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Voting on the motion: Aye: Sauer, Stauffer, Miedtke and Sundland Nay: Haik Motion carried. The Administrative Assistant then discussed his July 5th memo regarding the eligibility requirements for tennis courts construction under the Community Development Block Grant program. Councilman Stauffer said that if another source of .funding for the tennis courts could be found she felt there could be better uses for the CD funds but she realized the City had committed itself to building the two additional tennis courts. Such other possible sources were discussed and the Manager advised the Council that there might also be funding needed for moving the Fire Department to the new City Hall location if Hennepin County should decide to use the old facilities for a library. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lorbeski, 3321 Croft Drive, were present and Mr. Lor- beski spoke of his displeasure because of the Council 's approval of a variance which allows his neighbor, James Koski to make a garage ad- dition to his home. He said that the addition would protrude 5Z feet rather than 3z feet in front of his home and he presented a 1976 survey which showed a greater front yard setback than an earlier survey done in 1964, which shows a 33 foot setback on the Koski property. It was • pointed out that even with a 33 foot setback, the proposed addition would be in conformance with the zoning ordinance. Mr. Lorbeski objected to what he considered to be inaccuracies in statements attributed to Mr. Cowan of the Planning Board in the Board's June 21st minutes and said he was further displeased by the fence the Koski 's had erected between their properties as well as the sidewalk he feared they may con- struct in that same location. These he felt would increase his dif- ficulties in getting his car into his garage at the back of his property during the winter. Mr. Fornell reported he had made many unsuccessful attempts to mediate the neighbors ' differences and said Mrs . Koski had said the fence had been erected as a temporary measure to assure that the garage construc- tion activities did not extend to the Lorbeski property. The Mayor wanted the Council to decide whether they might want to re- consider their decision regarding the building permit if they felt that decision might have been based on inaccurate information. Mr. Fornell said both surveys of the Koski property were furnished to the Board and Council. Councilman Sundland said he felt that, since there seemed to be no question regarding the sideyard distances being accurately presented in both surveys, the fact that there were differences in frontyard setbacks • was really not relevant since the addition conformed to City regulations (6)