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