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City Council meeting of November 5, 2001 Page 4 Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the variance requests of Twedt, Gruber, and Rush as submitted. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF A POLE BLDG (TWEDT) At its October 24, 2001 meeting, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered a variance application from Lynette Twedt, who wishes to build a pole barn on her property located at 15135 Elmcrest Avenue. Ms. Twedt is requesting approval to build a 5,000 sq ft building on his property, where 3,600 sq ft is allowed. The Board considered the request and recommended approval of the variance. Staff reviewed the variance request and found no hardship, and does not recommend approval to the Council. The Board's recommendation is that the Council approve the variance request from Ms. Twedt to build a 5,000 sq ft pole barn in a zoning district where 3,600 sq ft is allowed, subject to the applicant planting trees along the south side of the building. Variance approved by previous motion (reso 2001-66). APPROVAL OF A SETBACK AND SIZE VARIANCE FOR A POLE BLDG (GRUBER) David Gruber, 8045 140' Street, has made application to the City for a variance to construct a 3,200 sq ft pole building closer to the road than the existing home on the property. A variance is also requested because the building is larger than the zoning standard of 2,300 sq ft for an accessory building. At its October 24, 2001 meeting, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered this request and unanimously recommended approval. City staffs recommendation is to approve the variance to permit the pole building in front of the home, but recommended denial of the variance to increase the size of the pole building. Variance approved by previous motion (reso 2001-67). APPROVAL OF A SETBACK VARIANCE FOR A DECK (RUSH) At its October 24, 2001 meeting, the Board of Zoning Adjustments considered a variance request from Michael and Debra Rush, 6352 151 S` Street, to permit a 8 -foot side yard setback, where 10 ft is required. The Board unanimously recommended approval of the variance request. City staff finds the proposal does not meet all the standards necessary for the City to approve a variance and recommends denial of the variance request of Michael and Debra Rush based on the plans and application. Variance approved by previous motion (reso 2001-68). FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR NEW CITY HALL At its October 15, 2001 meeting, the Council awarded the low bid for the furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the new City Hall to Casper Systems in the amount of $110,824.24. As part of the standard follow-up on all City contracts, the City Attorney reviewed the bid document for conformity to the City standards for bid specifications. City Attorney Dave Snyder recommended Council withdraw the bid award, as Casper Systems did not meet all specifications contained in the bid documents. City staff recommended Council consider the rejection of all bids or award the contract for the furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the new City Hall to the second low bidder Marco Systems from St. Cloud, MN, in the amount of $115,824.21. It was noted that Casper's bid did not include sales tax, which brought the two low bids closer together.