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`~~ ~~~I~s~IE~ _ l .7PL'vlilL C1T1' i:L'`11'Y~iT+ a.:.r~TIlV~? xP~cIL ~, 1~R3 pciu.:~ aware feet, and he felt that tie e.~.i.sting sign is era excess of that. SIGN FIe ~g rsted t'~.at the :ierme5 rn_~h~~ use onlyT one side of *,.he si ~;n and paint (CGNTD} ¢he z>tY?sr sides whi c~'? ti~e~ald rna~~~e i t a part cf the support. ;~ie explained t~,a~t the sign ~aaa cn ~~}re location in 1a~9 and then Coning Ordirarce uo. 69 z~~as adopted in 19b~, the sign. must have been grandfathered in at that time.. Ordinance: ado. b~ sti pu1_ated that them. was a three year period :-iowever , i n which non-cnnforrair5b signs were to be brought into corr!p'_ lance or removed and, therefore, the sign shrtzld have been i n compliance or reric ved in 1°`~5, thus r~a'~cing the grandfathering irrelevant. Attorney Jan de Y~or~h provided .ermes with the ordinances, the ecisting sign is to be measured and Tyr. and .Srs. Hermes tri ~l attempt to find a so' cation to the preblern. Councilmer~.ber Ciern.~a requested that Council consider designating ~:ay ~~'~~ TC csE `'~argain License; -~cnth" and se11 bi.c;rcle licenses for .~3.CC rather than "'~-IP7 the us'z.al fea of ~;~.GO, as a means of encouraging licensed of bicyclas. t~OldTn'' ~ On He suggested that a safetyr brochure right be distributed. to persons 3I purchasing licenses. Councilmember Cierria mo-red, seconded bt= Council- LICridSL~ member Larson, that Alay be designated as ":~3argai n ^nth" and th at bicycle licenses be so1.d for y~3.GO. i~,otion carried unsnimo~zsly. Council discussed the possible development of the northeast corner of DISCUSSTGN Larpenteur and Sne11~x1g and concurred that them are three options to ON DOSSIBLF; consider: (1} leave the block as it is and allot ~ullse~%e to cor~sts~tzct ~EV~.LGP~~~:NT their pr:,posed building, (2) the Civy tc assist vai+,,h lower cost financing Ob' i~~ CGRiJEn in .^eturn for arA agreorE~ent to upgrade the entire strip or (3) consider OF LAS°ENTEi3.n development of the entire black. Council, ember Eggert felt that options & SyELLING ?_ and 3 were the :cost f Iasi ble and that same anti on should be ta>cen at thi s point. Councilmeriber Ciernia was of the op,Lnion thhat a professional planner should 100, at the bloc}: and lake recommc~ndaticns on how to best develop the area. Councilmember ChestoY~ichinqui.-red on hoTr- to proceed witl2 the sugbestion made bvr resident Don Gr^.ttner that a cit?.zers's committee b2 formed to give community inp~zt on the matter. Counci~_-~ember Eggert Bras of the opinion that it was unfair to a1loT~r u.llseye to proceed with thei r plans if the City intends to proceed with othe:.~ puns, and suggested a moratori.uri on corm ~rcial building permits or sonic other action to indicate that the City wants to pursue some ideas. Attorney Jan de North stated he had reservations abo~a.t a moratorium because it would not be in ccn- junction with some general rezoning of the area involved, and if a moratoriums is imposed simply to give Council more time and to slow down the private business dealings between i~ir. Stillman and ~3u11s~y~, he would Piave a :card time upholding that type of action in court. Council- me~~,berr.:~gert cited the fact that a r',oratariu:a was imposed on multiple dwellings at the time the plans were reveived :~"or the Grace Lai property and the City Attorney at that time approved the acti on. Attorney TJan de ISorth stated he did not know the; subject ~v~ould COmri~ up again and ~Tould do the attcrney fcr i3u11seye wolf further research on it. ~'tabert Collins , was opposed to any moratoriums and if interfering with their plans, they might feel it necessary to take legal action. .After the discussion, Council concurred that it would be proper to ha~re a professional planner versed i n commercial areas do a feasi_b:.lity study on the matter. The Clerk Administrator was directed tp contact Carl Dale for his recammer~dations on which planners are available and establish a list of candidates and the Attorney was directed .~ research ~,~"ie legal implications.