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Mounds View City Council July 14, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 16 1 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that there is nothing in the original documents to 2 address that. Fencing was installed in the front but not in the back so people hop through and go 3 to Sams. He then said that the fencing was an agreement reached with the previous property 4 owner. 5 6 Mayor Linke indicated that he thinks there should be a variance but he feels the development 7 agreement states that the garbage goes inside and that is how it should remain. He then said that 8 it was, or should have been, incumbent upon him to know what the encumbrances are and he has 9 to live by that encumbrance. 10 11 Council Member Stigney indicated he is for keeping the garbage indoors but is for supporting the 12 Planning Commission because they could not find hardship and Council is subject to the same 13 hardship requirements of the Planning Commission. 14 15 Council Member Marty indicated he supports the Planning Commission decision on this and he 16 thinks the garbage inside will provide one additional parking place. 17 18 Mayor Linke indicated that he supports this variance because either Council or the Planning 19 Commission made an error in allowing reduced parking and he feels Council should correct that 20 error. 21 22 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6050 as 23 Presented. 24 25 Council Member Stigney indicated that he does not feel it is appropriate to blame the Planning 26 Commission or Council for the existing parking situation. He then asked how this came to be. 27 28 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that the Planning Commission had granted the 29 variance due to assurances from the property owner that the City’s required parking was too 30 much for the building and the site was small so it was difficult to lay out for more parking. He 31 then said, in hindsight, the Commission should have sized the building down and left the parking 32 requirement as is. 33 34 Council Member Stigney asked whether Staff brought those issues to the attention of the 35 Commission. 36 37 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that Staff went along with the decision at that point. 38 39 Ayes – 3 Nays – 2(Marty/Stigney) Motion carried. 40 41 MOTION/SECOND: Linke/Marty. To Uphold the Previously Approved Resolution that 42 Requires that the Garbage Remain Inside the Building. 43 44 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 45