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3 these criteria are to be derived from the basic text of the ordinances; wherein the general standards of protection of the health, safety and welfare are provided. (Reasons presented beyond such must show a compelling threat to the health, safety and welfare.) The standards as adopted legislatively by the munici- pality are, within reason, at the sole discretion of the munici- pality. Nonetheless, once they are adopted they become the criteria under law by which special use permits are to be judged. In the case where the adoption of the ordinance has been accom- plished by a comprehensive process including public hearings the basic documents and actions of the governing body in these hearings become admissible testimony as to the intent of the district standards. Documentation of City Council actions regarding special use permits has been the subject of numerous court decisions. For example, in the case "Metro 500, Inc. V City of Brooklyn Park 211 N.W. 2d 358, September 21, 1973, No. 43257, "the Court stated: "When a governing body denies an application for special use permit, the factual basis and reasons for the denial must be in some manner recorded contemporaneously with its action. Without such a safeguard a council may arbitrarily deny a permit and later, after the denial is challenged, state reasons which are completely unconnected with the actual basis for denial." This quote was further referenced in "Main Realty, Inc. V Fogel. 208 N.W. 2d 758, June 15, 1973, No. 43522." Symmetry of the "due process" and "equal protection" clauses of the Constitution would imply that City Councils also have a responsibility to document their reasons of action in granting special use permits. The statement in this case reads: "When a governing body grants an application for special use permit, the factual basis and reasons for the granting must be in some manner recorded contemporaneously with its action. Without such a safeguard a Council may arbitrarily grant a permit and later, after the granting is challenged, state reasons which are completely unconnected with the actual basis for granting." In the City of New Brighton, it has been customary to state reasons for its action as a first definitive step in dealing with special use permits, and to direct the administration to draft a resolution containing these reasons for consideration at the next Council meeting. For reasons given previously, this would be appropriate for both denial and granting of special use permits.