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Councilmember Buscher noted that it is going to be very difficult for Staff to manage a site when items and vehicles can be moved around the property, between the lines of the two cities. She asked City Attorney Knaak for his thoughts on this request. City Attorney Knaak explained that this is a complex situation since they are dealing with a property split between two cities. He said that if the applicant is making progress, then he would see why they would grant the request. He noted that if they do not grant this request, then they need to fully articulate why they are not granting the request. Motion by Councilmember Riley, seconded by Councilmember Peters, to deny a time extension for a site plan review at 15861 Jarvis St. NW and give the applicant 60 days to vacate the property. Further discussion: Mayor Heineman said he will not be voting in favor of this denial. He noted that last time this was brought forward to the Council, they told the applicant that they had to get things done on this property to get them into compliance, and moving vehicles back and forth between the Ramsey part of the property and the Elk River part seems like the applicant is playing games. He said he is willing to have some grace since progress is being made; however, this needs to be taken care of. He stated he wants the applicants to succeed; however, they cannot continue to ask for extensions. Councilmember Buscher agreed with Mayor Heineman. She said that they have given the applicants a lot of leniency with this, and the applicants' inability to meet the standards set before them will ultimately harm their business. Councilmember Olson also agreed with Mayor Heineman. He added that a big issue seems to be the communication with the applicant's engineer and suggested that they make sure this engineer does what needs to be done, or they should find a new engineer. Motion failed. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Riley and Peters. Voting No: Mayor Heineman, Councilmembers Buscher, Olson, and Specht. Absent: Councilmember Stewart. Motion by Councilmember Specht, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to adopt Resolution #25- 256, approving a time extension for a site plan review at 15861 Jarvis St. NW. Further discussion: Councilmember Peters offered a friendly amendment to the motion that this approval be contingent on the Lower Rum River WMO permit approval. Councilmember Specht said he does not agree to this amendment as he does not want to interfere with this process. City Council / October 28, 2025 Page 5 of 8