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Session 1643, Minutes Page 2 May 22, 1995 Ao~ of Brooks' lc~ bid of $7,850 for Watts Avenue, and Parkwest's low bid of $6,355 for Tulane Avenue was r~c~,~,.~ _~___~__. Bleacher lairchase (#3). The bleacher purchase authorized by the City Oouncil was canceled since the vendor failed to deliver on time. On an emergency ba- sis (opening of recreation season), the City Manager purchased six blead%ers fr~ the seoo~d low bidder, Riggs Recreation, for $5,640 ($549 more), with delivery May 16. Approval is requested. The City Manager said the City Oouncil ~ba~s set a public hearing for 7:30 p.m. this date to give citizens an opportunity to comment on the City's budget for the fiscal year beginnir~ JLlly 1, 1995. Citizen remarks are welccme and will be considered by Oouncil in making final decisions on programs and services to be offered in th~ next year. Mayor Majerus opened the public hearing at 7:35. tb~ public hearing was closed at 7:35 p.m. No one asked to speak, and SITE PIAN - 7526 LYNN The City Manager said Council is asked to approve a site plan to construct a new b~use at 7526 Lynn. Denial is rec~m~Dd__~ since the new home would be much larger in height and mass than all other hc~es on the block, which are generally small one-story with two or three bedrocks and occupancy limits of six people. The pruposed hc~e would have six or more bedrocks and an occu- pancy load of 11 or more, which is totally inconsistent with this neighbor- hood. Mr. Benjamin Jurczyk, contractor, 7417 Raleigh Drive, came forward. Mrs. Thompson ask~d__ if the ownars, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, were willing to redesign the home so that it is compatible with the neighborhood. Mr. Jur~zyk said several designs have been submitted but tb~ Planning D~ ba~ not ac- cepted them, h~w~ver, he felt the current two story design would make the house fairly similar to others on the block. He said the original house was 1-1/2 stories but under present codes it was very difficult to design a house of that height. Mrs. T~ suggested that the Jones, the contractor, and the Plan De~ try to compromise on this matter. Mr. COtton said he was a strong supporter of the ooo.~mancy code and of trying to prevent ove~Towd/r~ in neighborhoods; he could not vote in favor of the current design if there will be 11 or more occupants. He added that over- crowding is a c~m~on complaint among his constituents. He questioned several of Planning Director A1 Goldman's statements in the m~mo sent to Council regarding occupmncy limits and increasing occupancy if toilets are added in the basement. Mr. Ollendorff said the City cannot approve a very large b~use and then limit occupancy to fewer than the Code allows. However, with the addition of the basement toilet facilities and other requirements, the total