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y' MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 25, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (7. #11 -3510 CASEYHANKINSON ONBEHALF OF RYAN COMPANIES US, INC., 2725 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST, Continued) Hankinson commented that fortunately no one was injured in the roof collapse but the building is old and is in rough shape on the inside. To repair the building is expensive, and given the lack of tenants, it did not make economic sense for Ryan Companies to make the improvements. Hankinson noted they are close to an agreement with a user to purchase Building 2. Bremer stated with the applicant's concession to relocate the fence to match up with the building setback, she would be fine with the application. Hankinson stated one item he would like to request is that when they attempt to sign leases for this building, they would like a definite timeline for when the conditional use permit would end. Hankinson noted there was a discussion regarding the conditional use permit sunsetting once Industrial Boulevard is constructed and requested the conditional use permit be good for ten years. Mattick noted there would not be a time limit placed on the conditional use permit. Curtis indicated that a possible sunset of the conditional use permit was initially discussed at the Planning Commission meeting and that Staff s recommendation was to impose certain conditions instead and not include a sunset provision. Rahn stated that was to his point of getting the location of the fence squared away now. • Rahn moved, Franchot seconded, to direct Staff to draft a resolution granting a conditional use permit for Ryan Companies US, Inc., 2725 Wayzata Boulevard West, with the stipulations that Ryan Companies comply with Staff s requirements for screening once Industrial Boulevard is constructed and that the fence will meet the 35 -foot building setback. McMillan requested that the green mesh along Old Crystal Bay Road be installed now. Hankinson stated the green mesh will be installed at the time the fence is constructed and that the vegetative screening will be added at the time Industrial Boulevard is constructed. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT 8. NAVARRE SIDEWALK SEGMENT TO DAKOTA RAIL TRAIL Kellogg noted in 2002 the City went through a process to design a pedestrian connection between Navarre Park and downtown Navarre to what was at the time the future Dakota Trail. In anticipation of the railroad becoming a trail, the City proactively designed two sidewalk segments. One section was between Lyric and Livingston Avenue and the second section was between Livingston and Crystal Bay. The sidewalk between Lyric Avenue and Livingston was constructed in 2003. The segment between • Livingston and Crystal Bay was not constructed due primarily to the impacts to properties and conflicts with existing utilities. There is a sanitary sewer and water main in the county right -of -way. There is also Page 5 of 13