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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Page 4 better to align Condition 2 within that two-year timeframe as well. Chair Boguszewski also 146 asked who would be doing the monitoring of the site; and if staff, would this place an 147 undue burden on them to do so. 148 Mr. Paschke was unsure of the time necessary for outside agency approval; and agreed 149 with Chair Boguszewski that it may be best to align conditions similarly to receipt of the 150 state permit. Mr. Paschke also advised that it would be city staff’s responsibility, in 151 addition to the contractor, to monitor the pile. As with any other condition of approval, 152 including outdoor storage at several locations, Mr. Paschke advised that staff typically 153 monitored those sites on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to spot any issues and contact the 154 owner/applicant for updates or a report on any observed issues. 155 Chair Boguszewski noted that by performing the crushing operation on site, it would 156 significantly reduce the 2,800 estimated trips to haul materials off site; and asked staff if 157 they had any idea on how much that would reduce traffic. 158 Mr. Paschke deferred to the applicant or contractor for that information; noting that it may 159 be possible that some of the existing foundation may not be able to be crushed and need 160 to be hauled off site; however, he noted it would not be as extreme as hauling all of the 161 materials off site. 162 Related to the contingency plan in Item 3 (buried tanks, etc.) of other unexpected 163 conditions found on site, Chair Boguszewski asked if staff had any idea of those potential 164 risks. 165 Mr. Paschke again deferred to the contractor for a response. 166 At the request of Chair Boguszewski, Mr. Paschke addressed the average size of “Class 167 5” materials, with the actual dust created by the crushing itself, not the finished materials. 168 Member Daire noted Class 5 materials typically contain clay as well as gravel; but 169 assumed the byproduct of crushing would produce smaller than nickel sized particles, 170 and allow for some compaction of that aggregate. 171 Again, Mr. Paschke deferred to the contractor or applicant. 172 At the request of Member Bull, Mr. Paschke reviewed the hours of operation for weekday 173 and weekend operations, as governed by City Code for construction projects. 174 Based on the information provided, Member Bull noted that the applicant specified an 175 estimated 25,000 tons of materials, and asked for comparisons with other sites. Member 176 Bull noted his concern was the two-year timeframe and potential changes in the 177 development process or weather patterns; and if difficulties are encountered during that 178 period, would the applicant return to the Commission for an extension, or would it be 179 approved administratively by staff. 180 Mr. Paschke advised that, if the project should take longer than two years, which he 181 didn’t anticipate, the applicant would have an option to return through this same approval 182 process for any extension of that timeframe. 183 Member Cunningham noted the two year timeframe made her more nervous, especially if 184 there could be any potential for extension. While recognizing the need to get the site 185 cleaned up for re-use, Member Cunningham noted this area is not designed for this type 186 of use. Based on her personal research of crushing operations, Member Cunningham 187 noted, other than for related health issues, she didn’t see the need for a two year IU; and 188 asked the applicant to help her understand the need for such a long term IU. Member 189 Cunningham also recalled previous requests for this type of activity, but was not sure if it 190 was on this actual site. 191 Mr. Paschke advised that, in the past (2006?), an IU had been approved on the DORSO 192 site in this same area, but the project had not come to fruition. Mr. Paschke noted that 193 approval included a concrete batch plant to utilize those materials for construction of a 194 public roadway system that had been proposed. 195