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, e e e D,'.,r:"\Il....m,"""T ""'t>e:_ r/\\!t:A:;1 ~'\\. A;9<,\1l ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 25,1999 19 of the building, as well as other screening. The City Council had been assured that this would happen, however, it did not occur. Councilmember Larson stated that, rather than having a number of dumpsters in the loading dock area, it would be preferable if the Welsh Corporation set aside a screened comer of the property for trash disposal for the tenants of the building. Councilmember Aplikowski noted that, if the tenant that creates the most amount of garbage is located in the middle of the building, and the trash dumpster was located at the end of the lot, the tenant in the middle would be in the way of other tenants. She stated that a practical dumpster can only be screened so much and the garbage generated by businesses is simply a fact of life. She felt that the City cannot encourage businesses in the community and then expect these businesses to not accumulate garbage. Councilmember Rem stated that, if tenant parking is needed at the end of the loading dock, she would not have a problem with the trash dumpster, screened with a chain link fence, being placed as proposed. Mayor Probst stated that there are facilities with needs that can be solved in a variety of ways and it seemed as though the attempt is to solve these issues in the least expensive way possible. When a business uses the least expensive solution for an enclosure, within a few short years it looks worse than if nothing would have been used. Councilmember Aplikowski asked how many bays are used by the applicant. Ms. Randall stated that the applicant uses two bays of the building. Councilmember Aplikowski asked if there were other tenants in the building. Ms. Randall stated that there are currently two tenants in the building and there would be approximately four areas within the building for additional tenants. Councilmember Aplikowski confirmed that the applicant does not currently have a trash compactor. Ms. Randall stated that this was correct. Councilmember Aplikowski asked how many trash dumpsters the applicant is currently using. Ms. Randall stated that the applicant is currently using one trash dumpster which requires daily pick ups. Councilmember Aplikowski confirmed that the trash dumpster is currently not screened. Ms. Randall stated that this was correct. Councilmember Aplikowski asked if having a compactor emptied three times per week versus daily pick ups of a trash dumpster was a cost saving issue or simply a matter of convenience. Ms. Randall stated that initially there would be no cost saving due to the cost of the compactor. However, the applicant has found that over time the compactor will save money. She added that the compactor will alleviate problems of the trash dumpster being over-full during overtime shifts. The applicant has indicated that extra pick ups have been required during overtime hours. Councilmember Larson noted that this was a large building for which the owner has made no provision for the garbage. He indicated that he was not interested in trying to keep businesses from generating garbage. However, he felt that the Welsh Corporation should take ownership of the issue and set aside a properly screened area to handle the trash for the entire building.