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Regular Council Meeting Minutes April 26, 1994 Page 3 City Attorney Soth indicated that the Planning Commission minutes stated the reasons especially important at the end; i.e., reason (4) which is the six foot difference in the right-of-way which is a unique situation and certainly distinguishes this lot from any other in the City. Mayor Ranallo noted that the City Attorney was present at the April 19th Planning Commission meeting and after reviewing this issue indicated the findings were entirely appropriate. Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the setback variance request from Darrin and JoAnn Mercil, noting the following: (1) the lot limits the position of the home; (2) the City requires that the garage face Townview Avenue; (3) the lot is platted and buildable, but the previous home was small and not of today's standards; (4) because of the additional 6 foot right- of-way along the street, there is an additional circumstance that is found in almost no other place in this City; and (5) that the survey be rechecked to satisfy the neighbors. Motion carried unanimously Report of the Environmental Quality/Recycling Task Force Mayor Ranallo introduced Doug Bergstrom of the Environmental Quality/Recycling Task Force. • Mr. Bergstrom reported that Mr. Hamer suggested it might be worthwhile to periodically report to the Council on the Task Force's activities. The members of the Task Force are Dick Enrooth, Doug Hall, Dave Beneke, Robert Patterson, Scott Benick, Keith Pearson, Martin Lunde, Carol Barkley, Trudy Hentges, Sandy McDonald and Doug Bergstrom. The Task Force is a very dedicated group of people who are all very interested in this issue: The Task Force has been meeting since November, 1992. The first year consisted of collecting information and identifying issues that could be addressed by the Task Force. This year Martin Lunde was elected Chairman and Doug Bergstrom was elected the Vice-Chair. A recent meeting was designed to begin to prioritize and implement ideas. It is a two track process. Number one is that the Task Force has been collecting potential issues to address. The Task Force would like to design a process that will advance those issues. Secondly, the Task Force wants to allow enough flexibility to address current issues and requests so that they are not locked in on any one issue. As an example, the Council asked for.recommendations regarding the City Recycling Center. The Task Force wants to be able to have the flexibility to deal with those things as they come up. The process involves a list of specific projects and issues that could be implemented by members of the Task Force. Mr. Bergstrom distributed the list that the Task Force has been working from to date and were working from at their last meeting. The Task Force is divided into subgroups. Each group must set tangible goals that are achievable in a one year time frame or less. The subgroups are focused around different • categories. There are a number of issues that are educational in nature, there are a number that are recycling, and some address physical issues.