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Meeting Date: 2/10/93 Agenda Item: C -4 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Request for reimbursement of costs from Mr. and Mrs. King, 1427 West Idaho SUBMITTED BY: Mr. and Mrs. King REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator Peter Bachman, City Attorney EXPLANATION /SUMMARY: Mr. and Mrs. King submitted a request for reimbursement of costs for typing and copying materials for distribution related to the request for a variance for the garage at 1433 West Idaho. The request states that it is being made because the city made an error in issuing the permit without a variance. The amount is: A. Typing and printing materials for neighbors 55.10 B. Typing and printing materials for planning 12.00 commissioners C. Typing and printing materials for council 12.00 TOTAL 79.10 The city has not reimbursed costs that residents, property owners or other parties incur for distributing materials to residents, the planning commission and /or city council. Although the city will reproduce any material for the commission and council as requested by an interested party at no charge. In this case, if the property owner at 1433 West Idaho had requested a variance without a building permit, the Kings might still have incurred these costs in order to object to the variance prior to approval and construction. The city also does not reimburse for late fees on sewer bills or assessments that residents state they never received in the mail. In this case, the city is not responsible for costs that the property owners independently assumed (typing, copying, appraiser's opinions, legal fees) because it took prompt action in requiring the property owner of 1433 West Idaho to stop work and apply for the necessary variances. Any reimbursement from the city would be a shift in precedent for reimbursing such claims and may be interpreted as being responsible for costs independently initiated by these property owners. Any reimbursement should state that the city is not liable for these costs. ATTACHMENTS: A Reimbursement request from the Kings, 1427 West Idaho ACTION REQUESTED: Deny request for reimbursement of typing and copying costs.