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MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 4, 1981 .~ {,'j + C7 ;~ ~ A special meeting of the Falcon Heights City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Steele, Brown, Eggert and Larson. Also PRESENT present were Clerk Administrator Barnes and Attorney Allen. Engineer Lemberg arrived later. None. Two items of new business were added to the agenda as follows: (1) Mutual Aid Agreement, and (2) Proposed rezoning of Rose Hill Property. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the Consent Agenda be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. 1. Liquor Disbursements 10/27/81 - 10/31/81 $ 8,627.33 2. General Disbursements 10/28/81 - 11/4/81 $20,882.78 3. Liquor Payroll 10/16/81 - 10/31/81 $ 2,941.66 4. General Payroll 10/16/81 - 10'/31/81 $ 4,591.14 Councilmember Brown moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the Minutes of October 28, 1981 be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Administrator Barnes explained to Council that Ramsey County is in favor of posting Fairview Avenue, Larpenteur to Roselawn, "No Park- ing Anytime" on both sides due to the fact that residents have reported parking on the newly installed bike paths. A shortdiscussion followed after which Council tabled the matter until the Fairview Avenue residents are contacted for input. Councilmember Larson presented a variance request from Robert Butala, 1530 W. Iowa, to place a driveway 2~' from the east property line. She informed Council that the matter had been discussed Thoroughly at the Planning Commission Meeting of November 2, 1981 after which that body voted 5 to 4 to approve the variance request. The decision was reached after input by Mr. Butala and his neighbor Mrs. Johnson, 1524 W. Iowa, who strongly objected to the driveway. Councilmember Larson .stated that she was not sure how much right a Council or Planning Commission has to regulate persons lives and that in these times it would be difficult to buy a new home just because of a need for addi- tional space. Councilmember Larson then moved, seconded by Council- member Eggert, that the variance be approved as recommended by the Planning Commission. Since all members of the Council had been present at the Planning Commission Meeting and had viewed the proposed driveway site the following comments were made: Councilmember Eggert had visited the site,•measured the proposed drive- way area and found that there was 21 feet between the two homes. He stated that since one of the main objections made by Mrs. Johnson was noise, he could not see that as sufficient grounds for denying the re- quest as the difference between 10 and 12~' would not make much difference as noise is concerned. He also stated he felt Mr. Butala's ABSENT NEW BUSINESS ADDID TO AGEAI CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED MINUTES OF 10/28/81 APPROVID POSTING OF FAIRVIEW DEFERRID VARIANCE REQUEST FROM B. BUTALA 1530 W. IOWA APPROVED