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I I I Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 1986 Council Business, continued Proper had nothing to add to the staff report concerning access agreements for monitoring wells. Motion by Williams, seconded by Gunderman, to APPROVE THE EXECUTION OF THE ACCESS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN HONEYWELL, INC. AND THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON FOR MONITORING WELLS AT TOTEM PARK AND PIKE LAKE CIRCLE. 4 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried Williams explained he had asked that the Liquor License Renewal for Robert Lee Restaurant be removed from the Consent Agenda because council had previously received correspondence from a citizen indicating that Robert Lee's had not adequately complied with the requirement for landscaping and the citizen had asked council to withhold approval of the liquor license until those items were accomplished. Williams requested the status of land- scaping before voting on the item. Locke stated an October 24, 1986, letter to Mr. Lee stated the sod needed to be replaced by November 3, 1986; since receipt of the letter, Mr. Lee ordered, received, and replaced a good deal of the sod along the citizen's side of the lot. Locke continued that some of the sod that was to be replaced along Robin Lane and Palmer Drive had not yet been completed; and clearly, due to the weather, it is not possible to lay the balance of the sod. In response to Benke's question, Krueger noted that the area along the property line had been well roto-tilled, but not the area along Robin Lane. Benke asked, given the nature of this ongoing difficulty, if it would be appropriate to give a shorter time-period on this license; LeFevere asked if there were other things on the site plan that had not been done, Krueger responded negatively. LeFevere stated if council withheld the liquor license because of sod dying, it could have more serious problems than in enforcing the site plan requirements; however, if they had not substantially complied with the site plan, that could possibly be sufficient grounds to deny the license. Schmidt stated there has been some attempt to comply with the site requirements, albeit it's been extremely late in terms of the season, and there is no question the liquor license is the ultimate leverage the city has over this particular applicant in terms of being able to operate their business. Schmidt believes it would be an extreme measure to not grant the liquor license, even a temporary license, under these circumstances and feels the appropriate measure would be to approve the liquor license and then, through staff, indicate to Lee the extreme disfavor with which the application has come under scrutiny by the council because of failure to comply with landscaping requirements and complaints by residents of the city. Page Eleven Access Agreements Report 86-280