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B. Reconsideration — Variances — Haire (8160 Hill Trams At its March 21, 2006 meeting the City Council directed that this matter be placed on the April 4, 2006 City Council agenda for reconsideration. On March 6, the Council adopted a resolution denying the variances (lot area and OHW setback). Due to the change of meeting night, a Monday rather than Tuesday, the applicants were not in attendance at the Council meeting. The applicants requested, and the Council approved, to open the matter for reconsideration. The burden is on the applicant to show a hardship. Kevin and Gena Haire provided the Council a letter, dated March 29, 2006, to correct false information in the City Planner's report from the March 21st Council meeting. A power point presentation was made by Todd Ganz, Merit Custom Homes, of pictures of homes built along Hill Trail North to show the size of the house is not out of scale or character for the neighborhood and noted that other houses have, en granted variances without concern for bedrooms. , M/S/P DeLapp/Smith — to uphold the previous Council action in adopting Resolution No. 2006-024, A Resolution Denying Zoning Variances for Kevin and Gen6 Haire at 8160 Hill Trail North. (Motion passed 3-]:Conlin stated.the applIuit stated th± rr case well and showed that the house is not out of scale for the nghborhi"rod and place reasonable findings could be placed that the septic system could stay", tay sized for 3 bedrooms.) C. CDBG Project Update — Cimarron•Gas Line Replacement The City Planner reported that the city's consultanthotitied the City which specific Cimarron units qualified for grant assistance; a new Request for Proposals was prepared and sent to 15 plumbing firms here wexe no written proposals submitted. Staff has been advised that the GountyCDBG consultant that HUD rules have been modified which and the consultant needs to get a new Davis Bacon Wage determination before we can start truer with the ve1"ior solicitation. There has been no indication from the County CDBG staff that there is any issue with timing of grant fiuids expenditures. Council member DeLapp prodded a copy of a letter he wrote to the Editor to rebut what Peter Bell, Chairman of the Metropolitan Council, had said about an article by Pioneer Press Assistant Editor Mark Yost. The consensus of the council was they did not want to take official action on this letter because this belongs as a personal response from Steve DeLapp, 10. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 4, 2006