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City Council :Minutes February 5, 2007 Page 7 MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER TO CANCEL THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 12,2007. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. The Council recessed the regular meeting of the City Council and announced they would be moving to the Upper Town Conference Room for the worksession portion of the meeting. The Council took a five minute break at 8:35 p.m. 6. WORKSESSION 6.1. Request by Steininger for Overlay/Zoning Change for Mineral Excavation Ms. Haug stated Mr. Steininger is requesting to extend the mineral excavation overlay district. She asked for Council direction because the subject parcel is not in the overlay district and was not included in the 1994 Environmental Impact Study. Councilmember Motin questioned the time length that would be required for the mining operation. He questioned if an interim use permit could be granted. He stated he is concerned the city can't remove the property from the overlay district once it is granted. Mr. Beck stated an interim use permit could be granted but the city could not do an interim rezoning. Mr. Steininger stated they believe they can be done mining in approximately 15 years. Ms. Haug stated Bauerly's permit is good for 10 years but she was unsure about the Schuer andJ&B mines. Mayor I<linzing stated concerns for residents in the area regarding the truck traffic. She stated the Council is already aware of this issue with Bauerly. She questioned what would stop the mine from using 225th Avenue. Councilmember Farber stated adding more traffic to 225th Avenue and TH 169 would be dangerous and is not a good solution. Mr. Beck stated the mine could be regulated by the Haulers license. He stated the time of day for truck traffic and the number of trucks could be restricted. He stated the license could be revoked if the applicant didn't follow the conditions set by the city. Mayor I<linzing expressed concerns with enforcement. She stated the applicant would have to pay a gravel tax. Councilmember Motin stated if the transportation issues could be worked out he would be willing to move forward with looking at this in more detail. Councilmember Zerwas stated he is concerned with the timing of this request. He stated the intersection of 225th Avenue and TH 169 is already overloaded and finds it difficult to agree to add more trucks to it. Councilmember Gumphrey stated he would consider moving forward with the application process if a different route could be found for the truck traffic.