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City Council Meeting Minutes November 24, 1998 • Page 3 1 2 Motion by Cavanaugh, second by Marks to approve a field survey of the Water Tower Park area 3 not to exceed $13,000, and to approve the commencement of design and development of the 4 park. 5 Motion carried unanimously. 6 B. Planning Commission-November 17, 1998. 7 Ranallo invited Planning Commissioner Gondorchin to address the Council. Gondorchin 8 reviewed the Planning Commission's November 17, 1998 meeting at which a concept review 9 concerning 4008 Fordham Drive was discussed. He stated David and Pauletta Sperry are seeking 10 to purchase the property which will involve a lot split and requires 2 variances with regard to lot I 1 size and lot width. He added the proposed lot after the split will be 60 feet wide, and the 12 purchase is contingent upon the lot split. 13 14 Gondorchin stated the Planning Commission looks favorably upon the request, although they 15 discussed the difficulty with finding a hardship in this case. He added the Commission 6 suggested the Sperry's contact Marks who has some experience with hardship issues. 18 Ranallo suggested Soth should be consulted in this case. Marks stated City staff needs to 19 complete further research and provide a recommendation. 20 21 Gondorchin stated Commissioner Wagner updated the Commission on the November 16, 1998 22 Parks Commission meeting, and Fire Chief Johnson reviewed his 1998 Code Enforcement 23 Report. He added the possibility of a tracking device to monitor repeat offenders and other 24 trends was discussed. 25 26 Cavanaugh stressed the importance of a relationship between the code enforcer and the Planning 27 Commission to institute code changes, and the need for a process by which code enforcement 28 methods can be reviewed and altered. Gondorchin stated the current mechanism for change is 29 that a recommendation from the Council to the Planning Commission results in a code review 30 and possible change. 31 32 Sue Kozarek, 4029 Shamrock Drive, stated the flooding issues in the Fordham Drive area may be 33 exacerbated by construction on the 4008 Fordham Drive lot and requested the Council's 34 consideration of this possible problem. 35 C. Cily Council. 36 Cavanaugh reported on his attendance at the monthly meeting of the Northwest Family Services Board at which two projects concerning Central America were discussed: the Minnesotans for q Nicaragua organization, and the Honduran relief project.