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December 11. 2018 <br />property. <br />Councilmember Dunsworth feared how Mr. Buns would be able to conform with the City's requirements <br />given the number of cars that were coming to and from this property on a daily basis. She expressed concem <br />that there has been a pattem of non-conformance in the past and that this business may continue to be a code <br />enforcement issue for the City. <br />Councilmember Burg stated the Council wants businesses in the community the City can trust. She requested <br />Rather information from staff on how code enforcement issues were managed by staff. Assistant <br />Community Assets and Development Director Gozola discussed the process that was followed by staff for <br />code enforcement issues. He anticipated the process would take two to four weeks to complete. City <br />Attorney Sonsalla advised the City would have to notify the property owner and business owner regarding <br />this matter if the Council wanted to revoke the SUP. <br />Mayor Johnson commented on the additional cost the City would have to incur in order to keep this property <br />in conformance with City Code. She questioned if another condition should be added to require quarterly <br />inspections ofthe property for the next three years to ensure Mr. Buns was remaining in compliance with the <br />terms ofhis SUP. She stated ifthis were considered and suplx5il.cd by the Council, she could offer her <br />support for the SUP. <br />Mr. Buns asked if his employees could park their cars on the Bona Brothers property. Mayor Johnson stated <br />this was a concem to her as vehicles should not be spilling out from Mr. Buns' business onto adjacent <br />pro{x:rtics. She explained Mr. Buns had 22 parking spots and that was it. Assistant Community Assets and <br />Development Director Gozola recommended the 22 parking spaces on the site be re -striped in order to assist <br />staffwith bring this property into conformance. He provided further comment on the staffrecommended <br />conditions. <br />Mayor Johnson expressed concern with the fact that Mr. Buns had mislead Councilmember Burg. Mr. Buns <br />stated he chose to not comment on Councilmember Burg's question. <br />Councilmember Burg disagreed with this statement and noted the cars parked at Bona Brothers were Mr. <br />Buns after she checked in with Bona Brothers. <br />City Manager Lotter asked if Mr. Burrs had read all ofthe conditions as recommended by staff and if he <br />would be able to comply with these conditions. Mr. Buns stated he had read all ofthe conditions and would <br />remain compliant. He asked ifthe striping could be completed in the spring when the weather would be more <br />conducive. Community Assets and Development Director Schlichting stated it would be difficult for Mr. <br />Buns to strip his parking lot in the winter. He reported the parking lot could be marked for the winter via <br />other methods and noted paint could be used in the spring. <br />Lang Barenbaum, 4035 West 65'" Street in Edina, stated he was surprised by some ofthe conversation the <br />Council was having. He discussed his work history and encouraged the Council to consider the fact that Mr. <br />Buns was young and needed to be mentored. He noted he would be a part of Mr. Buns business and <br />explained he would assist in guiding him in an honorable manner. <br />Councilmember Allen questioned what type of potential hazards were on the site, such as the propane tank. <br />Mr. Buns reported he has seen the owner ofthe property access the propane tank so he had the understanding <br />this was not a hazard. <br />Councilmember Jacobsen stated he would have to see active code enforcement on this property in order to <br />offer his support. He asked that any violation in the future be forwarded directly to the City Council for <br />review and consideration. <br />Councilmember Burg indicated she was very uncomfortable considering this matter given Mr. Buns history <br />with the City and the fact that he was not truthful. She understood Mr. Burrs had leased the space for auto <br />repairs, but recommended no car sales or customers be allowed on this property. <br />Councilmember Dunsworth asked how the Maplewood property would be utilized. Mr. Buns explained this <br />would be his largest property and would be used for indoor and outdoor retail auto sales. He indicated he <br />would have space to park 50 cars on this property. <br />Councilmember Dunsworth questioned why Mr. Buns was requesting to have auto sales at the 383 Old <br />Highway 8 property. Mr. Burrs stated his license at 581 Old Highway 8 would expire and this led him to <br />request another license from the City. <br />Further discussion ensued regarding Mr. Burrs auto sales licenses. <br />Page 8 of 10 <br />