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M~INIJ'CE; <br />Ci.ty Counc~i_1 <br />Dcc. 22, ].9t32 <br />Si.gn Mr. i.'ahey su~p,ested that the Ci.ty Cle~rlc remind Che Ylanni.ng Commi.ss~ion <br />Vaei.ance oF thi.>. <br />CCont.) <br />~Irs. Scal.-r.e r_ormnented t:hat thi.e reqi.iest zs before the Cow~ci.l. and <br />expressed concesn about. the temporary sign aC the L,ittl.e Oanada F9a1.1. <br />locati_on ~nd also the teq~.iila bottle that: ~is near el~e ~9GP1 Ll.quor <br />Warehouse. T1rs. Narcl~in~ al.,o cnmmented Chat there i.s an ?~IGM ~;rand <br />openi.n, si.~;n at_the val.1. <br />Mr. }3cody, r.epresent~inp Vi.l<~i.ng ParCnersh:ip, replied th~t the MGM <br />grancl openin~; >~.ign has been removed. <br />P4rs. Sr_alzc aslced the purPose of the tecGui.l.a bottl~ and the re~ason zt <br />was at the Ma1l.. <br />Mr. ~3rody repli.ed Chat [he reason for. the additional advertisi_ng is <br />Chat chere i.s no nylon erected for the Kal.l. i~.?rs. Scalze sta[ed that <br />she cli_c1 not agree ~:viClt this reply. <br />C4rs. Scalze stated that she felt the Little Canada P~1~17. could 11ave <br />been bui].C on Ri.ce StreeC ~i.f: Vilcin; ~PartnrrsYai.p had desired. 6calze <br />staCed that s_i.nce the Mal.]. is ].ocatec,l on PlinnesoCa Avenue, the Code <br />should be followea For Minn~sota Avenue. <br />Mr. 13rody sCated Chat )Ze felt i.t unrrasonabl.e Co li.mi.t the pyl.on to <br />25 syuare Leee Eor. Che typ~: oE project Chat t.ha P9a11. i.s. I3rody <br />pointed otit that the Matl. woi.ild be a1.lowed <~ pylon 30 feet hi.~;h arid <br />200 squaee feet i.n size on Hi~hway 36. <br />I3rod.y commen~ed that Vilcinf; Partnersh:ip has a 7.ot of rnoney invested <br />in Chi.s project ~nd a 1ot of the busi.nesses are depending upon <br />reasonable signa„e. ~3rody staled tkiaG people are 1.ooking f.or the <br />LitC7.e C~lnada Pdall~ancl cannot s~a the signa~e. <br />Mr. }3rocly suggeste.d a compromis~ of sane sort. I~rody stu[ecl ehaC ~.i.f <br />the Counct~~aere willin~; to ~;rant a variance on NIi.nnesota, the V:i.Id.ng <br />ParLnership would be ~.oi_ll.i.ng to gi.ve up some of. the si.gn<1ge allowed <br />on liigl'icaay 36. <br />Mr. i;rody supgested th~at Che var.i.ance ~ooul.d mece the cr:i.Ceria .[or a <br />hardsh:i.p as thF MaLl S.s si.[ti_ri~ ve~ry loca. P4s. Hrody staCed tliat Chere <br />o~as 1 lot of, money spent Co E~~ill T,he properky to the levei. of_ M:innesota <br />,Avemie. lirody also po~inted ouC the tax base that wi.ll be Yenerated by <br />the Mal.l versus tl~e vacant land. 'fher_e are also adci~i.tional plans to <br />i.ncrcase the s:i.ze o( the Ma11. <br />?1r. Brody stateci that he di.d not fe~~~l. the reyuest was unre~ason~ab1.e. <br />Ar.ody sCated t7~at the pylon ~aoulci be an attractive one and would <br />carry Che Little Canada narne. <br />4r>. Se11ze StaCed Chat everythi~~i~ the Counci.l. does sets precedents. <br />~~14;C -~;'- <br />