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<br />Friday, December 7, 2001 <br /> <br /> <br />Community Development Department <br />CITY OF ROSEVI LLE <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br /> <br />Dear Community Development Department: <br /> <br />Narrative Portion of the Conditional Use Permit Application for Lenfer Transmission for the <br />business site at 3114 Lexington Ave. North. <br /> <br />Lenfer Transmission has earned a reputation for service excellence for nearly 50 years. Founded <br />in 1953 by Len Notto, this second generation, independently owned, S1. Paul family business <br />continues to operate with a commitment to customer satisfaction. The business has been owned <br />and managed for over 12 years by Randy Notto who operates 3 successful locations in Little <br />Canada, St. Paul on Arcade St. and Lino Lakes. Lenfer Transmission has a reputation for being <br />honest and reasonable with numerous satisfied customers, many who live in Roseville. Randy <br />welcomes the opportunity to operate a well managed site in Roseville. <br /> <br />Lenfer Transmission currently employs 11 people: 8 ASE Certified technicians and transmission <br />rebuilders and 3 managers with many years of experience. Lenfer offers a full range of automotive <br />maintenance and repair services with diagnostic capabilities and a specialty in transmissions with <br />nationwide warranties. Hours of operations are Monday-Friday 7:30 AM -6:00 PM. <br /> <br />At the Roseville site we plan to employ 4-5 automotive service professionals and attract 10 clients <br />per day to start. We envision growth and plan to create 4-5 more skilled trade jobs at good wages. <br /> <br />Randy Notto resides in Lino Lakes with his wife and 4 children. He actively supports the <br />community, (e.g., Little Canada Recreation Program, Ramsey Co. Sheriff Patrol, etc.). He is a <br />member in good standing with A TRA (Automotive Transmission Rebuilders Association), AASP-MN <br />(Alliance of Automotive Service Providers), ASA (Automotive Service Association) and ASE (National <br />Institute for Automotive Service Excellence). His business practices consistently demonstrate his <br />pride of ownership. <br /> <br />We appreciate the fact that the site is near the gateway to Roseville and we commit to maintaining <br />appearance and making improvements. Improvements include seal coating and re-striping the <br />parking lot, replacing the lens in the existing monument sign, replacing the yellow awning with <br />Lanfer colors of Red/White /Blue while respecting signage laws. <br /> <br /> <br />i'1,_"'_=t:S <br /> <br />Member <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />