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WreckerCommittee <br />MinutesofMarch27,2012 <br />Page <br />3of3 <br />Mrs.WilmoreadvisedtheCommitteethattheapplicationMrs.Jonesreferredtorelatedto <br />permitsonthewreckers.SincethewreckerswereownedbyMcGintyandMcGintywouldbe <br />providingtheserviceataccidentscenes,thepermitshadtobeissuedtoMcGinty.TheJones’ <br />leasedyardwasacceptableatthattime(priortoalaterordinancechangethatrequiredyard <br />ownership).TheCityAttorneyandtheCommitteeallowedtheapplicationtobeamended <br />duringthewreckercommitteemeetingandsubsequentlyapprovedthepermitsforMcGinty. <br />Mr.AskinsconfirmedfactsoutlinedbyMrs.Wilmore. <br />ApplicantPaulTaylorspokeinfavoroftheapplication. <br />Mr.Tietjensclosedthepublichearingat3:25p.m. <br />7.Consideractiontograntordenyfour(4)emergencyautowreckerpermitstoTaylorTowingunder <br />Section78-297oftheLaPorteCodeofOrdinances. <br />Mr.Askinsstatedthatbasedonthecurrentregulations,theCommitteecouldonlyconsider <br />approvalofTaylorTowing’srequestif:(1)TaylorTowingownsavehiclestoragefacilitywithinthe <br />CityofLaPorte;or(2)McGintyhadtransferredtheirpermitstoTaylorTowing.Sinceneither <br />situationexists,existingregulationsprohibittheCommittee’sapprovaloftherequestedpermits. <br />Mr.WaltJonestoldtheCommitteethathadtheyknowntheapplicationchangewouldeliminatethe <br />useoftheyardbyanyoneotherthanMcGinty,theyneverwouldhavemadethechange.Hefeels <br />theCommitteeshould“grandfather”theyardsincetheydidn’tunderstandtheimpactofthe <br />change. <br />Mrs.FogartyaskedstaffifTaylorTowinghadpreviouspermitswithLaPorte.Mrs.Wilmoreadvised <br />theyworkedwithapreviouscardealershipbutthepermitshadbeeninthedealership’snameand <br />Taylorhadprovidedthetrucksandserviceandthecarswerestoredatthedealership. <br />MotionbyKyleJonestodenyfour(4)emergencyautowreckerpermitstoTaylorTowing.Secondby <br />PatriceFogarty.Motioncarriedunanimously. <br />8.AdministrativeReports <br />Therewerenoadministrativereports. <br />9.Adjourn <br />ChairmanTietjensadjournedthemeetingat3:45p.m. <br />PreparedbyShannonGreen,PlanningAssistant <br /> <br />