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Planning Commission <br />April 26, 2022 <br />Page 2 <br />Commissioner Beise verified the extended hours were for Fridays and Saturdays. Mr. <br />Leeseberg confirmed. <br />Chair Larson -Vito opened the public hearing. <br />Heidi Goodin, St. Francis, MN, is ERX's business manager. She addressed the <br />Planning Commission regarding Condition 1 requesting extension of the current <br />hours of operation on Fridays and Saturdays until 12 a.m. for administrative ease and <br />consistency as there are five events that are requesting to go until 12 a.m. She stated <br />since they are going through the CUP process, ERX was requesting that change now. <br />Regarding Condition 11 for traffic ingress/egress off and onto US Highway 169, Ms. <br />Goodin stated this is a hot topic for ERX. She explained ERX is in a 2-year <br />transition period and was not sure if they could commit to the city's desire for a 2024 <br />deadline. She stated ERX is not sure if they are going to keep the Lemmon property <br />or if they will be in operation, noting the additional financial hardship this condition <br />will cause along with the effects of the 169 Redefine project. She stated they are <br />committed to working with MnDOT to find solutions when the time is right. She <br />stated if this condition were approved, they would pull their CUP application as this <br />is a big concern at this time. <br />Ms. Goodin asked for clarification regarding the 1000-foot buffer as she had <br />concerns with losing revenue from renting those trails. <br />Mr. Leeseberg explained currently the 1,000-foot buffer is along the east and south <br />property line of the southern 80 acres. He requests the entire length of the property <br />line comply with a buffer. He explained it is a 1,000-feet from structures, not the <br />property line. <br />Chair Larson -Vito asked Ms. Goodin about the discussions ERX is having with <br />MnDOT. <br />Ms. Goodin stated current conversations with MnDOT include traffic plans with any <br />event they have and once they tell ERX they must change their ingress/egress, ERX <br />will decide then what those changes will look like. <br />Commissioner Mauren asked where the frontage road was on the Lemmon property. <br />Mr. Leeseberg explained on the map where the access points on the Lemmon <br />property were to get to Brook Road. <br />Ms. Goodin noted that they do own the Lemmon property but have not done any <br />improvements or rezoning of the property yet, they will wait until ERX completes <br />some long-term plans. <br />Commissioner Mauren asked about ERX's camping events. <br />p I I I R I I IT <br />NA TURD <br />