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i • -8- Marks -recalled that when the Ordinance had been written, there had been some concern about whether houses should be built far enough apart to allow emergency vehicles to pass, but since there was no Ordinance restriction against utility poles, bushes , trees, etc. close to property lines, the rationale which was finally adopted had been that enough distance should be maintained between structures to prevent flames from jumping from one roof to another. Council Response to Commission Comments on Ordinance Revisions Ordinance 1987-002 , which the City Attorney had rewritten according to Council direction at their February 24th meeting, was scheduled for discussion later in the agenda. Mr. ' Childs assured the Mayor` that copies had been mailed as promised to the Commission members. Councilmember Makowske, reacting to what she perceived was a Commission concern that the Council had completely rewritten the Ordinance after the Commission hearing, said she did not believe that had happened at all. She said, rather, the Commission input had been used to the great benefit of the community. The Councilmember said she wanted the Commissioners to know the Council really appreciated the work they did. And, although the Council might not always come to the same conclusion • as the Commission on every issue, in this instance, as in the past, the input and information provided by the Planning Commission had been very important to them in trying to come to some decision on this matter. Commissioner Werenicz promised to relay that statement to the Planning Commission who he said, he was certain, already understood that was true. He indicated his own confusion about what had been written about the issue in the Bulletin had been cleared up during a conversation with the Mayor. COUNCIL REPORTS Congratulatory Plaque to Be Sent to Sister City Mayor Sundland reported Salo, Finland, St. Anthony' s Sister City, would be celebrating its 100th anniversary in June and he had asked staff to have a plaque commemorating the event sent to Salo with the Councilmember ' s signatures inscribed in the metal. City Now Has Its Own Chamber of Commerce The election of the new officers and board of the above would be held April 21st according to the Mayor. He said Marion Post of the St. Anthony Health Center was a candidate for President and he would not be running. • Mayor Sundland said the Chamber ' s goal of representing good corporate citizenship would include working closely with the City Council and