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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 25, 2004 07 Page 7 1 Vice Chair Hanson stated a few neighbors did attend the public hearing and the only concern was 2 a potential runoff issue. He noted Mr. Lovelette was aware of the possible problem and had 3 solved it. 4 5 Mr. Lovelette presented the blueprints of the proposed house, which showed the front elevation, 6 rear elevation and floor plan, along with the Certificate of Survey. He discussed the placement 7 of the house on the lot and also addressed the drainage issue, indicating he did not intend to 8 impede or change anything that would exaggerate the problem. He added he did not want his 9 new home to affect the neighborhood in a negative manner. 10 11 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Faust, to adopt Resolution 04- 12 045 approving the square footage variance, the minimum lot width variance and the floor area 13 ratio as requested by John Lovelette for the property addressed as 3201 —32nd Avenue NE, as 14 recommended by the Planning Commission. 15 16 Discussion: 17 18 Councilmember Stille indicated he thought the Planning Commission did an excellent job 19 regarding the public hearing and variance requests. He stated 50-foot lots were becoming 20 commonplace and asked if the Planning Commission should visit this issue. He thanked Mr. 21 Lovelette for planning a home that would compliment the neighborhood, noting that the current 22 house on the property did not meet the standards cited in the City's ordinance. 23 24 Councilmember Thuesen stated he attended the Planning Commission meeting and was 25 impressed with how the Planning Commission handled and studied this issue. He noted the 26 applicant had worked with the lot and addressed the concerns of the neighbors. He added he 27 believed this home would be a positive addition to the neighborhood. 28 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 31 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 32 City Manager Morrison reported each year the City applied for federal money to purchase 33 bulletproof vests and notice had just been received that a grant for$5,250 was received for the 34 purchase of the vests. 35 36 Mr. Morrison cited the following quarterly report regarding the goals for 2004: 37 1. Implementation of Silver Lake redevelopment. He noted the project was on schedule 38 with a target completion date of October 2007. 39 a. The final PUD for the housing portion and preliminary and final plat for the for- 40 sale housing portion were scheduled for discussion at the June 15, 2004, Planning 41 Commission meeting and the June 22, 2004, Council meeting. 42 b. A policy would be presented at the June 8 or June 22 Council meeting that would 43 allow the City to charge up to I% if a multi-family developer asked the City to 44 issue tax exempt financing, which Dominion was going to do. He noted 45 authorization of the issuance of the bonds would be addressed at the June 22 46 Council meeting, adding the bonds were backed by the full faith and credit of the