01-11-2006 Special City Council Minutes

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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2006 PEQUOT LAKES CITY HALL Members Present: Mayor C. Malecha, Council Members Greer, Bolz- Andolshek, Nagel, Sjoblad, Pfeiffer, and Ryan Staff Present: Dawn Bittner, Zoning Administrator; Sandra Peine, City Clerk; Tim Houle, City Engineer; Chuck Marohn, City Planner; Paul Sandelin, City Engineer 1. Call Meeting to Order Mayor Malecha called the special meeting of the Pequot Lakes City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. 1.1 Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Malecha led with the Pledge of Allegiance 2. Anderson Brothers Appeal to Conditional Use Permit City Attorney Paul Sandelin noted that Anderson Brothers are appealing the denial of a conditional use permit application for a gravel pit which was denied by the Planning Commission on November 17,2005. Mr. Sandelin reviewed the procedure to be followed for the appeal hearing. He indicated that the appeal has been advertised as a public hearing. Mr. Sandelin indicated that the Planning Commission reviewed the items that must be met for a conditional use permit to be approved. He further noted that the Planning Commission based their decision on findings of fact that are listed in the Planning Commission minutes and that they have been distributed to the City Council. Ray Charpentier, attorney on behalf of the applicant, Anderson Brothers, spoke to the following issues: • The land is properly zoned • There is gravel on the land • The Planning Commission did not list the conditions that allow the gravel extraction use of the land Terry Curtis, Director of Business Development and Government Affairs for Anderson Brothers, reviewed the history of the application. He spoke about the phases of the proposal. Mr. Curtis indicated that they would voluntarily conduct an EAW on the entire 174 acres and would