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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 6, 2017 Page 3 proval of their placement at the discretion of the Fire Chief. Mr. Murphy noted that this site appears to be used as a junkyard, in violation of Title 10 as defined by city code. Mr. Murphy asked several questions of the City Council to consider: Whether Dorso shouldn't be held to the same conditions as other IU's approved in the last 2.5 years; What would happen if the property was sold to another party with this continued use; How the sunset clause in Section 2.3 of the agreement protected the city and citizens after the five year period if the situation remains the same since there is no intended IU request to consider; and if a lawsuit or proposed set- tlement recurs at that time, would the City Council provide transparency with a public hearing before the Planning Commission, fully noticed to the public fol- lowed by a subsequent recommendation to the City Council. With the city's Community Development staff having insisted that an IU be sub- mitted and the subsequent lawsuit, Mr. Murphy asked the City Council to see the lawsuit through to its conclusion, and if a settlement is necessary, he urged them to apply conditions similar to other IU's issued recently. Dr. Lawrenz Phillip Shrink,Applewood Pointe Community Member Mr. Lawrenz opined that the city was doing a good job in redeveloping this area, other than this eyesore right in the middle, the Dorso property that created an anomaly. Based on his work experience at Honeywell on trends, Mr. Lawrenz questioned how a five year settlement agreement could accurately predict eco- nomic conditions through its duration, suggesting that new companies and/or de- velopers investing in the property may result in a better solution. Mr. Lawrenz asked that the City Council reject this agreement allowing Dorso another five years of continued abuse of the city's codes. Mike Holley,Applewood Pointe, 1996 Langton Lake Drive Mr. Holley concurred with previous speakers; and in the interest of time, con- firmed the almost unanimous agreement of remaining audience members. Lyle Baker,Applewood Pointe Mr. Baker stated that he'd watched Cleveland Avenue over last 30 years, within the city limits and immediately outside it, opining that Roseville had done a won- derful job of cleaning up this area, amazing him with its transformation. Mr. Baker noted the millions of dollars invested, including those from taxpayers like him in the neighborhood. Mr. Baker opined that this property is literally a junk- yard, and by not moving on the lawsuit or seriously applying regulations to the property, the city was simply forestalling the inevitable showdown; and opined that the time to do so was now. Roger Anderson,Applewood Pointe at Langton Lake