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-82- <br /> <br />Processing, Inc.). The City issued a conditional use permit to St. Paul Terminals on June 26, <br />2001. City Code states that the applicant has one year to initiate the conditional use permit <br />unless they request and receive an extension. The extension must be reviewed by the Plarming <br />Commission and City Council. St. Paul Terminals has not initiated their conditional use permit <br />for a metal recycling facility. On March 20, 2002, the City received a written request from <br />Bradley J. Martinson, legal representative for St. Paul Terminals, requesting an extension to <br />initiate the conditional use permit. The stated reason for the delay in initiating the use is <br />economic conditions in the recycling industry. The approved site plan for St. Terminals includes <br />removal of all steel and chain link fence and encompassing the work yard with a 13 foot high <br />concrete wall by September 30, 2002. The wall will provide 100% capacity screening and will <br />be the base structure from which the storage bins will be constructed within the yard. Outdoor <br />storage of containers and company trucks and the retail sale of timbers is proposed on Lot 2 (no <br />activity is proposed for Lots 3 and 4). The City is also continuing to work with St. Paul <br />Terminals for a possible furore expansion and development of an all enclosed facility in the <br />industrial park. The Plmming Commission and City Staff recommended approval of the request <br />for extension to June 26, 2003 to implement the conditional use permit and September 30, 2003 <br />to complete the 13 foot concrete walls around the work yard. <br /> <br />Councilmember Flendriksen stated that he has seen progress on the site, but it is not cleaned up <br />and questioned if they really anticipated in proceeding with the business. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman explained that they are still in the process of cleaning the site and <br />working out the details of an expansion project, but it has simply been a case where the economy <br />did stall their plans for expansion. Staff was comfortable with granting the extension. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if there was a proposed time line. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied that staff did offer more TIF assistance and they have agreed <br />to work with staff to put together preliminary plans. <br /> <br />Brad Martinson, St. Paul Terminals Attorney, stated that they are working on putting together <br />some engineering drawings to make it more of an undercover facility. The steel and aluminum <br />market is coming back and there is hope on the horizon. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec noted that definite progress had been made on the property and would like to see <br />that continue. <br /> <br />Mr. Martinson replied that the property owners are very conscious about the clean-up. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if it was true that the clean-up process had not stopped. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Frolik replied that they have spent a significant amount of <br />money on the clean-up. <br /> <br />City Council/May 14, 2002 <br />Page 26 of 33 <br /> <br /> <br />