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Regular Council Meeting August 28, 1990 page 5 1 Motion carried unanimously 2 3 Mayor Rana) lo noted he had checked the records with the Police Depart- 4 ment and there have been no problems with this business during its 5 six years at its present location. L 7 2. Jim Renner, 3220 Townview - Setback Variance Request 8 Mr. Renner is requesting a 6.5 foot variance so he can extend his 9 garage six feet to avoid parking cars over a bedroom located under 10 the garage. His concern is one of safety. 11 12 Commissioner Werenicz advised the Council that the Planning Commission 13 is recommending denial of this request as the three questions in the 14 request application could not be answered in the affirmative and there 15 was no engineering report in evidence which addressed the question of 16 safety. 17 18 Councilmember Makowske reported she had also received a call from Mr. 19 Renner. She was not available at the time he called and at this point 20 in time she has not spoken to him. The City Manager has not commu- 21 nicated with Mr. Renner since the Planning Commission meeting. 22 23 Motion by Enrooth, second by Ranallo to deny the variance request. 24 Councilmember Enrooth felt the drawings submitted by Mr. Renner reflect 25 an interruption of the horizontal view of the houses along the street . • 26 �7 Motion carried unanimously 28 29 30 B. Council Reports 31 32 Councilmember Makowske attended a public hearing in New Brighton called 33 for the purpose of discussing proposed improvements to Silver Lake Road. 34 She noted there were approximately 100 people in attendance, about 35 ten of which were residents of St. Anthony. The presentation made by 36 Ramsey County personnel was similar to the one made at a recent St . 37 Anthony Council meeting. 438 Councilmember Makowske stated that the only part of the proposal all 0 the residents agreed on were the improvements being recommended for 41 the Forestdale Road intersection. Many residents expressed their 42 objections regarding the proposed widening of the roadway by three 43 feet. It was the general feeling this width increase would encourage 44 faster traffic and increased usage. Concern with the narrowing of the 45 roadway at 37th Avenue was also addressed. 46 47 Some residents have contacted Councilmember Makowske regarding the 48 City Council ' s role in approving this project. The City Manager 49 advised that City funds would be involved in this project , therefore , 50 the St. Anthony City Council does have some authority.