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MEMORANDUM
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TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager 4._l _ Q
IFROM: Jo Ann Olsen, Assistant City Planner6iSD J }
IDATE: April 19, 1989 4-14-El
SUBJ: Final Plat Approval, Empak Addition
On April 10, 1989, the City Council aprroved the preliminary plat
for Empak Addition subject to the applicant receiving interior
I utility easement vacation (Attachment #1) . The applicant did
receive the easement vacation at the April 10 , 1989 City Council
meeting. The submitted final plat is consistent with the
approved preliminary plat and staff is recommending that the City
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Council adopt the following motion:
"The City Council recommends approval of the Empak Addition
Ias shown on the final plat dated April 14 , 1989 . "
IAttachments
1 . City Council minutes dated April 10 , 1989 .
2 . Final Plat dated April 14 , 1989 .
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1. $195,000.00 G.O. Equipment Certificates II
2. $4,615,000.00 G.O. Bonds of 1986.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS: There 'sere no Visitor Presentations at this meeting. II
PUBLIC HEARING: EMPAK, INC., LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 2, CHANHASSEN LAKES BUSINESS
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PARK SECOND ADDITION:
A. VACATION OF UTILITY EASEMENT. II Jo Ann Olsen: The first proposal is a vacation of the utility easements. The
applicants are proposing to replat two industrial lots into one lot. Therefore
the interior utility easements are no longer needed. We are recommending II
approval of the vacation with the condition that the Council approve the final
plat for Lot 1, Block 1, E pak Addition and the recording of the plat with
Carver County.
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Mayor Chmiel called the public hearing to order.
Councilman Johnson moved, Councilman Workman seconded to close the public II
hearing for the vacation of the utility easements. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
Resolution #89-55: Councilman Johnson moved, Councilwoman Dimler seconded to I
approve Vacation Request #89-4 to vacate the interior utility easements between
Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park 2nd Addition with the
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following condition:
1. The City Council approve the final plat for Lot 1, Block 2, Ilnpka Addition
IIand the recording of the plat with Carver County.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
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B. PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL.
Jo Ann Olsen: Again, the applicant is proposing to combine two of the I
industrial lots into one. The Planning Commission reviewed this and
recommended approval with the condition that the applicant receive vacation of
the interior drainage and utility easement between Lots 1 and 2, Block 2
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Chanhassen Lakes Business Park 2nd Addition.
Mayor Chmiel called the public hearing to order.
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Mayor Chmiel moved, Councilman Johnson seconded to close the public hearing for ,
the preliminary plat approval. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Councilman Workman: I have just one quick question in regards to the current
Lake Susan Park road and the status of that. During construction, is it going
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to be there? During the construction we're going to take it into account with
' Lake Drive and you can give us an idea of what...
Gary Warren: Yes, we're currently working on an access plan that addresses not
only the park access but also the Church of the Living Christ access and the
' rest of the property out there. As you are aware, we have to get to the park
for maintenance of our Well #4 also so we are looking at, BRW is looking at the
access road and we're probably going to have some temporary road condition
' available for that access separate from the actual Lake Drive construction.
Councilman Workman: So at that stage we'll lose the chain gate? Will there be
a chain gate there?
' Gary Warren: We would probably lose it because that road would also be access
then, public access for the church.
' Councilman Boyt: I foresee a parking problem here. I think we've indicated in
our requirements are that you have 1 parking spot for each person working on a
' shift. They've got how many thousand square feet, 79,000 square feet? Is that
right?
Councilman Johnson: That's the next item. That's the site plan review.
' Councilman Boyt: I'll wait.
'- Councilman Johnson moved, Mayor Chmiel seconded to approve Subdivision Request
#89-3 to create Lot 1, Block 1, Empak Addition as shown on the plat stamped
"Received March 1, 1989" with the following condition:
1. The applicant receive vacation of the interior drainage and utility
easements between Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Chanhassen Lakes Business Park
' 2nd Addition.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
C. SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
' Mayor Chmiel called the public hearing to order.
Councilwoman Dimler moved, Councilman Workman seconded to close the public
' hearing. All voted in favor and the motion carried. The public hearing for the
site plan approval was closed.
Jo Ann Olsen: Again, the Planning Commission reviewed this and they did
recommend approval. At that time there were 27 conditions. Since then, the
applicant has provided amended plans that satisfy 17 of those conditions. There
are still 10 conditions that are typical conditions that are required with
almost all site plans that have to be met along with the development contract
and with plans and specs. We are recommending approval with the 10 conditions
listed in the report.
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Councilman Johnson: Jo Ann, in the packet here, there was a statement made that
they're not going to have any hazardous materials at this industrial site.
Jo Ann Olsen: That's what they stated.
Councilman Johnson: Yeah. What are the storage tanks on the outside of the ,
building?
Jo Ann Olsen: I think they explained that. '
Councilman Johnson: I'd some more information. I'd like Fhpak to come forward.
Todd Cristopherson: I'm Todd Christopherson. I'm the project manager for
AMCON. We are the designer and also the builder of the project. I have with me
Jeff Anderson. He's the project architect and also Larry Welter. He represents
the Empak Corporation so any questions regarding the actual production inside
the facility, Larry can answer those.
Councilman Johnson: Larry, briefly review what you're making. What type of
materials you use making it and are any of these hazardous. Are there SARA 313,
11 or 12 materials on there that you're going to be reporting and what are thos
storage tanks outside.
Larry Welter: The storage tanks are going to be used for storing the raw
plastic. The product being made will be plastic bottles which will be 100%
recycleable. What was the other question? '
Councilman Johnson: Are there any hazardous materials used? Epochlorile -
Hydrant or any other good stuff?
Larry Welter: No there isn't.
Councilman Johnson: ' What type of plastic? '
Larry Welter: Polyethelene.
Councilman Johnson: When you clean, you don't use any solvents to clean up
after, to clean your machines? There's no solvent carriers in your process?
Larry Welter: No there isn't. '
Councilman Johnson: It's amazing. You make a petro chemical product without
hazardous material. I don't see those tanks on any of our drawings. We've got
elevations. Maybe your engineers. On the plan view they show 4 tanks but on
the elevations they don't show any tanks. What happened to them when we show
the side view of the building, the tanks disappeared?
Larry Welter: I don't know why they didn't show up there. They shown '
the plan and called out as material storage tanks. y are own on
Councilman Johnson: I know. That's why I saw them.
Larry Welter: The tanks haven't actually been ordered and we're not sure
exactly how high they are but I believe that they will be 60 feet plus or minus.
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Councilman Johnson: It shows there's some kind of wall around them. Is that
' wall going to blend in so well that we won't be able to see the tanks
whatsoever?
Larry Welter: No, that's not a wall. That's the foundation down on the ground
that supports the tanks.
Councilman Johnson: And what size of dike are you going to have around these
' tanks?
Larry Welter: No diking. The raw material is solid. It's like plastic
' pellets.
Councilman Johnson: Okay. So these aren't liquid tanks? They're plastic bulk
' tanks.
Councilman Boyt: I have one about your operation. It's my understanding that
you have 50 people on a shift?
' Larry Welter: That would be the maximum when Phase 2 is built.
' Councilman Boyt: During Phase 2?
Larry Welter: After Phase 2 is built which is not part of this.
ICouncilman Boyt: How much of the parking is going in on Phase 1?
Larry Welter: Everything that is shown on the plan in solid is planned to be
' built now. The dashed lines indicate parking that would be added with Phase 2.
Councilman Boyt: Is this a one shift or two shift operation? Or three?
' Larry Welter: Basically a three shift operation that goes around the clock.
Councilman Boyt: Are you going to have parking that will take care of your
shift change time?
Todd Cristopherson: That's the reason for the extra parking with Phase 1. It
' shows 109 parking spaces I believe on Phase 1 which will accommodate the shift
change as well as the office parking.
' Councilman Boyt: Okay, good. I have another question then. Until you build
Phase 2, how many square feet is going to be vacant out there?
Todd Cristopherson: I guess first we should clarify on the packet that I got,
' it listed the building as being 77,000 feet and actually what we're showing on
the plan there is 95,000 to be built now and approximately 78,000 to be added
with Phase 2.
I1 Councilman Boyt: Okay, that's the area you're showing as seed and mulch for
t__ now?
' Todd Cristopherson: Correct.
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Councilman Boyt: Would you be interested, since you're going to grade all that
now I would imagine, right?
Todd Cristopherson: Correct.
Councilman Boyt: Would you be interested in putting up a backstop for a
ballfi.eld there? With almost 2 acres of ground, you have something that we need
and it would be nice if you would go to a bit of additional expense and put a
backstop. We'd have a ballfield. If you allowed your employees or the City to
use it and it might be a way to help us out.
Todd Cristopherson: I guess I'm not prepared to answer that at this time. I'd 1
like to take that back to the owners of the company. Larry might have sane
thoughts on that but I'm relunctant to agree to something like that at this time
because we haven't had a chance to evaluate it. 1
Councilman Boyt: Okay. Larry, what's your feeling about this as long as you're
right there?
Larry Welter: I'm not at liberty to give you an answer either. . There's some
issues that have to be looked at. Liability and so on so I guess we can't give
you an answer right now. 1
Councilman Johnson: Would you be willing to discuss i t?
Larry Welter: Yes. II
Councilman Johnson: Are you part of Flourware?
Larry Welter: No we're not.
Councilman Boyt: That's all I have Mr. Mayor. 1
Mayor Chmiel: Okay, any other discussions?
Councilman Johnson: I've got one added here. A little birdy added something to 1
my ear here just a minute ago. We have a few, you're going to be vaccum moving
your solids from your storage tank to your press process I assume. A lot of
these have a high pitch whine to the fan system. You want to make sure that we
are in compliance with the MPCA, especially the nighttime noise regulations
because you're fairly close to some residential areas. You're just sitting
right across a valley to a new residential area. Your current facility does
have a whine to it but there's very few residents nearby so we don't have much
of a complaint.
Larry Welter: I wasn't aware of a problem there but if there is too much noise, 1
it can be muffled with insulation.
Councilman Johnson: What we want to do is make sure you take a close look at 1
that in your design phase.
Larry Welter: Okay.
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Councilman Johnson: I'll move approval of Site Plan, item 2(c) for Em P ak with
the 10 conditions of staff and two additional conditions. One is that they
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review their design to insure that they meet the MPCA noise requirements. Sound
emission requirements from their facility to the residential areas and park
areas. 12 is that they look into the possibility of working with our Park and
' Rec people for interim utilization for needed more ballfi.elds in this area.
Both for the industrial ball leagues we have that play softball and whatever.
That would be item 12. I'm not saying do it. Look into and negotiate and
' discuss it with your management.
Councilwoman Di.mler: I second that.
Councilman Johnson moved, Councilwoman Dimler seconded to approve Site Plan
Request #89-1 as shown on the amended site plan stamped "Received March 28,
' 1989" with the following conditions:
1. Erosion control shown on plans shall be Type III.
' 2. All site slopes greater than 3:1 will need erosion protection.
3. All driveways shall be consistent with city standards. -
I4. A typical section of roadway is to be shown on the plan-
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. Access must be maintained for city forces to monitor and maintain well No.
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Development Contract with the city.
' 6. The development contract will need to be signed prior to construction on
the site.
' 7. Approval of-the site plan is not an approval, nor does it imply approval of
any notations of plant expansion set forth in the site plan. Any
additional phases or expansion of the site will require a site plan review.
' 8. The applicant shall receive an access permit from Carver County for access
at County Road 17.
' 9. The applicant shall provide screening for roof top equipment if the same is
visible from a public right-of-way.
' 10. The applicant shall be required to pay park dedication fees and construct
an 8 foot wide bituminous trail on the east side of Powers Boulevard to
receive 100% trail dedication credit.
MI 11. The applicant review their design to insure that they meet the MPCA noise
requirements, sound emission r_equi.rements from their facility to the
residential areas and park areas.
12. Look into the possibility of working with the Park and Recreation staff for
interim utilization for needed ballfi.elds in this area.
All voted in favor and the motion carried.
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