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City Council Minutes Page 8 December 19, 2005 ----------------------------- Jim Gooley, representing the applicant-Stated he has an issue with closing the access point on Railroad Drive to send his customers to 4 Street. th Mayor Klinzing closed the public hearing. Mayor Klinzing questioned if a Right In-Right Out off of Railroad Drive could work. Mr. Maurer stated there would be no way of enforcement other than signage. He stated curbing and medians would not be feasible at this time. He stated he saw this as an opportunity to limit access points on Railroad Drive due to traffic congestion in the area. He sited other examples where Council has done this in the city and stated it would make a redevelopment opportunity for Railroad Drive much easier in the future. Councilmember Farber stated he doesn’t want to discourage a new business. He doesn’t want to limit access and believes citizens will use common sense and take the entrance that will be the easiest depending upon the traffic. He stated if the area is to be redeveloped, then access issues can be solved then. Councilmember Dietz stated if access is closed to this business, then it should be done to all the businesses in a fair manner. Mr. Maurer suggested if the Railroad Drive entrance is allowed that the 4 Street also be th maintained as an entrance so citizens have an opportunity to enter from both sides. Mr. Beck stated if the city were to close Railroad Drive as part of a redevelopment project and for safety concerns, then the access points could be closed and reoriented to 4 Street. th He suggested continuing both items so staff can develop conditions to the conditional use permit. The applicant was acceptable to extending the timeframe to January 17, 2006. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO CONTINUE VARIANCE, CASE NO. 05- 05 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CASE NO. CU 05-28 TO JANUARY 17, 2006. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 7.5. Request by Bauerly Bros., Inc. for Amendment to Conditional Use Permit, Public Hearing- Case No. CU 05-21 Ms. Haug stated the applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to mine 13-21 feet into a water table on the Toth property. She stated the Technical Evaluation Panel has determined that this project would be exempt from compliance of wetland issues. She stated this site was included in the city’s Environmental Impact Statement for Mineral Excavation in 1994. Mayor Klinzing opened the public hearing. John Henry, representing the applicant-Explained testing done at the site. Mayor Klinzing closed the public hearing.