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<br />Commissioner Wilharber asked if Rice Creek had given its approval. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wilharber commented that he comes from a military background and said <br />they used concrete to move track vehicles back and forth. He also commented that he is <br />concerned with fluids leaking from the vehicles. Mr. Nordness indicated that they would <br />be using trailers to protect Mr. Coatney’s blacktop. <br /> <br />The Vice President of the company indicated that the company’s fleet of vehicles is <br />rotated every three years to keep them new. <br /> <br />Chairperson Hanson indicated that he is concerned that with the aggregate base parking <br />lot, hydraulic spills or gas spills could get into the ground water and the residents in the <br />area all have private wells. <br /> <br />The Vice President of the Company indicated that what is stored out back will mostly be <br />trailers and compressor generators that are small. <br /> <br />Chairperson Hanson expressed concern for security with the small pieces of equipment <br />because the site is not fenced in. <br /> <br />The Vice President of the company indicated that he has surveillance cameras that he <br />intends to install. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Broussard Vickers asked if the City Engineer had commented on the <br />plans. Mr. Nordness indicated the City Engineer had not yet commented on the plans. <br /> <br />Chairperson Hanson commented that Centerville does not have a filling station that sells <br />diesel if that is the type of fuel used by the vehicles. The Vice President of the company <br />indicated that the vehicles use regular unleaded gasoline. <br /> <br />The Vice President of the Company indicated that Mueller Pipeliners sends promotional <br />information all around the country that would say “Mueller Pipeliners of Centerville”. <br /> <br />Mr. Nordness indicated that the safety programs to be held at the facility would bring 350 <br />employees in for training. <br /> <br />Mr. Nordness indicated that Mueller Pipeliners is considered one of the top 8 specialty <br />contractors in the country. <br /> <br />Commissioner DeVine expressed concern with allowing the aggregate parking lot and <br />asked if there was a way to require a review of the parking every year. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Broussard Vickers asked whether Rice Creek was aware of the aggregate <br />base and not asphalt when it approved the plan as it is not specified on the letter from <br />Rice Creek. <br />Page 14 of 24 <br /> <br />