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, ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 12,2004 6 . Councilmember Holden askcd what the City's liability was with licensing this. Mr. Hellegers replied the applicant would need to indemnify thc City if a liability issue would arise. Hc notcd thc City Attorney was aware of this issue and would address it in the Liccnsing Agreement. Councilmember Grant askcd if this would be a perpetual license. Mr. Hellegers replied he did not think it would be perpetual, but hc had not had the opportunity to share this with the applicant. .John Finn, applicant, 3331 New Brighton, statcd the encroachment was not done maliciously and they thought the property line went along the line of trees, which they had planted. He stated they already had moved all of the fences, so all of the encroachments with thc cxception of the turnaround had been taken care of. He stated he did not completely understand the License Agrccment issue, but he would be willing to include the encroachment as a part of his homeowner's insurance and he would work with whatever they needed to work with to keep the trees on the north side. Mayor Aplikowski stated it was her understanding that the City Attorney was having this only as a suggestion and asked if this could come back at a later time. Ms. Wolfe replied the Licensing Agreement issue could be brought back at a future date. Mayor Aplikowski noted the motion would only pertain to the two conditions as noted in staffs . report. A discussion ensued as to whethcr the Planning Commission had approved five or six feet. Council member Grant amended his motion to Condition number 2 to read six feet, rather than five feet. Councilmember Holden agreed to the amendment. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). Mayor Aplikowski requested staff get further information regarding the License Agreement from the City Attorney. E. Desil!nate "Absentee Board" for Elections Ms. Wolfe stated individuals who will be absent or otherwise prevented from going to the polIing place on election days because of a disability may vote by "absentee ballot" by completing a "Request for Absentee Ballot" application. In years of Presidential eIcctions, a significant an10unt of these absentce ballots are applied for by residents who cannot attend the poll on either Election Day. For this reason, staff would like to designate a board consisting of City Hall staff members to accept/reject thcse envelopes to save the Election Judges rrom having to perform this task on Election Day. .