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Jim Hillhouse, Architect for Red and Gold Bottling. Hillhouse: This project is industrial use in an Industrial Park. We have exceeded the minimums and come under the maximums in every case. We have more landscaping than required, less building coverage than required, and more parking than is required. This is an attempt by the Blue Parrot Foods, which is the parent corporation of the Red and Gold Bottling Company, to establish a location for their bottling plant for their spaghetti sauce. We chose this site as it provides immediate benefit to the bottling company as well as good potential for future expansion. The Metropolitan District at the site is responsible for public improvements. We didn't feel it was necessary for us to have to pay for them again. All of the property owners there have been paying an additional 30 mills of taxes in order to pay for the public improvements. We would be responsible for the on site lighting and for the safety of our own employees. Street lights are a public improvement and for the benefit of the general traffic movements rather than any one property owner. Davidson called for Council comments or questions. Howard: Why did staff recommend that the owner install the street lights? Tom Phare, Director of Public Works, explained that it came from one of his staff members. I think that the thought was that the City might not get it installed by the developer or the District. If that be the case, the City will have to bear the cost. That is a real good likelihood, because that subdivision no longer has guarantees associated with it. It may not be done in a timely manner as the City requests. Howard: Are you saying that the City might be liable? Phare: That's correct.