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Commissioner Harris felt that the formal findings of fact drawn up by the City Attorney for the Planning Commission should be amended to match the wording of the Staff findings, which mention the non-variance options. She made a motion to that effect; Maher seconded. Discussion followed. Mr. Genz was asked about the timing of his project, as the actual permit application has not yet been turned in; he said they are taking things one step at a time. After further discussion, the motion was withdrawn and Harris made a new motion to approve the City Attorney's draft of the findings. Tracy seconded. Motion passed unanimously. The variance will move on the Council for its decision on September 8. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Commissioner Lageson said that he had spoken to resident Brian Olson before the meeting and wanted to pass on a couple of his concerns. Mr. Olson wants to know why the traffic signal at the intersection at Snelling and Roselawn has no emergency light. Jones said she would investigate and report back. Mr. Olson is also concerned about speeding on Roselawn and says that it seems to be getting worse. Jones said she would communicate that to the Police. Ms. Harris said she has seen the police stopping people along Roselawn. Mr. Lageson also asked about the police reports. He pointed out that they are "filtered" in the Roseville review and asked if they are also "filtered" on the website. Ms. Jones said that the website lists all incidents in the weekly police report, when available, but staff selects the incidents most likely to be of interest to residents to report in detail. Most of the incidents are traffic stops of minimal interest to the public. The full report is available at City Hall on request. Citizens can also contact the St. Anthony Police Department. • ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:53 p.m. WORKSHOP The meeting adjourned to a brief workshop on code revision issues, particularly relating to the portions of the zoning code dealing with variances and amendments. There was further discussion on the variance considered earlier. Commissioners requested a training opportunity on the standards for granting a variance. When is a hardship a "material hardship" or "substantial hardship" as opposed to an inconvenience? Jones said she would pass that request to the City Administrator. Respectfully submitted, Deborah Jones, Staff Liaison n City of Falcon Heights -Planning Commission Meeting of August 24, 2004 -Page 2 of 2