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competition. Also the Fire Department softball team took second place in the Woodbury softball tournament. The Council congratulated the Fire Department Explorers on their first place showing at the Minnesota State Fair in the firefighting skills competition. Request for a lakeshore and side yard setback variances to allow construction of a second addition for Paul Mencke at 8838 Lake Jane Trail. Resolution no 2007-060 Senior Planner Ben Gozola reported Paul Mencke, 8838 Lake Jane Trail, wants variances to allow him to construct a second story addition on his existing home. The proposed addition needs the following two variances: 1. A 29-foot variance form the required 100' lakeshore setback from Lake Jane and 2. A 0.1-foot variance from the required 10-foot side yard setback from the western property line. Planner Gozola said that the staff and the planning commission recommended approval of the variance because in their determination it met hardship criteria. It is a legally nonconforming structure that predates current zoning regulations, and the current property owner did not create the nonconformities. The work must conform to all City, watershed and DNR regulations. Motion: Council Member DeLapp moved to approve Resolution no. 2007-060 approving lakeshore and side yard setback variances to allow construction of a second story addition on a legally nonconforming home for Paul Mencke at 8838 Lake Jane Trail, Mayor Johnston seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, Request by Todd Williams to attend the review agency meetings on the Village Alternative Urban Area Wide (AUAR,) Process Administrator Hoyt reported the City Council is being asked to consider permitting Todd Williams to attend the agency review meetings that are part of the Village AUAR process and are not public meetings, There are 15 schedule public meetings with this topic. The agency meetings are not public meetings but are designed to provide representatives from many state and local agencies an opportunity to receive information and ask questions about the AUAR Todd Williams reported that he is very interested in following the Village plans including the environmental review process and that his presence as an observer at these meetings would not be detrimental to the business discussed or to the Village AUAR process. Mayor Johnston stated Mr. Williams didn't make the argument that there would be a public benefit. Council Member Johnson stated that she counted 18 public opportunities to receive the information for all interested residents and citizens and that it would not be appropriate LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 4, 2007