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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 08, 2010 Page 15 Bench handouts, consisting of written correspondence dated November 7, 2010, from Larry Bittner, 1439 Rose Place, and an e-mail dated November 5, 2010 from Molly Redmond and Steve Ring, 1455 Rose Place, were provided and are at- tached hereto and made a part thereof Mr. Lloyd reviewed two outstanding and unaddressed issues: the final location of the rain garden for storm water management on the site; and final location of the trash dumpster. Mr. Lloyd reviewed the pending status of discussions at the staff level with the City of St. Paul's licensing division and any issues they'd expe- rienced with similar operations, including revocation provisions if problems or violations were found. Mr. Lloyd advised that there were no animal control is- sues or complaints with a similar facility on Grand Avenue, a location toured by City staff several weeks ago; and staff's due diligence in finding no irresolvable issues with such an operation. Discussion among Councilmembers and staff included considerations and condi- tions of the location of the rain garden and trash dumpster; permitted uses versus conditional uses; involvement of the City's Public Works and Engineering staff in development, location and design of the rain garden for filtering rinse water ru- noff for pet urine through a natural process rather than directly into the storm sewer system; and additional measures defined in "Condition H" if barking should become a nuisance and part of the record for the parcel impacting further continuation of the Interim Use. Further discussion included the process for implementing measures to mitigate is- sues; proximity of the southern most part of the building at four feet from residen- tial property lines; location of recreation areas inside and outside; and approval by the Roseville Engineering staff of the final design and sloping of the play yard and the rain garden. Councilmember Ihlan expressed concern that no sanitation equipment would be installed in the building; and questioned whether Ramsey County requirements, as well as the City's recently- adopted Illicit Discharge Ordinance, were being met with the proposed rain garden; and whether the rain garden was sufficient to han- dle the pet waste, given the number of dogs being proposed on site. Applicants: Kristen Cici and Angela Becker Applicants took turns responding to Councilmember questions regarding pet waste, noting that feces would be bagged with only pet urine filtered through the rain garden; and advised that they had researched Ramsey County requirements for bagging or flushing feces, with flushing not appropriate in this situation. Ap- plicants noted the need for cleansing the turf area to avoid urine odors; and ad- vised that they used environmentally friendly and common cleansers, that neutra- lized the pet urine, and was specifically made for dog daycares. Applicants en-