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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,November 17, 2014 <br /> Page 14 <br /> Mayor Roe and Councilmembers thanked Dr. Thein for his attendance and Dis- <br /> trict update. <br /> 11. Public Hearings <br /> 12. Budget Items <br /> 13. Business Items (Action Items) <br /> ADDED ITEM <br /> a. Approval of Burn Permit for 1894 Alta Vista Drive <br /> At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon briefly reviewed this re- <br /> quest, as detailed in the RCA dated November 17, 2014. City Manager Trudgeon <br /> noted that the homeowners had reached out to their neighbors, and of those they <br /> were able to contact, they were generally supportive. <br /> At the request of Mayor Roe, and from a legal standpoint, City Attorney Mark <br /> Gaughan spoke to whether the City would be setting a precedent or creating a <br /> special exception if approving this burn permit. City Attorney Gaughan reviewed <br /> the specifics of this request, and whether or not similar to past practice, noted that <br /> staff reviewed each request on a case by case basis for administrative approval, <br /> and not usually coming before the City Council for approval. <br /> Mayor Roe questioned if the City ordinance needed revised to avoid such an oc- <br /> currence in the future. <br /> City Attorney Gaughan opined that just because the City Council approved some- <br /> thing once, it didn't necessarily forge precedence and in this scenario, if the City <br /> Council deemed the request appropriate, should an identical request come in the <br /> future, they could still deny each case based on its own merits. <br /> Mayor Roe suggested considering approval of this request by identifying it as a <br /> "special"burn permit. <br /> City Attorney Gaughan suggested that for the purposes of the record, the City <br /> Council could list the reasons why in this particular case a burn permit is being <br /> granted. <br /> City Manager Trudgeon noted that typically, prairie burns or recreational type <br /> fires were approved administratively by the Fire Department, as directed by the <br /> City Council a number of years ago. <br /> In regards to identifying findings as mentioned by the City Attorney, Coun- <br /> cilmember McGehee advised that she had visited this site earlier today, and finds <br /> the site inaccessible for the removal of brush piles. In addition, the City's rules <br />