A part of the OACCT's
Public Policy efforts for 2012 is for volunteers from the Public Policy
committee attend both City and County meetings and report back on items that
are of interest/concern to business.
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Application for a Small Cities Development
Program Grant
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This was a resolution authorizing the submission
of an application requesting a grant for the rehabilitation of renter occupied
housing and single family owned housing in a specified area (built prior to
1970)
o
Funds would be to the tune of around $350,000
(rehabilitation funds and administrative funds combined)
·
The council approved a series of agenda items
including some street permits and temporary liquor licenses
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There were three individual applications for
permanent Beer and Wine Licenses
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Steele County Historical Society
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New ownership at Rose Street Pizza
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Brooktree Golf Course (wine license – already
have beer)
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Proposed Fencing Ordinance
o
The meeting looked to be a fairly quick meeting
until this was proposed.
o
The ordinance would allow for a 0 property line
fence – meaning the fence could be built right on the property line. It is the property owner’s responsibility to
identify where the property line exists.
o
All prior fences are grandfathered in
o
Current ordinance requires a fence to be 3 feet
away from the property line.
o
Most of the discussion was about what a fence
looks like rather than what the ordinance actually stated. I also think that this reflected how the
council members voted. Instead of
looking at what was actually being proposed, many of the council members
decided to “interpret” the ordinance differently.
o
The real point/counterpoint was the fact of in
order to maintain a 0 property line fence, one would have to be on the
neighbor’s property. However, if there
is a 3 foot requirement, the property owner essentially loses 3 feet of the
property the bought.
o
The Ordinance barely passed
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Redistricting Ordinance
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Not much discussion about this and was passed
unanimously
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The rest of the meeting was fairly quick with no
public comments
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