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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 20, 1998 Page 6 1 Horst stated there did not seem to.be malice of intent-as evidenced by Ms. Silberschmidt's 2 willingness to remove the construction if the variance was not granted. 3 4 Motion by Makowske, second by Kaczor to recommend approval to the City Council of the 5 setback variance of 2 feet to the property at 3125 Roosevelt Street as it will relieve undue_ 6 hardship and is consistent with the revitalization of existing housing stock. 7 Motion carried unanimously. 8 Bergstrom stated the request will be recommended to the City Council for approval at their 9 October 27, 1998 meeting and encouraged Ms. Silberschmidt to attend that meeting. Wagner 10 reiterated that the City Council does not look favorably upon requests from residents who ignore 11 the need for permission before commencing construction. 12 VII. OTHER BUSINESS. 13 1. Report from the Parks Commission. 14 Bergstrom welcomed Paul Louiselle, Parks Commissioner,who reviewed the Parks 15 Commission's October 8, 1998 meeting at which the reconstruction of Silver Point Park was 16 discussed.- Mr. Louiselle stated Peter Willenbring, WSB, was in attendance at that meeting to 17 present WSB's recommendation of the removal of excavated material from Silver Point,Park 18 rather than stockpiling the material in Central Park as was previously discussed, due to cost 19 effectiveness. 20 21 Mr. Louiselle stated the stockpiling option represented a savings of$200,000 to the City; 22 however, additional costs would be incurred through damage repair to the parking lot and the 23 grading of the stockpiled material. He added these additional costs,together with the 24 inconvenience of the stockpile, drove the decision to remove the excavated material. 25 26 Mr. Louiselle stated WSB had received 9 bids, all from reputable contractors, and the 27 recommended bidder was Richard Knutson, Inc., for the Silver Point Park project. 28 29 Mr. Louiselle stated the Parks Commission will be designating a subcommittee to focus on the 30 selection of playground equipment for Silver Point Park. 31 32 Mr. Louiselle stated WSB had requested permission from the County to use Highway 88 for 33 excavation access to the park which would be less disruptive to residents near the park. He 34 added the request had been denied but the Parks Commission had been advised to resubmit their 35 request. Wagner confirmed the request for access to Silver Point Park from Highway 88 had 36 been approved by the County. 37 38 Bergstrom asked whether a construction schedule had been discussed. Mr. Louiselle stated