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that the Council had turned them down and that he was not in favor of starting to
approve them now, after turning other applicants down.
Councilmember Rowley stated that she agreed with Councilmember Hodges and added that
she does not feel approving multiple family dwellings in single family areas would
be a good idea.
Mr. Jurgensen stated that he had lived in the house for almost 25 years and had never
had any parking problems or other problems. Mrs. Jurgensen added that the reason the
basement was finished as a separate apartment was because their son had married at a
young age and had lived in the basement with his wife for a year. They moved out and
a friend from Wisconsin took over the basement apartment.
MSP ( Ziebarth- Hodges) to deny the request for the rezoning,
Mayor Pickar stated he was abstaining from the vote as he was a neighbor of the
Jurgensons.
3 ayes
1 abstain
Charlotte Forslund, 7886 Sunnyside Road, asked if the home was a duplex. Mayor Pickar
replied that it meets the definition of a duplex.
Mrs. Jurgensen explained that the friend who is living in the basement is getting
married on December 2 and asked if he could live there until his wedding.
MSP (Pickar - Ziebarth) to grant permission for the resident to continue living with the
Jurgensen's until December 2. 4 ayes
8:02 PM Mayor Pickar closed the public hearing and reopened the regular meeting.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
Councilmember Ziebarth asked that Item F be removed from the consent agenda.
MSP (Rowley- Hodges) to approve the consent agenda as follows:
4 ayes
ITEM A. Adopt Resolution No 942 designating polling places for the
November 7, 1978, General Election. This action changes
the Precinct 6 polling place from the Cross of Glory Lutheran
Church to the Mounds View city hall basement, because the
former is not available for the General Election. All other
precinct polling places will be the same as in the. Primary
Election.
-ITEM B. Adopt Ordinance No. 286 amending Chapter 6.31 of the Municipal
Code entitled Personnel, Holidays. The Minnesota Legislature
recently changed Veteran's Day to fall on the traditional
date, November llth, rather than on a Monday. This ordinance
includes Veteran's Day with other holidays, such as Christmas
and Independence Days, for observance on the day before or
after the actual date whenever such holiday falls on a
Saturday or Sunday.