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operation not to exceed 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on 292 weekends.” 293 Councilmember McGehee noted that this proposed development would be locating in Roseville 294 and be in direct competition with Target; and questioned what Target’s hours of operation were. 295 Mayor Roe noted that the hours of operation most likely varied, and were subject to holiday sales 296 as well. 297 City Planner Paschke advised that the City’s Zoning Ordinance did not limit hours of operation, 298 specific to the Target Store. 299 Johnson moved, Willmus seconded, to call the question. 300 Roll Call 301 Ayes: Pust; McGehee. 302 Nays: Willmus, Johnson, Roe. 303 Motion failed. 304 CONDITION #12 305 Pust moved, Johnson seconded, amendment to the original motion by the addition of 306 Condition #12 that: “Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust shall agree to enter into a 307 Development Agreement satisfactory to the City, which includes a provision that Wal-Mart 308 will pay for any law enforcement costs associated with services provided to their operations in 309 excess of three hundred (300) calls for service annually. 310 Prior to consensus of three hundred (300)calls for service, debate ensued among 311 Councilmembers regarding an appropriate number of calls. 312 Councilmember Johnson advised that, he would find it difficult to support a condition without 313 statistical evidence pertinent to this community and comparable to services provided to similar 314 businesses. 315 At the suggestion of City Manager Malinen as to whether fire and/or emergency medical calls be 316 factored into that equation, Councilmember Johnson, with concurrence of other 317 Councilmembers, excluded those calls from the equation to avoid discouraging their use. 318 Roll Call 319 Ayes: Pust; McGehee; Roe. 320 Nays: Willmus; Johnson. 321 Motion Failed due to lack of Super-Majority vote . 322 Mayor Roe expressed his concern with this motion as stated being somewhat arbitrary in nature 323 Councilmember Willmus concurred, opining that it presents a deterrent to public safety. 324 Councilmember Johnson duly noted their point, and clarified that his intent was to get to some 325 statistical evidence to support an excess of calls; and without a year’s worth of data to back up 326 the proposed hours, he was reluctant to support a motion simply based on previously-expressed 327 comments about a Wal-Mart store. Councilmember Johnson opined that he was willing to 328 stipulate gathering of evidence and leaving it up to a future City Council, by using more lenient 329 language; but was not totally convinced that an actual number was needed, but providing for a 330 specific trigger. 331