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I 86 March 1,1989 E. , MERIDIAN AGGREGATES ASPHALT BATCH PLANT REZONE Mary Cunningham, Planning staff, stated that in kJanuary 1908, a l public hearing was held before City Council regarding proposed rezone of .42 acres in Northeast Everett from C-1, General Commercial to M-1, Heavy Manufacturing. The applicant, meridian Aggregates/Burlington Northern requested the rezone to allow the reconfiguration of an existing asphalt batch plant. I City Council continued the hearing until additional information was available on obtaining easements to City owned riverfront propertY, r which currently has no land access. The City and Meridian Aggregates have been negotiating with Burling Northern over the past year. Easements have not been obtained; however, Burlington Northern has given verbal approval to the idea of granting the City flicenses" which would allow access to the riverfront property. Burlington Northern has requested that the City provide detailed engineering drawings that indicate the nature and scope of the access improvements proposed. This would involve costs which are not currently funded. Bob Cooper,Parks and Recreation Director,stated the development of the City's parcel is not anticipated in the near future and is not a priority in the Parks Department Comprehensive Plan Herb Carpenter, Reid Middleton 8 Associates, representing Meridian Aggregates, saod that Burlington Northern is willing to grant licenses or permits for access to the riverfront property. This is a standard business practice for Burlington Northern for ingress and egress across their properties rather than easements. David J. Piper, Manager of Meridian Aggregates Company, reported that they are willing to work with the City in pursuing the licenses or permits necessary for access to City's prone., Bruce Jones, City Attorney, said that the City has access across Burlington Northern property and operates under the same license and permit requirements at Howarth Park in Southwest Everett. He also stated that Meridian Aggregates and Burlington Northern appear to be sep ratCity property e entities. Also the and the rezone j= ' ertyare some distance apart and itisdifficult to enforce the condition of requiring the access easements on the Meridian rezone. Moved by Cot/nonmember Pope, seconded by Councilmember Gipson to amend the proposed required concomitant agreement by removing Section 3a and renumbering the following paragraphs accordingly. =cilleemmbenel2mon=Vers=1471=e'exycZn2 yes covert Motion Carried.