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6.1 A Page 11 request for continuance, and then thereafter, the applicant will have five minutes, and then Council discussion. The appellant, Mr. Marc Warsowe, withdrew his request for a continuance. Mayor lra continued with the appeal process with the staff presentation next and to be followed by not more than 15 minutes each for the applicant and the appellant to present their arguments, and followed by Council discussion. A Council Member requested clarification from Ms. Thompson, the City Attorney, on the withdrawal of the continuance. Ms. Thompson clarified that this withdrawal was acceptable, on the record, and that the applicant can reserve up to five minutes for a response. She reminded the appellant and applicant, that this venue is not a court of law and that Council is listening to a review of the Zoning Administrator's decision and making a determination of whether or not he followed the code. Mr. Warsome stated that he had withdrawn his request for a continuation in writing. Mayor Ira acknowledged the statement and opened the public hearing. Mr. Blake Lyon, Senior Planner, provided a general framework of the analysis and information available (presentation on file). He asked Council to uphold the decision as rendered and expressed confidence that the decision, from a zoning administrator viewpoint, was appropriate and responsive to zoning ordinance. Mayor Ira opened the public hearing. Mr. Warsowe, the appellant, explained in detail why he chose not to request the continuance and his dissatisfaction. He spoke about the various impacts, the issues he and others objected to, and he opined that their concerns and objections were not satisfactorily addressed by the City. He opined that the process lacked vision, balance, notification and appropriate representation of all the neighbors. He noted that he submitted additional materials. Mr. Robert Carroll, the applicant, noted that his fianc�e, an arborist, an architect and friends, were present in the audience and he asked Council to deny the appeal by Mr. Warsowe. He said he is also here to appeal one of the conditions of the NOA (notice of official action). He provided some personal background information. He spoke about what he has specifically done to comply with the rules. He also spoke about impacts to him if there are any further delays and he asked the Mayor and Council to deny the appeal and notice of action. He asked the City Attorney if he could appeal one condition on the NOA. Through the Chair, City Attorney Thompson stated that the time for an appeal was the same as for Mr. Warsowe. Mr. Warsowe spoke about the roof proposed by Mr. Carroll and the Zoning code as being different and his alternate proposal that he said Mr. Carroll had rejected. He opined there was an issue of fairness and that neither he nor others felt this process was fair and that individual residents, like him, do not have the same resources, JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD November 22, 2010 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 9