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City Attorney Goodrich replied that it has been the City's experience that if they don't have the escrow and they try and revoke the permit it will take several months to do so and the Courts may not require the fence be installed. Mr. Karst expressed concern with the amount that is being requested to be escrowed because the fence will not cost $73,000. City Attorney Goodrich replied that the amount can be negotiated. He recommended reducing the amount to $50,000. Councilmember Anderson inquired if it made more sense to revoke the Conditional Use Permit that currently exists on the property prior to issuing a new permit. City Attorney Goodrich replied that in most situations it would make sense to revoke the existing Conditional Use Permit first, but St. Paul Terminals has very complex reasons for the process to be handled this way and that is why #41 was added to the terms of the Conditional Use Permit. Councilmember Hendriksen inquired as to when Mr. Karst anticipated the screening wall being completed. Mr. Karst replied that once the engineer completes the plans he will start the wall and anticipates completion by the spring or by June 2002. Gary Hanson, Bake Star, Inc., stated that his business is adjacent to the property. He stated that he has heard rumors that the piece of property between the two businesses is being acquired for the business. If that is the case, he will have many of the same concerns as he did with the Ace Solid Waste Transfer station. He stated that the Council needs to make sure that the property complies with the permit and that nothing be stipulated that does not conform to light industrial property. Presently there is a detour sending Sauter truck traffic onto Azurite Street and McKinley Street. He wanted to make sure that that truck traffic was temporary and if any damage is done to the street that would require repair he does not think that he should have pay for that. City Attorney Goodrich recommended that the Conditional Use Permit be amended to require the screening be completed by July 1, 2003, and the amount escrowed be set at $50,000. Mayor Gamec suggested extending the completion date for the screening to September 30, 2002. Consensus of the Council was to require the screening to be completed by September 30, 2002. Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Councilmember Anderson, to adopt Resolution #01-06-240 adopting Findings of Fact #0562 relating to St. Paul Terminals request for a City Council/June 26, 2001 Page 22 of 28