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