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while also improving outcomes for all. The racial equity toolkit is available on the Racial Equity 1 <br />Alliance website. The next meeting will be held April 26, 2017. More information can be found 2 <br />at www.racialequityalliance.org. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Mayor Faust thanked Mr. Goodwin for his presentation and indicated residents in attendance do 5 <br />not need to fill out the form before asking any questions of Mr. Goodwin. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Mr. Goodwin responded in detail to questions posed by those in attendance. 8 <br /> 9 <br />III. CONSENT AGENDA. 10 <br /> 11 <br />A. Approval of March 28, 2017, City Council meeting minutes. 12 <br />B. Licenses and Permits. 13 <br />C. Claims. 14 <br />D. Resolution 17-035 a resolution Accepting Donations and Grants Received in the 1st 15 <br />Quarter of 2017. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the Consent 18 <br />Agenda items. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Motion carried 5-0. 21 <br /> 22 <br />IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE. 23 <br /> 24 <br />V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 25 <br /> 26 <br />A. Resolution 17-036; a Resolution to approve a four and one half (4.5) foot variance from 27 <br />the required front yard setback and a two (2) foot variance to exempt the porch steps from 28 <br />five-foot encroachment allowance in the R-1 District located at 3216 Croft Drive. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Planning Commission Chair Gondorchin reviewed the applicants are John and Katie Grindeland 31 <br />and they are present at the meeting this evening. A PowerPoint presentation was reviewed. Mr. 32 <br />Gondorchin provided an overview stating the front yard setback requirement in the R-1 Single 33 <br />Family Residential District is 30 feet, or average of adjacent two homes (35 feet in this case), the 34 <br />proposal is to construct an entry way addition and porch on the front of the house, and the 35 <br />request for a 4.5-foot front yard setback variance and additional 2-foot encroachment from the 36 <br />allowed encroachment for steps is requested. Drawings of the property were provided for 37 <br />Council review. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Planning Commission Chair Gondorchin noted in the variance criteria review all criterion was 40 <br />met. The applicant’s request for a variance from the front yard setback to allow for the 41 <br />construction of an entryway and porch with steps is reasonable, per the findings listed in City 42 <br />Code. The Planning Commission reviewed the request, held a public hearing and unanimously 43 <br />recommended approval of the variance to allow an entryway and porch to be located in the front 44 <br />yard setback (4.5 feet for building, and 2 feet for the steps). 45 <br /> 46 <br />4