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Mounds View City Council March 14, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 14 Planning Commission. 1 2 Council Member Thomas stated that in the meantime they could take a look at the Code as it 3 relates to covered parking. 4 5 Mayor Marty closed the public hearing. 6 7 MOTION/SECOND. Stigney/Marty. To waive the reading and to approve Resolution 6475, 8 Affirming the Planning Commissions’s Denial of a Variance Request to Allow for a Reduced 9 Number of Covered Parking Spaces at Greenfield Estates Located at 2370 County Road I and 10 7521-7661 Greenfield Avenue; Mounds View Planning Case VR2005-002. 11 12 Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 13 14 D. Resolution 6472 Appointing a Planning Commission Member and approving the 15 Planning Commission Chairperson 16 17 Mike Marrone, 5045 Brighton Lane, stated that he did not have any agenda for wanting to be 18 on the Planning Commission and simply wanted to become involved in the community. He 19 stated he had been a homeowner in Mounds View for 15 years and raised four children here. He 20 stated he had run for City Council, but he felt that being on the Planning Commission would help 21 to prepare him for a position such as that in the years to come. 22 23 Al Hull told the Council he had run for Mayor and for City Council in the last election, and being 24 on the Planning Commission would provide a good vehicle for him to learn what’s going on in 25 the city. He stated he had been involved in some issues involving the service station he works at, 26 but he would abstain from any future votes regarding that station, and that he had no particular 27 agenda. 28 29 Council Member Flaherty stated he appreciated both gentlemen applying and wanting to serve 30 their community. 31 32 MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Gunn. To appoint Al Hull to the Planning Commission. 33 34 Council Member Stigney suggested flipping a coin or discussing why one candidate would be 35 better over the other. 36 37 Mayor Marty stated that it was close, but he made the motion for Mr. Hull because of the amount 38 of time and effort he had put into the last two elections. 39 40 Council Member Gunn added that she had seconded the motion because the deciding factor was 41 that Mr. Hull works in the city, which she felt added an insight that the Planning Commission is 42 lacking in. 43 44 Council Member Stigney made the comment that the election process has nothing to do with 45