Agenda - Council - 06/26/2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Any processing that may have occurred on the lots known as 2, 3, 4 was primarily for the purpose of cleaning up these lots and bringing them into compliance with city and county solid waste ordinances. V~e have removed 90% of the solid waste on site and will continue to do so in a timely and economically feasible manner. To this day our company has invested in excess of $500, 000 in cleanup and improvements to work with the city towards the future. In our contract with Mr. Karst we are not obligated to do any cleanup of any sort until the contract has been signed sealed and delivered with all the issues satisfied. However we have done so in good faith showing our sincerity towards the future of our business and that of our community. Our initial plan was to make this a 3yr project. After the property was cleaned up and brought into compliance, we would then pursue the economic development plan and go forward. Since this proposed street extension all of these processes have been accelerated to a point that is not economically feasible. It was our intension to continue to operate this recycling center keeping both community and environment in mind. We are willing to work with the city and its staff now as well as the future in providing a clean and properly operated facility for the public to recycle all of the metal goods generated. Not only do we provide a service for the general public but also provide a very important community service in the form of city cleanups. This facility upon completion will be one of the most state of the art facilities in the region if not the state for handling recycling to best serve this community and surrounding communities. These facilities will accommodate all aspects of metal recycling from the general public to the largest industrial demands. It will also become a community drop off site for day-to-day generated items like pop cans. I, Ve have had some contact with the City of Coon Rapids and surrounding communities regarding a countywide program to relieve the burden these communities face with recycling their metals. We have also made contact with area businesses in finding methods to better support their needs. Understanding that our intent here is very sincere and straight forwar& we hope you will transfer this CUP as it reads now. Once the CUP is transferred we can then execute the contract, retain ownership of the property, and further our development plan. Upon the reassignment of the CUP we will then apply for an amendment to the CUP or totally reapply for a new permit that will properly address the needs we have for this facility. However, if we are unable to acquire a amendment or neW permit; .there will be no further development or improvements other than cleanup, landscaping, and necessary screening to meet code requirements; as we do not have the financial resources available at this time, do to the accelerated cost of the existing cleanup and improvements. The property will remain in operation as the permit states in compliance with all local state and federal regulations. To better give you a good idea of what we are proposing in the future I will explain in some detail the preliminary proposal that St. Paul Terminals and city staff are working on at this time. We have discussed a potential land swap and a proposed 40, 000 sq ft +facility housing 85% of our operations. Including but not limited to demolition and cleanup of proposed properties, full scale landscaping and screening, all concrete structures and screening. The reason for this proposal ia' a result of the improvements to 141~t that would cause a negative impact on our business as well aa' have major impacts on customers and fellow businesses in the gateway park. The proposal would also allow the city to develop a gateway entrance more appealing for the .:-351-