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MINUTES CTTY COUNCIL JULY 28, 1999 possible to get a public hearing notices published and mailed for a variance for the Lesnick properiy. If so, that would be done subject to the appropriate fees being paid by the Lesnick's or Mr. Reeves. At that time Mr. Reeves indicated that one way or the other the fees would be paid. The Administrator indicated that he informed Mr. Reeves we would let him know by Friday noon if we could accommodate the publication. That notification was made by the Zoning Administrator. Mr. Reeves told her someone would be in by the end of the day to take care of the fee. As a result, the hearing notice for the Lesnick property was published and mailed. Mr. Lesnick then called the City when he received the heazing notice for his property and indicated that he was not aware of the issue. The Administrator pointed out that at the Planning Commission meeting Mr. Reeves indicated that he had discussed the matter with the Lesnick's. The Zoning Administrator reported that on Friday morning she had contacted Mr. Reeves and informed him that the City could move forward with the Lesnick variance request but would have to get a hearing notice to the City's legal newspaper by Noon. Mr. Reeves indicated that this was good. The Zoning Administrator reported that she then asked Mr. Reeves about the fee. The Zoning Administrator indicated that from this conversation it was her understanding that Mr. Reeves would get the fee from the Lesnick's and bring it in to the City Center by the end of the day on Friday. The City Administrator reported that during the conversation with Mr. Reeves after the Planning Commission meeting, he made it very clear that a variance could not be processed for the Lesnick's without the fee being paid. He also informed Mr. Reeves that if the Lesnick's did not pay the fee, then the Reeves would be responsible for it. Mr. Reeves indicated that his understanding of the conversation with the Zoning Administrator was that if the Lesnick's did not come in and pay the fee by Friday at 4 p.m., the variance would not be processed. Mrs. Reeves asked why the process for the Lesnick's would be different from the one they were required to go through. The City Administrator pointed out that when Mr. Reeves first came to the City with the variance request, the deadline for the Ju(y planning cycle had lapsed. However, in trying to provide good customer service and accommodate Mr. Reeves, the City waived the deadline. Also on the basis of what Mr. Reeves told the City, the heazing notice for the Lesnick property was published and mailed weil after the typical deadline. Mr. Reeves indicated that had he not gotten inconect information from a secretary at the City Center, he would have been aware earlier that the