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In Re Bid Sale of property at 915 W. Walnut In Re Resol. No. 55-5 Accepting offer to purchase City owned real property (915 W. Walnut St.) In Re Variance Spencer R. Browning In Re Variance Dr. Lester L. etal Blount In Re Variance DQn Fletcher On motion of Councilman Jerome, seconded by Larsen and carried, the Clerk was authorized to open the one sealed bid for sale of property at 915 West Walnut Street, as follows: Bid of Harry D. Dent, ~r., $7000.00. Cashier's check in,the sum of $800.00. The Mayor asked if there were any other bidders and there being none, on motion of Councilman Dahl, seconded by ~Larsen and carried, the bid was accepted. The Council having unanimously waived the reading of the Resolution, on motion of Councilman Dahl, seconded by Larsen and carried, the following Resolution entitled: "Resolution No. 55-5 accepting offer to purchase City owned real property and authorizing the Mayor to execute the escrow instructions and the deed" was considered and passed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen William Jerome, J .L.McBride, Thomas F. Larsen, Milford W. Dahl, Courtney R. Chandler. Noes, Councilmen None Absent, Councilmen None Communications were read from the Planning Commission recommending that a variance be g~anted Spencer R. Browning to permit the use of property at ~17 South Sycamore Street for the construction of a 20' x 30~ building to be used for television repair work, provided that the now existing building shall not be used for this purpose, and from the Assistant Director of Public Works stating that the southerly five feet of sidewalk in front of or alongside the property should be replaced to bring it up to present City standards. On motion of Councilman Larsen, seconded by Jerome and carried, the recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance granted subject to condition as imposed by the Planning Commission and replacement of sidewalk. Communications were read from the Planning Commission recommending that a variance be granted Dr. Lester L. Blount and Dr. David S. Asche~ to permit an addition to existing building, to the property line, on property described as Lot 1, Block D, Price and Ste~la Fruit Addition, situated at the northeast corner of Seventh and Bush Streets, subject to certain conditions, and from the Assistant Director of Public Works stating that the replacement of curb and sidewalk on Bush Street, including sidewalk landing, but not curb return at Seventh and Bush Streets is needed to bring it up to present City standards. On motion of Councilman Jerome, seconded by Larsen and carried, the recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance granted subject to conditions as imposed by the Planning Commission and Assistant Director of Public Works. Communications were read from the Planning Commission recommending denial of variance application of Don Fletcher ~o permit construction of an eleven-uni~ apartment house, in three separate buildings, on property situated at the northeast corner of Evergreen Street and St. Andrew Place, and from the Assistant Director of Public Works