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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 09, 2010 Page 10 language allowed for working twenty-four hours to complete the job, the contrac- tor(s) chose not to do so in consideration of area residents. Councilmember Roe suggested an alternate approach for consideration, in limit- ing the variance to the north side of Highway 36, which could address some of Ms. Atkins' concerns; and questioned how such an approach would impact the completion schedule. Mr. Arndt expressed willingness to accept such an approach rather than a shorter variance timeframe and the need to revisit the schedule. Mr. Arndt advised that limiting work to 'the area north of Highway 36 was acceptable unless there was a substantial run of bad weather necessitating working longer to facilitate the sche- dule. However, he noted that the primary contractor, Lunda, would be working twenty-four hours while tearing down the bridge itself in order to comply with MnDOT contract requirements to reduce traffic impacts. Councilmember Ihlan requested more specific start/end times that would address avoiding noisy work during early and/or later hours of that variance time; and also expressed concern with the length of the variance time; suggesting that the va- riance be grated for a month with further extension time requested at which time any issues would be addressed and the variance adjusted as applicable. Council- member Ihlan advised that she would be willing to support the variance with more specific conditions built into an adjusted schedule. Klausing moved, Roe seconded, granting the variance request to City. Code Sec- tion 405.03, to allow extended work hours, specifically north of Highway 36, with a start time of 5:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 8:00 a.m. on Saturdays. Councilmember Ihlan spoke in opposition to the motion without more conditions applied. Mayor Klausing spoke in support of the motion, while recognizing the concerns of Councilmember Ihlan and those residents concerns, while providing a balanced approach to getting the project completed for benefit of the entire community. Councilmember Roe noted his consideration of a condition excluding pile driving during the extended hours. Ms. Bloom advised that Lunda was the primary contractor controlling the job site and responsible to address pile driving, with Arndt Construction, as the requester of the variance, only involved in earth work and not doing any pile driving. Ms. Bloom clarified that the variance would be applicable to any contractor(s) on the job site; and that it would be too difficult for the Police Department, in responding to any complaints, to identify the specific contractor(s).