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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for May 21, 2012 Page 4 of 8 managing storm water on the Oneka Ridge Golf Course. The project design and construction will be largely funded by a Clean Water Assistance Grant. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Recordable Covenants to Implement Bald Eagle Lake Watershed Stormwater Reuse/Phosphorus Reduction Project agreement between RCWD, City of Hugo, and Oneka Ridge LLC. Public Hearing on Revocation of Conditional Use Permit for Gusset Design A public hearing was scheduled to consider the revocation of the Conditional Use Permit for Gusset Design, 15887 Forest Boulevard N. Planner Rachel Juba provided background on the CUP, which was issued in 2007 for a building addition to expand a legal non -conforming use. Also approved at the time were a variance for the setback of the building and a variance to the building materials. Specifically stated in the CUP are conditions requiring no exterior storage and no sandblasting allowed to be done outside the building. 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 the owner of Gusset Design, Rick Burr, one year to resolve the issue and required he provide a report to the Council on the progress in six months. At its May 7, 2012 meeting, Council discussed the lack of progress the applicant has made to comply with the conditions of the CUP and directed staff to schedule a public hearing to consider revoking the Conditional Use Permit in its entirety. Mr. Burr had submitted a copy of a site plan, just prior to this meeting, showing a 40 X30 building, but no specific details regarding the building. Rick Burr explained to Council that he will be making a portable blast box with a dust collector, which can be moved around with fork trucks. He planned on copying a manufactured one and stated it would comply with OSHA guidelines. Eleven of Gusset Design's employee in the audience stood up, and Rick Burr said if the City revoked his Conditional Use Permit, they would all be out of a job. Rick asked why the last meeting wasn't tabled, since he was unable to attend, and he said he intended to comply by October. Mayor Miron opened the public hearing. Al Barowski, 15488 Goodview Avenue North, said he has had issues with dust, but they seem to be complying with the hours. He said he didn't want to see the employees lose their jobs. Craig Baland, 15475 Goodview Avenue North, said it was not the residents or the Council that would be putting the employees out of work; it would be Rick. Craig stated that he just wanted the noise to go away, and if something is constructed outdoors, he hoped the noise would be considered. He said this issue had been dragging on for a long time and the City needed to hold people to the conditions of their CUPs. Ron Rossow, 15504 Forest Boulevard, said the problem was mainly the noise. He compared it to the company that had been owned by Fred Rierman, saying nothing had ever been resolved until he moved his company to Wisconsin. Ron said Rick was small compared to the recycling company (NRI) and the noise from the fans from the paint shop. He said Council should give him until October to get the shelter up.