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City of ~~ 1~1 Minnesota, USA Regular City Council Meeting Minutes City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Monday, September 28, 2009 1. Call Roll Mayor Klausing called to order the Roseville City Council regular meeting at approxi- mately 6:10 p.m. and welcomed everyone. (Voting and Seating Order for September: Roe; Pust; Ihlan; Johnson; and Klausing) Mayor Klausing noted that Councilmember Roe had previously advised that he would be unavailable for tonight's meeting. Mayor Klausing noted that Councilmember Johnson was ill and unable to attend tonight's meeting. ~' City Attorney Scott Anderson was also present. 2. Approve Agenda By consensus, the agenda was approved as presented. 3. Public Comment Mayor Klausing called for public comment by members of the audience on any non- agenda items. a. Richard Martin, 2970 N. Mildred Dr. Mr. Martin advised that his garage had recently burned down, and he was seeking a variance to rebuild the garage. Mr. Martin further stated that staff had advised that his case would not be heard before the City's Variance Board until their No- vember meeting, and asked if the City Council could expedite the approval any sooner to allow construction before winter. Mayor Klausing and City Attorney Scott Anderson reviewed the process public notice requirements for variance hearings; in accordance with staff s advice. Mr. Anderson advised that, if the garage were being built on the same footprint as the original, there would be no variance required; however, since Mr. Martin pro- posed to enlarge the garage beyond the original footprint that exceeded the maxi- mum footages required by City Code, proper public notice, published and mailed to property owners within 350' was required, and the first opportunity for hearing before the Variance Board following that notice would be at their November meeting. Mr. Anderson noted that variances were approved at the Variance Board level, and only appeals on denials were heard by the City Council.