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03-24-03 PC Agenda AGENDA GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road Council Chambers Monday, March 24, 2003 7pm I. Approval of Minutes - March 10, 2003 Planning Commission Meeting II. Informal Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit (CU-1 00) Applicant: Mark Saliterman Address: 740-750 Florida Avenue South, Golden Valley, MN Purpose: The applicant would like to use the building for an indoor go-cart facility. -- Short Recess -- III. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other Meetings IV. Other Business v. Adjournment . . . -,.. ~ Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 10,2003 A regular meeting of the P1anning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday, March 10; 2003. Chair Pentel called the meeting to order at 7 pm. . Those present were Chair Pentel and Commissioners Eck, Groger, Rasmussen and Shaffer. Also present were Director of Planning Grimes, City Planner, Dan Olson. and Recording Secretary, Lis I. Approval of Minutes - February 24, 2003 Planning MOVED by Groger, seconded by McAleese and moti the February 24, 2002 minutes as submitted. II. Informal Public Hearing - Minor Subdi Applicants: Address: Purpose: The applic lot. The . and t airlawn Way, Golden Valley, MN consolidate these three lots into one ree lots, and have an existing home Grimes referred to a loca like to consolidate i back in 1993 w ich prior to the req t was not n s withdre now an su ivide and th three existing lots that the applicant would plained that the applicant made this same request ded for approval by the Planning Commission but ity Council it was determined that platting the property e the improvements they wanted to make at the time so they tated that the applicants are being assessed for three lots ents for two of the lots were be deferred until the property is additional building lots. at staff is recommending approval because the three lots are ot. Pentel asked if corner lots are assessed at one unit or two. Grimes explained that assessments are done by lot, not by frontage or square footage. Eck questioned how the assessments on two of the lots could be deferred since the reconstruction of the streets in that area already done and the assessments are already due. Grimes stated the City Attorney has recommended that the request be done this way. . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 10,2002 Page 2 Keysser asked if the two lots are buildable and if so, where would their access be from. Grimes stated that any lotin Golden Valley is buildable and that access could be from Fairlawn Way. Keysser asked how much the assessment is. Grimes said $2,900 and explained that property owners are assessed about 25% of street reconstructio~ costs and the whole city pays the rest. Linda Ahlberg, applicant, showed a site plan and explained where the house and tennis court are located on the property. She stated that she asked the Count her property was going to be assessed and was told not to worry tha be assessed for one lot and have the assessments on two lots de r subdivided. She stated that in October they were notified of the on Council meeting to discuss their assessments but at that mea: to address their issue because they would be amending wh time. She stated that she had to file a complaint with Hennep City involved and that is why she is requesting this su . 'sio sor how only tis City se not . at that got the CJati6n) now. 01 Pentel opened the public hearing. Seeing and h hearing. I closed the public McAleese stated that this is a curious c Commission is just looking at the subd aside the Planning s meeting. MOVED by McAleese, seconde recommend approval to consol and 1325 Fairlawn Way int tion carried unanimously to located at 4440 TyrolCrest; 1315 III. e Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City ppeals and other Meetings is going-to sign a purchase agreement with Hennepin property. t the Council had a meeting with a developer for assisted living Ite House Site. IV. A. Discuss Housing Plan. At the February 24, 2003 Planning Commission meeting, Grimes asked the Planning Commission to review the Technical Background section ofthe Housing chapter of . Comprehensive Plan. Following are the highlights arising from that discussion: I Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission March 10,2002 Page 3 . There was discussion that the housing stock table needs to be updated with data since the Hidden Lakes, Valley Square and The Villas on Bassett Creek projects have been completed. The Cor:nmission discussed the validity of the Livable Communities Act given the current government and about providing more rental properties and higher density developments in the City and about the goals on page five of the Technical Background that the City has already committed to. There was discussion about active and passive solar energy and and how the City is more accommodating to people who use so there are no ordinances requiring people to use it. It was d~cided that eX,hibits three and four in the Technical B updated and that the Commission would like to see, if sib I on big lots and take a tour once they have identifi possibly used for housing. V. Adjournment . The meeting was adjourned at 8: 15 p . Id be mall houses y would like to see . . alley Memorandum Planning 763-593-8095/763-593-8109 (fax) To: I Golden Valley Planning Commission From: Dan Olson, City Planner Subject: Informal Public Hearing for a Conditional ,Use Permit for an indoor go-kart facility at 740 and 750 Florida Avenue South - Mark Saliterman (d.b.a. Kart America), Applicant Date: ' March 19,2003 . Mr. Mark Saliterman is proposing to use an existing building that he owns at 740-750 Florida Avenue South to house an indoor go-kart business. The business entails go- karting areas, a pro shop. and snack area, and administrative office functions. The Golden Valley City Code requires a Conditional Use Permit for this type of use in the Industrial zoning district: "Ball fields and other recreational facilities" can be found under Subdivision 4. "Conditional Uses" (attached). Also, attached is a location map that shows the location of the building the applicant owns. Proposed Business Plan of Operation 1. Proposed Business. The go-kart business will be called "Kart America". This is Mr. Saliterman's second foray into operating a business of this type. He briefly operated a go- kart business at Wisconsin Dells in the summer of 2002. That business was a seasonal operation and is no longer in operation. Mr. Saliterman is planning at this time to have 10 go-kart vehicles on a concrete floor track. There will be an informal area (no bleachers) for spectators to stand and watch the go-karts. The applicant is proposing to operate a 200.,. square foot pro-shop and snack shop in the building. Normally, retail operations are not allowed on Industrially-zoned .properties. However, after consulting with our city attorney, it was determined that since this is an incidental use to the primary recreational use of the go-karting, the pro shop could be allowed to operate. However, staff has added a condition to the Permit that the shop not occupy more than 600 square feet of space in the building. . . 2. Building Site. The applicant has submitted an interior site plan showing the existing building, built in 1960, which is a 1-story building that will house the pro shop, three administrative offices and the go-kart track. The go-kart facility will operate in a 15,700 square foot area. The previous lessee for the area to be used for the go-karts was Oswald Companies, which manufactured custom made laminates. In other areas of the building, there is a 7,840 vacant office/warehouse area, and a 27,700 square foot area occupied bya company called "Starch Tech/Clean Green", which manufactures packing . peanuts. Mr. Saliterrnan is not proposing any changes to the exterior of the building at this time. 3. Parking. The Zoning Code does not have specific requirements for this exacUype of recreational use. Staff has decided to make a full inventory of the different parking needs of the business and the building and determine if those needs will be.met by the 100 parking spaces the applicant proposes to supply. No parking is allowed on Florida Avenue South, but parking is allowed on a nearby frontage road. The applicants have indicated that they have the following parking needs: . · For the go-kart facility, normally there will be no more than 2 or 3 employees on the site at anyone time, 7 days a week. Therefore, staff will require 3 parking spaces for employees. . Parking spaces for delivery vehicles will be needed. City staff will require that all, deliveries be made between 8 am and 12 pm. Normally, customers will be not using the facility at that time. · According to the applicant, there will be approximately 20 customers per hour at the site during the week, and 30 customers per hour on the weekend. . The applicants are planning to offer go-karting time for private parties, which will usually last one hour. There will be approximately 20-30 people at a private party with 2 or 3 employees on site. · . In addition to the go-karting facility, there is 6,100 square feet of office area, and 29,400 square feet of warehouse space in the building. Based on Zoning Code regulations, 83 parking spaces would be required for these uses. According to the applicant, Starch Tech/Clean Green has a maximum of 15 employees on the site at one time, and only uses the 18 parking spaces in the northeast area of the property. ,I To help deal with parking issues, there are 2 bus stops in the immediate area: near Taco Bell and at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Florida Avenue South. Bus service in the immediate area only operates Monday through Friday. Weekend bus service drops off customers on the south side of Interstate 394 at Louisiana Avenue. As stated, the applicants will be providing parking spaces for 100 vehicles. Staff feels that this is adequate due to the nature of this type of business. The busiest times for the business are evenings and weekends. These hours are opposite of normal working hours for the surrounding businesses. To help alleviate parking concerns, staff has added some conditions to the CUP. These conditions deal with deliveries and scheduling of private parties. 4. Hours of Operation. The go-kart facility will be open 7 days a week. The following are the operating hours: . 8 am to 11 pm - Monday through Thursday . 8 am to Midnight - Friday and Saturday . . Noon to 11 pm - Sunday 2 . . . Setback/Code Issues. The subject property is zoned Industrial and .is, bordered on three sides by industrially zoned properties. To the south of this property is located an indoor/outdoor skate park and to the west is an office/warehouse building. There is a residential area to the north across Laurel Avenue, but this is buffered by open space. Since the building footprint is not proposed to be altered, building setbacks are not an issue. Environmental Issues. According to City Engineer Jeff Oliver, a storm water retention pond is 'not required for the site. The Inspections Department is requiring all gasoline storage and refueling of the go-karts to take place outside the building. No other environmental issues have been identified by staff. Factors for Consideration In approving or denying any CUP, City Code requires that findings be made on ten specified factors. Staff evaluation of those factors as they relate to the current proposal are as follows: 1. Demonstrated Need for the Use: The City's standard basis for determining need is that an applicant has identified a market of the proposed good or service. That criterion has been met in this case. 2. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan: The plan identifies the proposed site for long-term industrial use. Recreational facilities, by conditional use, can be considered for that land use classification. 3. Effect on Property Values in the Area: Approval of the CUP will not substantially alter the extent or nature of neighboring site development or activity. The use is compatible with other uses in the area, including an indoor/outdoor skate park located just to the south of this property. 3. Effect of any Anticipated Traffic Generation Upon Current Traffic Flow and ConQestion in the Area: Staff believes that this land use would not cause undue traffic congestion for this area. The busiest times of the business will be evenings and weekends. As indicated earlier, approximately 3 employees will be on the site each . day. 4. Effect on any Increase in Population: Staff does not believe that the number of employees or customers that will be on site will cause a negative impact to the area. 5. Increase in Noise Level: At this time, staff has no reason to expect that noise impacts will extend outside of the building. 6. Any Odor. Dust. Smoke. Gas. or Vibration Caused by the Use: Staff does not believe that these are issues for the site. 7. Any Increase in Flies. Rats. or other Vermin on the Area Caused by the Use: There should be no increases in these pests, because the proposed business is not the sort to attract them. 8. Visual Appearance of the Proposed Structure or Use: Any proposed signs would be regulated by the City's Inspections Department and will have to meet established standards. 9. Other Concerns ReQardinQ the Use: Modifications to the interior of the building will need to be addressed by the Inspections Department. The City Building Official, Gary 3 . . . Johnson, has reviewed a Code analysis submitted by the applicants and has found no issues that would prevent the applicants from operating a go-kart facility in this building. The outdoor dumpster will be screened from view. Parking will not be permitted within the required landscaped area. I Recommended Action , Staff recommends that the following conditions be made part of any approval ofa Conditional Use Permit for a go-kart facility at 740-750 Florida Avenue South. An approved site plan becomes a part of the CUP approval. 1. No parking shall be allowed within the landscape areas. 2. Any signagefor the building must meet the signage requirements of the City's Sign Code enforced by the Inspections Department. 3. The recommendations of Deputy Fire Marshall, Ed Anderson, as found in his ' memo dated November 20, 2002 become a part of this approval. 4. The outside dumpster must be screened from view with materials compatible with the building. 5. All deliveries shall take place between 8 am and Noon. 6. Whenever possible, private parties shall be scheduled in evenings and on weekends. 7. No outside music, loud speakers, or public address systems will be allowed. 8. The pro shop shall remain a secondary use to the recreational uses of the facility and shall occupy no more than 600 square feet of the building. 9. The parking lots shall be striped so as to provide for 100 parking spaces. 10. No fuel shall be stored in the building, and all refueling of go-karts shall take place outside the building. 11. Operating hours shall be as follows: Monday through Thursday, 8 am to 11 pm; Friday and Saturday, 8 am to Midnight; Sundays, Noon to 11 pm. 12. All other applicable local, state, and federal requirements shall be met. . 13. Failure to comply with one or more of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of the conditional use permit. " Attachments: . Section 11.35 of the Zoning Code (Conditional Uses in Industrial zoning district) . Location Map . Memo to Dan Olson from Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshall, dated November 20, 2002 . Narrative submitted by Applicant . Photographs of building site . Exterior site plans showing parking areas and dumpsters . Existing and Proposed Building interior plans 4 . . . S 11.35 H. Other light manufacturing uses that would not constitute a nuisance or health hazard to surrounding or adjacent residential or commercial districts. Source: Ordinance No. 546 Effective Date: 9-18-81 I. Essential Services - Class I and Class III with the exception that towers and related buildings may be constructed no closer to the Residential, R-2 Residential, Multiple Dwelling or Institutional Zoning District than the height of the tower. Source: Ordinance No. 80, 2nd Series Effective Date: 11-28-91 section. , J. Temporary Retail Sales in accordance with Subdivision 12 of this Source: Ordinance No. 118, 2nd Series Effective Date: 9-22-94 Subdivision 4. Conditional Uses. The following uses may be allowed as Conditional Uses after review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Council following the standards and procedures set forth in this Chapter: A. Building materials yard (including inside and outside storage). B. Public garages for repairing and storing motor vehicles. C. Laundries and dry-cleaning plants. D. Animal hospital where domestic animal.s are received for treatment, care and cure by a duly licensed veterinary physician and surgeon in the customary and ordinary pursuit of his profession. E. Ball fields and other recreation facilities. incidental thereto. F. Research and development laboratories and pilot plant operations G. Greenhouses with no outside storage, including an outside growi~g area no larger than the greenhouse building area. Retail sales may be permitted only where located inside and incidental to a wholesale business. H. Packaging and/or bottling of soft drinks or dairy products. I. Bakeries (commercial-wholesale). GOLDEN VALLEY CC 285 (6-15-98) . LAUREL AVE LAUREL AVE . 'D s . en w ~ w cr: %: en a. ! r 740-750 Florida Ave. S. ) en w ~ ~ Q a: o -' I&. LAUREL AVE ,. WA~~ '~rA BLVD INreR~ . Memorandum To: Dan Olson, City Planner I From: Ed Anderson, Deputy Fire Marshal Date: November 20, 2002 Re: CUP 740-750 Florida Ave South. . Listed below are the fire departments plan review comments for the conditional use permitforthe location at 740-750 Florida Ave South. 1) The automatic fire-suppression system currently located in the building shall be reevaluated for the type of occupancy. A fire protection engineer shall complete the reevaluation report of the sprinkler system and submit the report to the Golden Valley Fire Department. 2) Provide and install fire alarm audio and visual devices throughout the common spaces of the building. 3) The storage and use of flammable and combustible liquids in the building shall be in accordance with the 1997 Minnesota Uniform Code Article 79. I 4) Provide a fire department lock box. The lock box shall be installed in accordance to the fire department standards. See the Deputy Fire Marshal for more information. 5) The installation of "NO PARKING FIRE LANE" signs shall be in accordance with the Golden Valley City Ordinance and the fire department standards. See the Deputy Fire Marshal for more information. If you have any questions, please call me at 763-593-8065 or email at eanderson@cLgolden-valley.mn.us . 1 . Westpark Center Tenants 1. Vacant (proposed space) - 15,700 Square Feet 2. Vacant, was a landscaping and snow plowing company -7,840 Square Feet 3. StarchTech/Clean Green, Manufactures "packaging peanuts"- 27,752 Square. Feet . There are no proposed additions to the building at this point in time. .' Loading Docks (labeled on site map) . Vacant Space, Drive-in and Back-up doors . Old Concierge space, Drive-in doors . StarchTech, All Back-up doors .f . Dumpsters, are maintained by tenants but are on the map in there current locations, and possible locations for the vacant space. . No planned or current outside storage . . Anticipated traffic trips: 30 hr weekend and 20 hr weekday (2300 people per week) . Description of Deliveries to the site --There will be minimal deliveries needed for the proposed use, but deliveries will be scheduled for mornings. . . Business Description Kart America, LLC, is a place people can come and enjoy themselves on our Go Kart race track facility. They can race against friends and family or come alone and have fun racing with other people and learn the skills of driving. In Europe there are over 1,000 I such facilities for family fun. We believe our racetrack will be an excellent recreational facility for people of Golden Valley and the surrounding areas. Our facility is equipped with offices, a lounge, a party/conference room, pro-shop and snack area in addition to the race track. We can host events for corporations to build teamwork and leadership, as well as give other community groups an opportunity to socialize. Go-kart racing is also a great way for people who enjoy the experience of speed racing and can do so in a safe environment. Safety is our top priority at Kart America, LLC. This is evident in the more expensive . equipment that we use. Our Bowman Storm Karts are the finest Karts imported from Europe that offer power and performance with style and strength. Our European crafted Karts are equipped with special seat belts, similar to racecars for additional safety. We will have a safety barrier for racers and observers alike. We require all participants to wear helmets at all times while on the track. Our staff will be trained to maintain the Bowman Karts to comply with all safety specifications. They will monitor the participants to ensure that.all rules and regulations of the racetrack are followed. Our staff will comprise an average of 3 employees on site at all times including employees who handle general business responsibilities. We expect to have approximately 20 per hour customers during the weekdays, and 30 customers per hour on the weekend. Our hours of operation are as follows: . Monday to Thursday Friday and Saturday Sunday 8:00am to 11:0Opm 8:00am to Midnight Noon to 11 :OOpm . . . Kart America, LLC is located at 750 Florida Avenue S. in Golden Valley, Minnesota. We have easy access to our recreational facility from 394 and Louisiana Exit with ample parking in the lot next to tlle building, which creates traffic flow with little or no' congestion. A large portion of our customers will come during the weekend or ev~ning hours that should not interfere with traffic conditions in the area. We are aware of similar go-kart operations that are successful recreational places located in the Twin City area, including "ProKart Indoors" in Bumsville and Blaine, and "Thunder Alley" in Brooklyn Center. We desire to blend with the surrounding corporate community, residential area, and our building complex of tenants that are in the manufacturing business. We intend to have the appearance of our facility remain consistent with the remainder of the building complex. Any changes that we would implement in this regard for Kart America, LLC, will be in compliance with the guidelines and rules required by the City. Our building will contain all sound produced by our Bowman Storm Karts and the activities of our staff and customers. We will provide quality indoor /outdoor environment as our air ventilation system will be installed in compliance with city and state codes. ,I Our source of revenue will be generated by. customers riding our Bowman Storm karts as follows: Individual Rides Customers can purchase a single ride who come to race with or against friends and family or come to enhance their racing skills and experience among other participants. Hour Track Rentals Available during the day or evening hours. Companies can purchase rental packages to build leadership and team participation among their employees or as a recreational event, and by community groups as a place to socialize. Team Leagues On Monday Nights there will be leagues where 10 customers at one time, can experience racing like to professional race drivers in Nascar and Indy racing. . . . 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(J. -11 U\Nh ~J fhd - . . e e e Hey Planning 763-593-8095 I 763-593-8109 (fax) Date: April 10, 2003 To: Planning Commission From: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development Subject: Cancellation of April 14 Planning Commission Meeting After speaking with Chair Pentel, the Planning Commission meeting for April 14, 2003 has been cancelled. I am working on updating the Housing Plan and have not made sufficient progress to bring it back to the Commission. I apologize for not yet completing the update but I have been out of the office quite a bit in the last few weeks (vacation and the APA National Conference) and I am also acclimating to the role of sole planner for the City. I anticipate that I will have additional information for the first meeting in May. There will be a meeting on April 28, 2003 as scheduled. This will be a joint meeting with the Environmental Commission and Park and Open Space Commission to hear the preliminary findings of the Natural Resource Inventory. This meeting will be held at City Hall. . e e Planning 763-593-8095 I 763-593-8109 (fax) Date: April 23, 2003 To: Planning Commission From: Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development Subject: Meeting with Environmental Commission on Monday, Apr I 28, 2003 The Planning Commission meeting for Monday, April 28, 2003 has bee cancelled. However, the Planning Commission is invited to a joint meeting with the Environment I Commission and Park and Open Space Commission to discuss the recently completed natura resources inventory for the City. Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) consulting engineers for the ity and its other collaborating partners prepared this inventory. I I I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Summary of the inventory for yolur review prior to the Monday meeting. The meeting will begin at 7 PM and will be held in th, City Council Conference room across from the Council Chambers. If you have questions regardIng the inventory, please call Environmental Coordinator AI Lundstrom at 763-593-8046. . Executive Summary In 2002, Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) completed a natural resources inventory throughout the City of Golden Valley. The City of Golden Valley was the lead implementing agency with collaborating partners that included the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) and the Hennepin Conservation District (HCD). Funding was provided through a MNDNR Metro Greenways Planning Grant with an equal match provided by the City of Golden Valley. The project was administered by the Public Works Department of the City of Golden Valley (hereafter referred as the City). The primary objectives ofthe Natural Resources Inventory were threefold. First, to provide the City and metropolitan area with completed mapping of the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS). The MLCCS is a land cover classification system developed by the MNDNR. Large areas of the Twin Cities Metro have been, or are in the process of being, mapped using the MLCCS. Mapping of the City using MLCCS was the major objective and requirement of the MNDNR Metro Greenways Planning Grant. The second objective was to identify other important natural resources and resource management needs within the City. The third major objective was to provide the City with a natural resources management database that can serve as a source for future management efforts. The completed MLCCS is one of several tools to be used for long- term natural resources management and planning. e The results and data collected during the study are presented as natural resource management units (RMU's). The RMUs are specific geographic areas identified by the City. Each RMU has a park or open space as a point of reference and are identified accordingly. Fourteen RMUs were determined and are shown in Figure 1. Natural resources were identified and assessed, and management opportunities addressed within each RMD. The following is a list ofthe RMUs included in this report in the order they are presented: e 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) Medley Park Wesley Park Brookview Park Westwood Lake Laurel Avenue Greenbelt Hampshire Park Briarwood Nature Area Wirth Park South Tyrol Park Shaper Park Bassett Creek Nature Area Mary Hills Nature Area North Tyrol Park Pennsylvania Woods C:\DOCUME-1\lwittman\LOCALS-1 \Temp\EXECUT -1.DOC . In summary, the City's Natural Resources Inventory results reflect a fully developed city with established parks, open space, trails, and greenways. Most ofthe natural areas are mixed woodlands, forests, open water, or wetlands. Nuisance vegetation composition varies considerably, and ranges from severe infestations of European buckthorn and purple loosestrife in Wirth Park, to minor infestations of these species in the parks and open spaces in the remainder of the City. Ecological restoration needs are greatest in the vegetative communities that are infested with buckthorn and purple loosestrife. Restoration opportunities are limited in other areas. Existing trails and greenways are extensive and well planned. Potential trail and greenway opportunities are scattered within each RMU. Rare, threatened, or endangered species are limited by pre-existing development, but known occurrences are scattered throughout the City. The results and database of the MLCCS have been developed into a Geographic Information System (GIS) database for application and development of management objectives for natural resources by the City. The GIS database will be combined with the MNDNR and HCD efforts in the other Metro areas where the MLCCS has been completed. The Natural Resources Inventory for the City was completed in spring 2003. e Acknowledgements The following individuals or groups provided support, coordination, management, or were directly involved with the Natural Resources Inventory for the City J eanine Clancy, City of Golden Valley Public Works Department Al Lundstrom, City of Golden Valley Public Works Department Eric Eckman, City of Golden Valley Public Works Department Sharon Pfeiffer, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Metro Division Bart Richardson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Metro Division David Thill, Hennepin Conservation District Brad Kovach, Short Elliott Hendrickson Incorporated Todd Udvig, Short Elliott Hendrickson Incorporated Allyz Kramer, Short Elliott Hendrickson Incorporated Deric Deuschle, Short Elliott Hendrickson Incorporated Brad Digre, Short Elliott Hendrickson Incorporated e C:\DOCUME-1\lwittman\LOCALS-1\Temp\EXECUT -1.DOC