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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for February 5, 2018 Page 8 of 10 Presentation of TGK Auto Sketch Plan Troy and Alana Kaplan from TGK Automotive were seeking comments on a sketch plan for a 13,950 square foot motor vehicle repair business on a three acre parcel formerly known as the "End Zone" site. Planner Rachel Juba explained they would like to expand their business from their existing leased space at 5241 130th Street in Hugo. The subject property is currently vacant and zoned Neighborhood Service (NS). In order for the use to be located on the property, it would need to be rezoned to General Business (C-2). Juba talked about the neighboring property zoning districts and explained what was permitted in each district. She presented the general layout showing the building that would be used for repairing vehicles and the parking lot with an adequate number of spots according to City Code. The Planning Commission and EDA had reviewed the sketch plan, and Rachel shared their comments on limiting the number of cars parked outside, screening, building materials, rooftop equipment, lighting, and buffering from the residential properties. Weidt invited the owner Troy Kaplan to speak. He explained they had been in Hugo for the past eight years and have outgrown the site. There is also a TGK located on Rice Street and they are looking at building their headquarters in Hugo., kk Q k 1i Petryk asked about hours and noise. Kaplan responded they use six or soen compressors that can't be heard if doors closed. Miron asked how many employees there would be. Kaplan replied they now employ five and he would bring three from his Rice Street shop and possibly expand to include more technicians. Klein stated that the rezoning made sense, and it would tie in nicely with the Hugo Equipment Company and the vacant parcel. He also commented on the drawings that showed minimal impact to neighboring properties. -0000 ba Hv, Miron said he generally agreed with Klein. He commented on the property being vacant for a long time and appreciated that thought had been given to buffering. Discussion on City Assessor Services Staff had been made aware of City Assessor Dan Raboin's intention to resign after the Local Board of Appeals and Equalization meeting in April. City Administrator Bryan Bear discussed with Council plans for moving forward with the City's assessor needs. He stated the City had been contacted by Chase Peloquin who is with Scandia and Chisago County. He and the Mayor had met with him and talked about terms that would be similar to existing. Bear explained another option was to contract with Washington County; however, Hugo had a long history of using a local assessor, and it has been successful. A county assessor would shift the accountability to the county, and the Council could also eliminate the local board meetings if so desired. Weidt stated he met with Chase, and he seemed like a good fit. He added that the path the City is on allows the City to provide a good service to the residents. Klein agreed stating he felt keeping it local would give the City more control.