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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _3_ <br />May 5, 2004 <br />Consideration of enforcement action with regard to U S Bench (continued) <br />Council member Talbot asked if they remove a bench if it is damaged, and Mr. Danielson said <br />yes. Council member Talbot said that if a bus route changes, will they move the bench, <br />including the pad, and Mr. Danielson said yes. The pad is constructed so that it can be removed <br />very quickly. Council member Talbot asked if other cities have requirements regarding removal, <br />and Mr. Danielson said yes. Council member Talbot asked if they shovel and weed whack <br />around the benches, and Mr. Danielson said yes. <br />Council member Kuettel said that if the company has an advertiser who has paid for the <br />advertising on the back of a bench, are they waiting until the lease is up before removing the ad <br />from the backside, and Mr. Danielson said yes. <br />Mayor Gehrz said that she would support having the City take some time to look at this. That <br />doesn't mean the City will come up with something that will allow them to stay but the City can <br />control them. It is very important that the City move to some kind of a permit process. <br />Businesses would need to approve placement of the benches in front of their businesses. Mr. <br />Danielson said that some cities require that. She asked how site locations are determined. <br />Mr. Danielson said that if they get a request, they work with the city or Metro Transit. There are <br />• people who are pleased to have the benches put in. <br />Drs. Akiva Pour-El and Thue Rasmussen, residents at 1666 Coffinan, spoke about the need for a <br />bench by the front entrance of their condominium building. There are about 92 residents in their <br />building and a lot of those people go, via bus, to the University or many other places of <br />employment. Mayor Gehrz said that she had spoken with them earlier in the day. She asked if <br />the condo association would object to having advertising on the front of the bench in front of <br />their building. It does seem like a logical location for a bench because there are residents who <br />have difficulty standing for long periods of time because of age. Dr. Rasmussen said that he <br />believes final authorization is in the hands of the Architectural Integrity Committee and the <br />Board of Directors. He thought that tasteful advertising might be acceptable. Placement of the <br />bench would not detract greatly from the image of the building because there are bushes behind <br />that area. <br />Council member Kuettel asked if there has been thought given to the installation of an MTC bus <br />shelter at 1666 Coffman. Dr. Rasmussen said they are not opposed to a shelter. The frequency <br />of use would probably not be enough to justify the cost. A bench would be less expensive and <br />more useful. Mr. Scott Danielson said there need to be 40-45 boardings per day in order to get <br />an MTC bus shelter. They could take one of their lesser used benches and move it over to 1666 <br />Coffinan. <br />Mr. Brian Olson, 1592 Roselawn Avenue, asked if there are any other businesses in the metro <br />• that put up benches with advertising and Mr. Danielson told him there are. <br />1'1 <br />