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Special Use Permit – Pioneer Paper Stock of MN Planning Commission Report; 7-18-23 Page 6 (cont.)  Vehicle Traffic and Hours of Operation We have a fleet of seven tractor trailers, two spare tractors, three onsite shredding trucks, two yard trucks and one straight truck for servicing our customers. In 2023, truck traffic has averaged 65 loads per day at our existing Minneapolis site. This consists of 35 loads from our existing fleet and 30 loads from outside haulers. Most of the truck traffic occurs from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be some minor truck traffic activity after 4:00 pm. The truck traffic will all occur on the east end of the building; and we will stage all trucks within the fenced-in area on the east side of the building to avoid truck queuing on the public street system. We operate two work shifts. The first shift is 6:00 am until 3:30 pm. The second shift finishes their work at 12:00 midnight. We employ a total of 70 employees, made up of office and sales personnel (14), drivers (9) and warehouse personnel (47). Some of our employees carpool; and we also allow a hybrid work environment for some of the office personnel. A typical day will have 7 cars (drivers) arriving by 5:00 am, 19 cars arriving by 6:00 am and 8 cars arriving by 8:00 am, all for the first shift. The second shift typically has 8 cars on site. All car parking will be in the existing west parking lot.  Jobs The 14 office and sales personnel are mainly salary paid employees. The 56 drivers and warehouse personnel are paid hourly, with supervisors paid by salary. We provide competitive wages and benefits for our valuable employees.  Site and Building Improvements We are proposing to make a variety of improvements to the property upon purchase. 1. Second driveway into the loading area, located off Lakeview Point cul-de-sac. This will allow us to separate inbound truck traffic from outbound traffic for safety and efficiency. Both driveways into the truck court will be secured with gates after hours (early evening until early morning). An emergency response key box will allow fire department access if closed. 2. Three new dock doors and two new drive-in overhead doors will be cut into the east building wall. Refer to our East Elevation drawing for further information. 3. We will remove the exterior cooling towers and mechanical equipment off the southeast building corner that served the prior cold food storage facility. 4. We will freshen up the bituminous pavement with a seal coat and new paint striping. When restriping, we will bring the accessible parking stalls up to current MN Accessibility Code standards. 5. We will re-lamp the exterior site lighting with energy efficient LED fixtures.