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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION August 23, 2010 APPROVED l CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : August 23, 2010 5 TIME STARTED : 5:32 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 6:30 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Gallup, O'Donnell, 8 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 10 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development 13 Director Michael Grochala; Economic Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; 14 City Engineer Jim Studenski; Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson; City Planner 15 Jeff Smyser; Police Captain Kent Strege; City Clerk Julie Bartell. 16 17 Review of Regular Meeting Agenda 18 19 Item 4A, Resolution No. 10-74 approving the Lino Lakes Police Department's 20 participation in the Safe and Sober project—Captain Strege explained that the 21 Minnesota Department of Public Safety is making grant funds available once again to 22 police departments wishing to participation in a joint safe and sober initiative. He is 23 supportive of participation in that it brings the resources of many departments together to ■.- 24 increase efforts. The police department is requesting permission to enter into a grant 25 agreement with the city of Coon Rapids, the lead agency for the grant. He added that the 26 grant funds will be used to cover the cost of officer time as well as administration. 27 28 Item 6A, Resolution No. 10-65 denying a variance to allow the expansion of a non- 29 conforming structure and reduction of a front setback for a proposed entry addition 30 to the building at 909 Maple Street—Planner Smyser explained that the subject 31 property is currently an auto repair garage where the owner has requested permission to 32 add an auto sales lot as well as to be allowed to keep a door overhang that does not 33 conform to code and that was built without a building permit. The request for auto sales 34 has been denied by the council and the overhang question was further discussed at the last 35 council work session. To allow the overhang on the existing non-conforming structure 36 would require the issuance of a variance and the council has heard that the courts have 37 put in place stricter criteria to apply to variance requests. Mr. Smyser reviewed the 38 criteria and staff's determinations that generally do not support a variance. 39 40 It was noted that the council has tried to find a workable solution that would allow the 41 overhang to remain but it has become apparent that it cannot be worked out. It was 42 confirmed that the applicant has been informed to that effect. 43 44 Item 6B, First Reading of Ordinance No. 10-10 regulating discharges into the city 45 storm sewer system—Environmental Coordinator Asleson explained that the proposed 1