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Informational Material for August 7, 1984 Meeting Page 2 <br />7. Attached for your information are four separate articles relating <br />to the new Comparable Worth Law . This law is obviously attracting a( <br />great deal of interest amoung governmental agencies. It is com£ortinA <br />to know that the State is anticipating cities having difficulties <br />establishing guidelines fgr comparable worth of employees; and that <br />they are willing to help in developing guidelines. Note that a plan <br />must be filed with the State by October, 1985 detailing how we will be <br />implementing a job evaluation system, and that this job evaluation <br />system must be implemented by 1987. I anticipate that we will have <br />our Council Personnel Committee working with the staff on these <br />evaluations in early 1985. It will be wise for the City to implement <br />these future guidelines as soon as practical. <br />8. In May of 1984, Mr. Beutel applied with the City for a building <br />permit and zoning code setback variances for the construction of an <br />addition to his existing garage. Mr. Beutel proposed to locate this <br />addition near the intersection of 36th Street and the alley running <br />between his property and the bank's property. This item was tabled at <br />the 6-5-84 meeting until we could get further information on the <br />precise location of the lot lines to determine the degree of setback <br />variances that were required for this addition to take place. The <br />staff was recommending denial of the application for variances based <br />on a variety of reasons. Mr. Beutel withdrew his application from <br />council consideration before the June 19, 1984 meeting. Subsequently, <br />Mr. Beutel requested information as to whether or not a building <br />permit was required to install a simple metal storage shed. The staff <br />correctly responded that no building permit was required to install <br />this type of accessory structure. However, all individuals in the <br />City must still obey the zoning code and setback requirements. Mr. <br />Beutel has now had this metal accessory structure installed at the <br />identical location as his proposed garage expansion was planned. <br />While this metal shed does not protrude as far as the garage would <br />have towards either the alley or 36th Street, the staff is still quite <br />sure that this metal shed does not meet the setback requirements. I <br />don't want to make a big deal out of this situation, but it seems <br />clear that Mr. Beutel realized his application would have a difficult <br />time receiving a favorable decision from the council and withdrew his <br />application. He subsequently installed a slightly different accessory <br />structure, that required no permits, at the identical location; <br />therefore bypassing council action and discussion on the setback <br />requirements. I think that if the setback requirements were strictly <br />enforced, Mr. Beutel would not be able to put any type of structure at <br />this location on his land. We all know it is difficult to get an <br />individual to remove something that has been installed. The staff will <br />only pursue having Mr. Beutel conform to the setback requirements, or <br />else obtain council approval for setback variances, upon direction <br />from the City Council. <br />9. Attached for your information is a letter from the County <br />Administrator (former County Engineer), Charles Swanson to the Mayor <br />of Oakdale regarding the extension of 50th Street . As you may <br />recall, the Cities of Oakdale and Lake Elmo met in the spring of this <br />year to discuss the possibility of applying some County state aid <br />designation, that exists in Lake Elmo on the northern part of <br />DeMontreville Trail, to the section of 50th Street in Oakdale. After <br />