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Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the City Attorney was okay with the concept that the residents would still be able to withdraw their name up until the next regular City Council meeting. City Attorney Goodrich replied that the Charter states that the residents can withdraw their signatures up until the time that the Council has accepted the petition. Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if staff had verified the signatures on the petition. City Engineer Jankowski replied that staff has verified that the people that have signed the petition are residents of Riverwood Hills. Motion by Councilmember Hendriksen, seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman, to accept plans and specifications and direct staff to solicit bids for the 2001 Street Maintenance Program with Improvement Project #01-15 as an alternate and table action on acceptance of the petition regarding Improvement Project #01-15 until June 12, 2001 to allow staff time to advise the residents of the implications of the petition and their right to withdraw their signature. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Hendriksen, Zimmerman, Anderson, and Kurak. Voting No: None. Case #4: Request to Appeal Board of Adjustment Decision to Deny a Variance to Height Restrictions for a Manufacturing Building; Case of Amcor Precast. Community Development Director Frolik stated that the City received a variance request from Amcor Precast to exceed the building height restriction established in City Code on the property located at 6640 Industry Avenue. The Board of Adjustment denied the variance on May 1, 2001. The applicant submitted a letter of appeal to the City Council. Amcor Precast is in the process of expanding their facility and purchasing equipment that will require a minimum building height of 44-feet. City Code restricts building height to 35-feet; therefore, Amcor Precast is requesting a nine-foot variance from building height restrictions in order to operate a new indoor crane. The Fire Chief indicates that the maximum reach capability of the Fire Department for fire suppression and rescue operations is 35 feet. Concern is expressed relating to the possible impairment of fire suppression and rescue activities resulting fi.om equipment that cannot reach the roofline. Ramsey does have a joint powers agreement with the Anoka and Andover Fire Departments for emergency assistance and those Departments do have aerial ladder trucks with reach capabilities in excess of 44 feet. The Fire Chief also notes that the City Administrator will recommend to the City Council that an aerial ladder truck be placed in Ramsey's 2002 Capital Equipment Plan. According to the Uniform Building Code, Amcor Precast will be required to sprinkle the office and manufacturing addition. Amcor will also be installing a sprinkler system into the existing manufacturing plant. However, sprinklers are designed to contain a fire, not put them out. The Board of Adjustment did grant a structure height variance of 9.5 feet to a three- City Council/May 22, 2001 Page 10 of 23