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7) Adopt Resolution #06-08-258 Approving 5th Partial Payment to LaTour Construction and Release of Retainage to Securities America for Project #03-20 NW Sanitary Sewer and Watermain Extension 8) Adopt Resolution #06-08-259 Approving 12th Partial Payment to Adolfson & Peterson for Project #02-34P Ramsey Municipal Parking Facility 9) Adopt Resolution #06-08-260 Approving Change Order No. 3 for Construction of Improvement Project #02-34, Ramsey Municipal Parking Facility 10) Adopt Resolution #06-08-261 Authorizing Payment of Pay Application No. 14 for Ramsey Municipal Center Construction 11) Adopt Resolution #06-08-262 Ratifying Change Orders for Construction of New Ramsey Municipal Center 12) Adopt Resolution #06-08-263 Authorizing 3rd Partial Payment to Park Construction for Improvement Project #05-20 Ramsey Boulevard Improvements 13) Adopt Resolution #06-08-264 Authorizing the City Administrator to Exercise any or all Remedies Described in Section 15.1 of the Master Development Agreement Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Pearson, Elvig, Cook, and Jeffrey. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmembers Olson and Strommen. COUNCIL BUSINESS Case #1: Request for a Home Occupation Permit; Case of Scott Johnson Community Development Director Trudgeon explained the City has received an application from Scott Johnson for a home occupation permit to operate a family-run wholesale bakery in the basement of his home located at 5560 - 144th Avenue NW. The business, Jenny Ann Cakes, consists of entirely baking cakes and delivering them to clientele. There is no frying or grease used in the baking process. Mr. Johnson and his wife deliver the cakes, by personal vehicle, to clients' homes and/or to multiple business locations in the metro area; there are no sales transactions that occur on site and thus, no customers coming to or from the home. Mr. Trudgeon advised City Code restricts home occupations to 20% of the gross floor area of the home. The proposed bakery operation would be conducted in a portion of the basement that constitutes roughly 10% of the gross floor area of the dwelling. The only employees involved with this business are Mr. Johnson and his wife, Nhu Tran, both of whom reside on the premises. Since there are no on-site sales involved with this business, there is no need for additional off- street parking space. There will be few, if any deliveries to the home, as Mr. Johnson and his wife pick up all ingredients themselves. All necessary equipment and appliances are typical residential units with standard voltages. There will be no exterior evidence of the business; no signs will be displayed and there will be no outside storage of equipment or merchandise. Mr. Trudgeon advised the Planning Commission and staff recommend approval of the home occupation permit request. Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded byCouncilmember Jeffrey, to adopt Resolution #06- 08-265 adopting Findings of Fact #0775 relating to Scott Johnson's request for a home occupation permit. City Council / August 22, 2006 Page 4 of 18