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Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon replied the plan before the Council is more illustrative of what could be included in the plan. Assistant Public Works Director Olson explained the streetscape plan brought to the worksession 2 V2 weeks ago will be a minimum, and it can be exceeded with approval. Councihnember Elvig questioned if the owner would be required to come to the City every two years due to the conditional use permit due for the gas station. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon replied the conditional use permit in relation to Cobums' operation of a drive through would be permanent and the owner would not need to reapply. The other conditional use permit required is for the car wash operation. Both of these permits are required by the code and are permanent. At this point staff has not gotten far enough to determine if a conditional use permit should be done for a gas station operation, or if it should be a permitted accessory use. If one of the other buildings will have a drive through dry cleaners or a coffee shop it will need a conditional use permit as well. Claris Coburn of Coburns Grocery stated they are very excited to be here and to be part of the City. They will take serious ownership in the way the store is presented from an aesthetic standpoiut, as well as how the store will be operated. The gas operation becomes a convenience to be successful with all the competition, and is part of the overall mix. It is not to draw people off the highway; the people would likely be in the area. They will make sure the way the gas is prcsented is very much in harmony with the way the store looks. The canopy will be designed to marry up with the exterior of the grocery store. It will be part of the food store and they will market the convenience of that store with the traffic that comes to the grocery store. It will also provide an express entrance to the store. Mayor Gamcc commented that Coburns has become a leader throughout the area. Grocery stores have become like a full service store and gasoline has become an important part of that. Cobums has met the niche for the customers and the people in the area and he is happy they have chosen Ramsey to come to. They have an excellent plan and Cobums is the real asset that is needed to attract others, it will be a definite benefit to Town Center and he is looking forward to working with Coburns. Mr. Coburn stated they want to succeed and thrive here. With the City allowing them to go to market thc way they know how they hope they can be successful, so the surrounding businesses can complement them and they can complement the businesses. This will make the overall Town Center become a success. Mayor Gamec inquired if Cobums would have the ability to bring a post office into the Town Center. Mr. Coburns replied this is really a determination of the local post master. City Council/May 11, 2004 Page 22 of 36