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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 03 <br /> June 24, 2003 <br /> Page 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Councilmember Sparks requested the removal of Consent Agenda Item A. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Councilmember Sparks requested that page 4, lines 21-23, read as follows: Councilmember <br /> 5 Sparks stated that the City should establish a grant process to assist residents who cannot afford a <br /> 6 lump sum payment. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Councilmember Faust requested that on page 7, line 40, it should read"DSU" instead of`BSU." <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Motion by Councilmember Faust to approve the Consent Agenda items. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Ayes —4, Nays—0,Abstention — 1 (Horst). Motion carried. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 V. PUBLIC HEARINGS. <br /> 15 None. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 VI. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. <br /> 18 A. Planning Commission—June 17, 2003. <br /> 19 1. Resolution 03-046 re: Side yard variance request for 2813 — 36th Avenue NE. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Dave Stepan, property owner of the single-family residential lot at 2813 —36th Avenue NE, <br /> 22 requested a side yard variance of 13 feet for a proposed distance of 32 feet from the curb for a <br /> 23 proposed addition. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Mr. Jim Hoska of the Planning Commission came forward and explained that Mr. Stepan was <br /> 26 building a 16' x 16' addition to his home. He stated that the ordinance currently in force would <br /> 27 not allow Mr. Stepan to build the addition without a variance being granted. Mr. Hoska added <br /> 28 that the Planning Commission had granted the requested variance, and he explained the reasons <br /> 29 for granting the variance. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Councilmember Faust noted that a similar variance had previously been granted in the same <br /> 32 vicinity. He stated that it had worked well, and no one looking at the property would know the <br /> 33 difference. Councilmember Faust stated he was in favor of granting the variance. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Councilmember Sparks asked questions about how the variance amount was calculated. <br /> 36 Discussion followed regarding the method for calculating the variance. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Motion by Councilmember Faust to adopt Resolution 03-046, approving a side yard variance <br /> 39 request for 2813 —36th Avenue NE. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 VII. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. <br /> 44 A. Consider Resolution 03-045 re: Approval of a polling location change. <br /> 45 City Manager Mike Morrison explained that registered voters residing in Precinct 1, Hennepin <br /> 46 County of the City of St. Anthony, had voted at the St. Anthony Fire Station in previous <br /> 47 elections. Due to redevelopment of the area in which the Fire Station is located and its <br />