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PL 09/12/1984 - 30624�� � CITY OF FRIDLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 CALL TO ORDER: Chairwoman Schnabel called the Septe�ber 12, 1984, Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Ms. Schnabel, Mr. Oquist, Mr. Saba. Ms. Gabel, Mr. Nielsen, Mr. Minton, Mr. Kondrick Members Absent: None Others Present: Jim Robinson, Planning Specialist Robert Lehner, 5725 Polk St. Scott Dahlquist, 63i9 Highway 65 Paul Beecroft, BASEnterprises, 3710 Central Ave. N.E. James Zukowski, 249 Liberty St. N.E. Beverly & Fred Meinke, 7883 East River Road Larry Miskowiec, 440 Ely St. N.E. John Wright, 563 Ely St. N.E. Pat Holcomb, 6312 Welcome Ave. N., Brooklyn Park Bernadette Benson 5716 - 42nd Ave. N., Robbinsdale � Myrna Kostuch, 80�7 Fairmont Circle Mehboob Momin, 461� Lyndale Ave. N., Mpls. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 22, 1984, PLANNIf�G COMMISSION MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. KONDRICIC� SECONDED BY MR. SABA� TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 22� 1984� PLANNING COMl�1ISSION MINUTES AS WRITTEN. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CEAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ' 1. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SP #84-14 BY OBERT LEHNER: Per Section 205.07.1, 3, A, of the Fridley City Code, to allow the construction of a second accessory building, a 22 ft. by 26 ft. detached garage to be used for storage and hobby use, located on Lot 3, Block 1, Sexter Addition, the same being 5725 Polk Street N.E. MOTIDN BY MR. Oj1UIST � SECONDED BY MR. MINTON � TO OPEN TIiE pUBLIC biEARING OA1 SP #84-14 BY ROBERT LESNER. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CSAIRWOMAN SCfINABEL DECLARED TAE PUBLIC flEARING OPEN AT 7; 32 P.M. Mr. Robinson stated this property was located just south of Hathaway and north of Lynde Drive. The proposed garage is 22 ft, by 26 ft., located in the northeast corner of the lot and is intended for hobby use and storage ^ only. Total square footage of the footprint of all the buildings on the lot is 2,325 sq, ft. The lot is 10,950 sq, ft., so the lot coverage is 21� which is considered acceptable by city standards. He stated Staff had no stipulations, � a PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 PAGE 2 �, other than they would like to make sure there was no noise problem and that this garage was not intended for any type of home occupation. Mr. Oquist stated he would like to know what type of hobby and storage use this garage would be used for. Ms. Schnabel stated she would like to know what the structure would look like. The petitioner, Mr. Robert Lehner, stated it would be a basic garage struc- ture with an 8 ft.by 7 ft. door in front and a service door on the side. Ninety percent of the garage would be used for storage. He had a new boat he would store in it. He stated he does woodworking as a hobby and would � ke to have a small area in the garage to do his woodworking. The garage would be insulated and heated. Mr. Minton stated he was concerned ,about the noise level that might be generated to the neighbors. Mr. Lehner stated there would not be much noise as the building will be insulated. Also, there are no other homes very close to the proposed garage. MOTION BY MR. SABA� SECONDED BY MR. MINTON� TD CLOSE TXE PUBLIC HEARING ON SP #84-14 BY ROBERT LEfINER. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CHAII�JOM�IN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE PUBLIC IiEARING CIASED AT 7:40 P.M. MOTION BY 1�t. SABA� SECONDED BY !�. NIELSEN, TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT, 5P #84-14,BY ROBERT LEHNER� PER SECTION 205.07.1� 3, A, OF THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE, TO ALLOW TNE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND ACCESSORY BUILDING, A 22 FT. BY 26 FT. DETACHED GARAGE TO BE U5ED FOR STORAGE AND HOBBY USE� LOCATED ON LOT 3, BLOCK Z, SEXTER ADDITIDN, THE SAPfE BEING 5725 POLIC STREET N.E. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ms. Schnabel stated this item would go to City Council on Sept. 24. 2. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SP #84-15, BY THE I D BIKE: er Section 205.14.1. 3, C, to a low an outsi e boat yard and patio furniture display on Lots 9, 10, and 11, Block 1, Moore Lake Highlands, the same being 6319 Highway #65 N.E. lSOTION BY MR. SABA, SECONDED BY MP.. NIELSEN, TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SP 84-15 BY THE LIFT SKI AND BIKE. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CAAIRWOMAN SCHIVABEL DECLARED THE PUBLIC AEARZNG OPEN AT 7:45 P.M. ,� PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 PAGE 3 Mr. Robinson stated this property was located on the northeast corner of 63rd Ave, and Highway 65. The zoning was C-2. It was rezoned to C-2 in 1979, and in conjuction with the special use permit, there was an allowance made for a garden center on the south end of the property. Since that time, the owner has also stored boats on the north side of the property with additional outside storage of canoes and boats. Staff felt there should be a special use permit on this also as it was not covered in the �original conditions of the rezoning a�d special use permit. Mr. Robinson stated there has been some significant improvements to the property since Mr. Holmer has taken over, but there are some additional things Staff would like to see done with this special use permit: l. Wooden fence around property in need of maintenance and staining 2. Provide a screened dumpster location with a solid wood fence on all sides. 3. Mulch all planting beds 4. Plant vines on chain link fence where possible. 5. Stripe parking lot. 6. Provide a timetable pertaining to the provision of finalized site plan including parking lot setback, concrete curbing, and complete landscaping. Mr. Scott Dahlquist stated he was at the meeting representing Scott Holmer ^ who was called out of town. He stated that as far as any financial arrange- ments or timetable, he was not able to speak for Mr. Holmer. It was the Comnission's concensus to table this item until the next meeting when Mr. Scott Holmer could be present in order to give Staff an opportunity to discuss with him the stipulations recommended by Staff and to give the Planning Commission members an opportunity to discuss Mr. Holmer's plans for the property. MOTION BY MR. KONDRICK� SECONDED BY MR. MINTON, TO TABLE DISCUSSION QN SP #84-15 BY TiiE LIFT SKI AND BIKE Z)1VTIL THE SEPT. 2.6, Z984, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SP #84-16 MIDWEST S , ICI H CC0 6 ND BERNADETTE BENSON: Per Section . 3. , 3, , o t e Fri ley City o e, to a ow gasoline service along with a convenience store, on part of Lot 50, Block J, Riverview Heights, along with that part of Lot 13, Revised Auditor's Subdivision No. 103 lyinq East of a line drawn parallel to and 150 feet East measured at right angles from the West line of Lot 13, except for that part taken for highway purposes, the same being 8100 East River Road. �'1 MOTION BY MR. KONDRICK� SECONDED BY MS. GABEL� TO OPEN TfIE PUBLIC HEARING ON P,#84-16, MI.DWEST SUPER STOP, BY PATRICIA XOLCOMB AND BERNADETTE BENSON. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED TFIE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PLAN�ING COMpMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 PAGE_ 4 �, Mr. Robinson stated the property was located on the southwest corner of Fairmont and East River Road. It was a vacant service station and was zoned C-1. At this time, a special use permit was being r�quested because a special use permit was required for fuel dispensing. .Adjacent land use consists of commercial to�the north and single family housing on all other sides. Mr. Robinson stated the vacant service station is in rather a grim state of disrepair. The petitioners are going in with the knowledge that there are a significant number of code requirements. They have agreed to do extensive landscaping along Fairmont and East River Road. Major remodeling is needed to the station itself for a comnercial/retail "stop and shop" type of outlet. The plans for the facade are preliminary with new siding and new signage display on top. Mr. Robinson stated Staff would recommend the following stipulations: 1. 2. 3. 4. Applicant to work with the City on finalization and approval of landscape/site plan. Test and/or replace all underground tanks. Provide interior concrete curbing. Extend fence along residential area on the south to east property line (to be 4 ft. high in front yard, 6 ft, in other yards) 5. Provide 17 ft. road easement along East River Road for possible future use by the County. 6. Stripe parking lot. 7. Provide a$5,000 performance bond prior to issuance of building permit. Ms. Schnabel asked if the petitioners had any questions regarding the above stipulations. Ms. Patricia Holcomb stated she questioned the 17 ft. road easement since this would run into existing islands on the property. Mr. Robinson stated it has been the City's policy to acquire easement in conjunction with the County for possible widening of East River Road. This was consistent with reque's'ts of other•businesses along East River Road. Ms. Gabel asked about the hours of operation. � Ms. Bernadette Benson stated they did not kno� what hours the store would be open at this time. This could be discussed with the City Council. She stated they had originally planned to be open from 6 a.m, to 12 p.m., but were approached by some neighbors asking that they stay open 24 hrs, a day. She stated they certainly would like the option of staying open 24 hrs. a day. � u � PLANNING COMMISSION FIEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 PAGE 5 Ms. Schnabel stated that regarding lighting of the building and the property, one of the Planning Commission's concerns was that the lighting not be focused into adjacent property's homes. ` Ms. Holcomb stated they have been looking at a type of lighting that shines down onto the lawn rather than out into the street or adjacent properties. She stated there is good screening of the homes of the adjoining properties and there are streets on two sides of the property. Ms. Schnabel asked if anyone in the audience would like to comnent about this special use permit request. Mr. Larry Miskowiec, 440 Ely St., stated that because this business would increase the amount of traffic going in and out of the station� he was concerned about the children getting off the school bus at the bus stop on Fairmont. He questioned whether there would be a need for a stoplight because of this new business. He stated a lot of people try to make it in the gas station business, and it was his concern that this business may not go and the property would be vacant again. His last question was that if this business was to remain open 24 hrs. a day, would this become a hang-out for kids and video machines? n Ms. Holcomb stated she currently runs a store for a major oil company and has been in the business for 18 years. She stated video games are the worst thing they could put into a store like this. As far as it becoming a hang-out for kids, there is no problem as long as they set the rules right away--that this is a store and they are to go in and out. There will be no reason for the kids to hang around, and they will make sure of that, because kids hanging around a store is the worst thing they could have for a business. Ms. Myrna Kostuch, 8027 Fairmont Circle, stated she would also be concerned for the children who get off the bus on Fairmont Circle.� She s�ated she would like to present to the Comnission two petitions with signatures of those against this special use permit for the following reasons: 1. High traffic added to East River Road 2. More noise to the neighborhood 3. Currently two stores in the area now--do not need anymore 4. May need traffic lights to control traffic; therefore. more tax dollars to be spent. 5. More chance of robberies and kid's hang-out 6. More litter in our neighborhood 7. Closing of the station at 8255 East River Road is an indication that the support of the area is not behind this type of operation. MOZ70N BY MS. GABEL� SECONDED BY MR. KONDRICK� TO RECEIYE PETITIONS . PETITION NO. 11-84 WAS SIGNED BY 18 PEOPLE, AND PETITION NO. I2-84 WAS SIGNED BY 110 ^ PEOPLE. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. � PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 __ __ PAGE 6 � Ms. Kostuch stated that because of more people going in and out of this new business, there would be more traffic criss-crossing East River Road rather than going straight. She stated they have no trouble with what is , existing. Ms. Holcomb stated the County is already reviewing the possibility of putting lights at Fairmont and East River Road. Mr. Robinson stated the City has talked to the County and has asked the County to comment on the possibility of a traffic light. The County intends to do traffic counts to see if this intersection warrants a light. Mr. John Wright, 563 Ely St., stated he has lived in this area for 26 years. He stated if the petitioners want to put in a gas station and convenience store, it is not going to hurt the other stores in the area, because this store will not have the room to carry as many goods as the other two stores. He stated having a station open 24 hrs, a day with lights will help cut down on crime. He did not think there would be any noise that would affect the neighborhood. He felt this station would be an improvement to the City of Fridley. Mr. Fred Meinke stated he owned Meinke Foods just to the south on East River Road. He was opposed to another store in a neighborhood where there were already two stores. He asked about the underground tanks. � Ms. Holcomb stated the Fridley Fire Chief has approved their keeping the tanks in the ground if they test out successfully. She stated two of the three tanks are steel and have been in the ground a long time, so they have chosen to take those out and replace them. They have had soil tests taken to make sure there is no soil contamination in the soil, and those tests have come back o.k. The other existing tank is fiberglass and is about 5 years old. If it tests out correctly, it will be left in the ground. If not, it will be pulled out and replaced also. Mr. Paul Beecroft stated the Commissioners had already received a copy of his letter dated Sept. 6, 1984, in their agenda. He stated he was represent- ing BASEnterprises, and was one of the owners of 8154 East River Road, which was the Fridley Food Market. He stated he had nothing to do with the opera- tion of the food store. He stated he would like to read his letter: "In conjunction with your consideration of the special use permit, #84-16, to allow a gasoline service and convenience store at 8100 East River Road, I ask that the following be addressed: 1. Traffic congestion has long been a problem on this stretch of East River Road. 2. Gas stations generally create a high volume of traffic and this will only increase the congestion on this dangerous piece of roadway. �, ;5 � PLANNING COMMISSION �EETING, SEPTEMBER 12 1984 PAGE 7 3. Traveling north on East River Road, one encounters a bend in the road at Liberty St. Traffic is normally moving quite fast at this intersection and it is a somewhat blind approach to the intersection at Fairmont afiich is the proposed site. 4. During the evening rush hour traffic. it is almost impossible to make a left hand turn onto East River Road northbound from the west intersections of Glencoe, Fairmont, and Liberty. 5. I 6elieve an indepth study should be made into the feasibility of stop lights at the above three intersections to determine the impact of the potential additional traffic flow. 6. The appropriate safety steps to the elimination of road hazards should be made rather than the compounding of the problem. Ms. Schnabel stated that with regard to the traffic light problem, this was a County road, and it was really a county traffic problem. It was not a problem the City has any control over, even though some of the traffic is city traffic. She stated it will be the County's decision whether or not a traffic light is needed in this area. � Mr. Robinson stated a copy of Mr. Beecroft's letter was provided to the County Engineering staff, and the City has asked the County for comments on Mr. Beecroft's concerns. Ms. Schnabel stated that hopefully these comments would be available for the City Council meeting. Mr. Oquist stated he appreciated the concerns expressed about the traffic, but this new business was not going to bring traffic in from other areas. It would be traffic that travels the road every day now. The only problem it may cause is the traffic going into the store and getting back onto East River Road. Mr. Oquist stated that regarding the not cross East River Road, so he did bus actually helps to stop traffic. school bus situation, the children do not see that as a problem. A school Mr. Oquist stated he would like to know what the neighborhood would like to see done with this property. It is a piece of property that is in bad disrepair. It needs something. No single family homes will go in on that site; and at some point, something has to be done with the property, so they need to look at what would be the best use of the property to clean it up and make it a useful piece of property. Mr. Minton stated he thought the traffic question had to be focused. The ��"'� only difference in the traffic wi71 be the traffic going in and out of this location, but there will be the same number of cars. i PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 _____ PAGE 8 � Mr. Robinson stated the property was zoned commercial, so a co�nnercial enter- prise could go in on the property without a special use permit. The special use permit was for the fuel pumps. Mr. Robinson stated there will be 15 parking stalls provided on the property, which is more parking than.is required by code. MOTION BY MR. SABA� SECONDED BY MS. GABEL, TO CLOSE THE_PUBLIC AEARING ON SP #84-16 BY PATRICIA FIOLCOMB AND BERNADETTE BENSON. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CIiAIRWOMAN SCXNABEL DECLARED THE PUBLIC XEARING CLOSED AT 9:00 P.M. Ms. Gabel asked how long it has been since a gas station was operated on this property. Ms. Holcomb stated Standard Oil closed the station in 1972. and there was a 10-year freeze on pumping gas at this location. However, somewhere during that 10-year period someone did pump gas for a short period of time because there was a relatively new underground tank. MOTION By �t. MINTON, SECONDED BY MR. SABA, Zt0 RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SP #84-16, MIDWEST SUPER STOP� BY PATRICIA HOLCOMB AND BERNADETZ'E BENSON, PER SECTION 205.13.1, 3� F, OF THE !"� FRIDLEY CITY CODE� Ta ALIADI GASOLINE SERVICE ALONG WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE ON PART OF LOZ' S0, BLOCK J� RIVERVIEW �����PS, ALOIVG� WITH PHAT PART OF L4T 13, REV. AiiD. SUB. NO. 103 LYING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN PARALLEL TO AND 150 FEET •EAST'MEE7SUI�ED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE WEST LINE OF LOT 13, EXCEPT THAT PART TAK�EN FOR ilIGH PURPO.SES, TH£� Sl�fE BEING 8100 EAST RIVER ROAD; WITH THE FOLLING 1. APPLICANT Zt0 WORK WITX THE CITY ON FINALIZATION AND APPROVAL /STIPULATIONS: OF LANDSCAPE/SITE PLAN. 2. TEST AND/OR REPLACE ALL UNDERGROUND TANKS. 3. PROVIDE INTERIOR CONCRETE CURBING. 4. EXTEND FENCE ALONG RESIDENTIAL AREA ON THE SOUTH TO EAST PROPERTY LINE (21� BE 4 FT. HIGH IN FRONT YARD� 6 FT. IN OTHER YARDS) 5. PRO✓IDE 17 FT. ROAD EASEMENT ALONG EAST RIVER ROAD FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE USE BY TXE COUNTY. 6. STRIPE PARKING LOT. 7. PROViDE A$5,000 PERFORMANCE BOND PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMIT. 8. ENGINEERIIVG STAFF TO LOOK AT THE INGRESS AND EGRESS OF THE PROPERTY FOR RECQMMENDATIONS ON TRAFFIC FLOW. Mr. Minton stated that many of the concerns raised by the neighbors were valid. He was more concerned about the stop and go traffic and the congestion that might cause. However, he was not convinced they should stop the development of this property for that reason. He was also not convinced about the argument over the school bus situation, noise, or some of the other ^ reasons, so he was urging the approval of this special use permit. Ms. Schnabel stated she was concerned about the school bus stopping, but not in relationship to this special use permit request, because those school r r'"'`, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 PAGE 9 ' buses already stop and the traffic is already there. These are existing problems. Ms. Schnabe7 stated that, as Mr. Robinson had pointed out, with the exception of the gas pumps, this was a vfable cormnercial property that could be developed in any number of ways. This was one particular plan and one of the first plans they have had since this property was vacated over 10 years ago. This seemed a viable use for the property. She felt it would be helpful for the City Council if the Engineering staff would look at the ingress and egress of the property to see if they have any recommendations for traffic flow in and out of the pr.operty. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ms. Schnabel stated this item would go to City Council on Sept. 24. 4. RECEIVE AUGUST 9, 1984, HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES: MOTION BY MS. GABEL� SECONDED BY MR. OQUIST� 1�0 RECEIVE TXE AUG. 9� 1984� HOUSING 6 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CXAII�JOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION � CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. REC�IVE AUGUST 14, 1984 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES• MOTION BY MR. OQUIST� SECONDED BY MR. KONDRICK� TO RECEIVE THE AUG. 14, 1984, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMEIVT CQMMISSION MINUl'ES. Ms. Schnabel stated in talking to someone in another community, a discussion came up about the large satellite dishes that people in rural areas are putting up for television reception. She did not know if the situation would ever arise where people would want to put these dishes up in the metropolitan area. She stated they certainly are an eyesore, and it may be something the Comnunity Development Convnission would want to look at in regard to having something in the ordinance. Mr. Saba stated these large satellite dishes will soon be outdated. There is a lot of interest in roof-top mounting of smaller discs. KSTP will be going into this, selling satel]ite TV, similar to Spectrum. Mr. Oquist stated he definitely thought this was something the Community Development Commission would like to look at. As Mr. Saba had mentioned, if they are in fact going to start having some kind of smaller discs, the City might want to look at this in advance because all of a sudden there could be a lot of those discs on rooftops, and what would it do as far as the aesthetics? He asked that Staff put this on the next Commission agenda and give the Commission members a little rm re information, if possible. � PLANNIP�G COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984_ PAGE 10 � Mr. Saba stated that later in the meeting, Mr. P1inton was going to make a report on the status of the Banfill Tavern. He stated maybe the Community Development Commission should get involved with the Human �esources Conenission in looking at the overall piece of property and coming up with some recommenda- tions on what could be done with the property in terms of preserving the historical significance of the property. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AI'E, CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 6. RECEIVE AUGUST 20, 1984, PARKS & RECREATION C01`1MLSSION MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. KONDRICK� SECONDED BY 1�II2. OQUIST� TO RECEIVE TXE AUG. 20� 1984� pARKS & RECREATION COMMIS5ION MINUTES. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CFIAIRWOMAN SCKNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOU5LY. �. RECEIVE AUGUST 21, 1984, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COh1MISSION MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. NIEZSEN, SECONDED BY MR. SABA� TO RECEIVE THE AUG. 2Z� 1984, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION MINUTES. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION � CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. - 8. RECEIVE AUGUST 28, 1984, APPEALS COMMISSION MINUTES: MOTION BY MS. GABEL� SECONDED BY MR. SABA� TO RECEIVE TXE AUG. 28, 1984� APPEAIS COMMISSION MINUTES. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 9. RECEIVE AUGUST 28, 1984, ENERGY COMMISSION MINUTES: MOTION BY MR. SABA, SECONDED BY MR. KONDRICK, TO RECEIVE THE AUG. 28, 1984, ENERGY COMMISSION MINUTES.AS WRITTEN. UPON.A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRWOMAN SCHNABEL DECI.ARED THE MOTION CARRIED 9NANIMOUSLY. 1r10TION BY MR. SABA� SECONDED BY 1�2. KONDRICK� TO CONCUR WITH THE ENERGY COl�1MISSION'S MOTION ON PAGE 2 OF THE AUG. 28 MINUTES THAT THE ENERGY COMMISSION SPONSOR A CO MONITORING PROGRAM BY INITIALLY PURCHASING 100 IAIEXPENSIVE DETECTION-TYPE DEVICES. TAESE DEVICES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE BY SALE OR GIVE- AWAY TO INTERESTED RE52DENT5. TXE COST OF TAI5 PROGRAM NOT TO EXCEED $250. UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRWOMAN SCXNABEL DEC7�ARED THE MOTION � CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. �� �"�, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 PAGE 11 10. OTHER BUSINESS: a. Report on Banfill Tavern Mr. Minton stated that before their meeting on Thurs., Sept. 6, the Comnission met at the Banfill Tavern and had a tour conducted by Mary Beverage,a member of the Anoka County Historical Society. He stated an article had appeared in the Mpls. Star & Tribune that week so there were some other people who went on the tour who were interested in the Banfill Tavern. Mr. Minton stated after touring the building, one of the conclusions he had come to was that the building was rapidly deteriorating, and there are some huge holes in the boards that cover broken windows. One ceiling has fallen in one of the upstairs bedrooms. The second conclusion he had come to was that it was relatively a large building with a lot af good potential. Mr. Minton stated that as a result of the article in the paper, they have had at least three serious calls from people interested in having their businesses located in the Banfill Tavern--two of these people went on the tour and attended the Commission meeting. One woman was very interested in a"bed and breakfast" type of establishment and would also live there. Another person was interested in some kind of boutique arrangement and would live there. The third inquiry was from an arts society in the north suburban area located in the Apache Plaza shopping center in�erested in having an art gdllery and art center in the building. Mr. Minton stated a man attended the Corrm�ission meeting who had established a barbershop and home in an old school house in Brooklyn Center. He was interested in looking at the Banfill Tavern for a similar purpose. Mr. Minton stated that right now, the Commission is looking at the possibility of making recommendations which will probably give a number of alternatives: 1. It could be financed by grants from the Minnesota Historical Society. 2. It could be sold to a private individual who could take tax advantages because it is a historical buiiding and restore it. 3. A separate foundation could be established. The foundation could accept contributions as well as grants for this purpose. 4. Or,.there could be a lease-back arrangement with the County. Mr. Minton stated the Commission wants to explore these various alter- natives, formulate their recommendations with stipulations and bring them before the Planning Commission and City Council before forwarding them on to Anoka County for Anoka County to take the next step. d PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 __ _ PAGE 12 ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY MR. KONDRICK, SECONDED BY MR. A VOI EC VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE, CAAIRWO pLANNING COMMISS.fON MEETING AA70URNED A Respectfully submitted, I Ly Saba Recording Secretary MINTON � TO ADJOURN Z'I�E 1�IEETING . UPON MAN SCHNABEL DECLARED TUE SEPT. 12� 1984, T 10;20 P.M. ,^