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City Council Minutes December 18, 1989 Page 5 e the main reasons' for voting in favor of the request is that the activity being considered would be located indoors and there would be controls in place with the conditional use permi t and further that the acti vi ty would require a license from the City. She further indicated that the activity is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Mayor Tralle opened the public hearing. Carol Mills of Zimmerman, MN, member of the Guardian Angels Board of Directors, indicated that the Guardian Angels have been located in their spot for 25 years and that they were an active participant in the planning of the PUD. She indicated that they are not opposed to retail office or normal mall activities. However, they are opposed to what is being presented. Ms. Mills indicated that she was speaking on behalf of the people who will be living permanently at the Guardian Angels Foundation. She indicated that the Guardian Angels have purchased more land which will bring them closer to the proposed Parcel F. She further indicated that they are proposing to build an addition on to their current building. Ms. Mills stated that they are aware of what happened to the Bull' s Eye operation concerning the loitering and are afraid that the proposed billiards hall will breed a certain type of clientele and further that this is an inappropriate use for the mall area. e Russell Johnson of 16274 Vernon Street NW, Andover, MN, indicated that he is the applicant for the next item on the agenda which is a conditional use permit for a billiards hall on Parcel F. He stated that he would be responsible to the City and the landlord has control over the operation. He indicated that besides this, there are also controls through the conditional use permit and the license for the billiards hall. Councilmember Kropuenske indicated that there could be a potential problem with the hours of operation and the heavy amount of traffic in the area. There being no further comments from the public, Mayor Tralle closed the public hearing. The City Clerk stated that she received a letter from the Guardian Angels Foundation opposing the conditional use permit request. She further indicated that this letter would be made part of the official record. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AMEND THE ELK RIVER PLAZA PUD. COUNCILMEMBER DOBEL SECONDED THE MOTION. e Councilmember Holmgren indicated that the conditional use permit could control this type of activity and if things did get out of hand the license could be pulled. He indicated that there is a movie theater already in the area and feels that this use would be consistent with other uses in the area.