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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES August 18, 2009 2 Award contract for the 2009 Crack Sealing Project per the Engineer’s letter of recommendation for the award of contract to Gopher State Sealcoat, Inc. in the amount of $25,200. Resolution No. 2009-035 setting date for sale of bonds for 2009 street improvements Interim City Administrator Dawson reported the construction will begin the last week of August for the City’s 2009 Street Improvement Program and the reconstruction of the entry and parking lot at Tablyn Park. In order to finance these improvements, the City needs to take formal action by Resolution to set the sale of the bonds, which would be scheduled for action at the October 6, 2009, Council meeting. Paul Donna, Northland Securities, presented the City with an award for Standard and Poor’s AA rating. MOTION: Council Member DeLapp moved to approve Resolution No. 2009-035, A resolution setting the date of sale for General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2009B and authorize consultant provide alternate lower cost financing structure. Council Member Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. Consider an application to allow construction of a covered porch five feet into the required 30 foot front yard setback at 8618 Ironwood Trail N. Kelli Matzek, City Planner, reported on the variance request from Vernon and Vicky Reichow to allow the construction of a covered porch five feet into the required 30 foot front yard setback at 8618 Ironwood Trail N. The existing house currently is located eight feet from the setback line, but the attached garage extends to the setback line. The applicants are proposing to add a foyer, which meets the setback. The covered porch would encroach five feet into the front yard setback. Staff and Planning Commission recommended denial of the variance application as the applicants have eight feet in which to construct a permitted addition to their house. MOTION: Council Member DeLapp moved to approve the variance requested by Vernon and Vicky Reichow for construction of a porch at 8618 Ironwood Trail subject to four conditions. Mayor Johnston seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. 1. The roof and roof eave will not extend more than 4 feet further into the front yard setback than permitted by Code. 2. Dimensions and materials of the new work will not vary from the submitted drawings, which show the height of the roof and the design as being compatible with the existing house as being remodeled. 3. The work will not endanger the health of the mature surface maple in the front yard. 4. The porch will not have walls.