconded to hold a hearing on the Conditional Use Permit at the next meeting of the City Council on May 21, 2012. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to amend the motion to direct staff to take a cursory look at grants for Mr. Burr, and respond to Mr. Burr's letter to inform him that a site plan was needed and notify him of the hearing scheduled to consider revoking the entire Conditional Use Permit. Vote on amendment: All Ayes. Motion carried. Vote on motion as amended: All Ayes. Motion carried. Update on Goodview Avenue At its March 19, 2012 meeting, the Council approved the proposed Joint Powers Agreement for the paving of Goodview Avenue south of Hugo into the City of Grant and White Bear Township. As directed by Council, staff forwarded a copy of the agreement to Washington County, White Bear Township, and the City of Grant, along with a summary of sealed quotes obtained by the City from five contractors to perform the work. City Engineer Jay Kennedy stated that the City of Grant had considered the document and approved it without assessments. White Bear