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Mayor Gamec stated he would question the use of City land for this type of use. The City is trying to clean up Highway 10 and storage on dirt fields should not be allowed anymore. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to adopt Findings of Fact relating to a request from RV World, Inc. for an interim use permit for outdoor storage on an unimproved surface on a residentially zoned property at 14453 Llama Street NW. Further discussion: Councilmember Strommen expressed her opposition to this type of use in a residential area. Councilmember Elvig inquired about the process of moving the trailers that are on this lot, and how the business owner will know what property is available to move the trailers to. Community Development Director Tmdgeon indicated the business owner should have a dialogue with staff and they can be pointed in the right direction. He explained this summer Community Development Staff will be in contact with all of the RV and used car dealers in the City to be sure they are in compliance and to educate them about the requirements. Councilmember Elvig indicated rules will need to be set, such as the business not having more than 10% of its usual inventory as their float. Councilmember Jeffrey indicated staff should work with the applicant to determine a reasonable timeframe to have the RVs moved from the site. Community Development Director Trudgeon indicated with the B & A Cylinder site the vehicles were moved by the end of August, which would be 90 days in this situation. Councilmember Elvig suggested the RVs be required to be moved by the end of September. Councilmember Pearson stated the City needs to hold tight and treat everyone the same, with no one being allowed to park the vehicles on the grass. Community Development Director Trudgeon advised the findings included with the staff report are in the positive form. City Attorney Goodrich advised this application could be tabled for staff to draft findings or the Council could go through the findings to be considered for adoption at this time. The motion on the floor was withdrawn. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to table a request for an interim use permit to allow for outdoor storage on an unimproved surface in the R-1 Residential District; Case of RV World, Inc., and to direct staff to draft findings of fact for denial. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Strommen, Elvig, Jeffrey, Olson, and Pearson. Voting No: None. Mayor Gamec announced there will be a Community Blood Drive on June 1 at the Fire Station from noon to 6:00 p.m. Case #3A: Consider Request for Additional City Funding for Improvement Project 05- 27 Welcomes Road Street Grading and Paving Improvements (Report from Public Works Committee Case #5) City Engineer Jankowski reviewed that bids for this project were opened on February 23, 2006, and were approximately 78% higher than those anticipated in the feasibility study. A second public hearing was held on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, to initiate the reconsideration of this street paving project at the higher cost. The revised feasibility study was prepared with the same cost sharing that was directed by City Council for the original project; that is the City sharing 50% of the total project costs. Testimony at the public hearing requested that the City consider some City Council / May 23, 2006 Page 9 of 20