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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April ll, 2016 Page 16 meeting and warehousing space, Ms. McCormick opined they had been doing so illegally to-date until rezoning was approved in January of 2016. Ms. McCormick noted residents continued to come before the City Council seek- ing enforcement of the conditions for IU approval, with further clarification of those conditions in August of 2015, still not resulting in action or enforcement while the Vogels were allowed to continue occupying the space. Specific to the easement, Ms. McCormick stated her disagreement with the Vogel attorney opinion, and addressed her interpretation of the CenturyLink easement and hand digging requirements around their underground cable. Ms. McCormick advised that she too had researched Ramsey County records, and referenced a 1978 housing subdivision and replat, she found no utility easement along the south property line for residential properties; but most important to her was a copy of the legal description provided for the Vogel property and no mention of an easeinent (Commitment LT File No. 503870). However, Ms. McCormick opined that was a moot point if the Vogels wanted to replace the fence and be the good neighbor they claim to want to be; and install the fence in the same location it was before. Ms. McCormick opined that interests of all parties were more in line than apart; and assured all that the residential neighbors had no objection to the Vogel's business, but simply sought protection for their own properties. Ms. McCormick asked that the City Council enforce what the Vogels had proinised to do and what was right. While an extensive record had already been submitted for the public record previ- ously, Ms. McCormick advised that she would submit additional handouts as ref- erenced tonight, including a list of eleven conditions requested by the neighbor- hood for this CUP if approved. Given the City Council's repeated interest in community engageinent, Ms. McCormick asked that the City Council act to pro- tect these residential property owners as was previously expressly promised. Al- so, for a City Council apparently concerned with setting precedents, Ms. McCor- mick expressed her interest and concern in how their action tonight would take that into consideration. Kathleen Erickson, 1790 Centennial Drive As a neighbor directly abutting the Vogel property, Ms. Erickson stated that she hardly knew where to begin her comments other than to put a human face to to- night's legal jargon. Ms. Erickson spoke to the recent and lengthy Planning Commission without allowing any additional public comment; and stated that the process seemed to be a sham leaving residents without recourse. Ms. Erickson opined that this was a red herring form the beginning, since the fence had been installed for years and now there was suddenly a problem with its location. Ms. Erickson opined that she found that to be not true; and provided