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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 27, 2011 understanding of what occurred at the last meeting was that Grootwassink was going to go to a sign company, have some concepts drafted, and those would be presented to a subcommittee of the Council for review. Montour stated that the Council wants to ensure that the sign exemplifies both the Marketplace Shopping Center and the City of Little Canada. McGraw agreed, and indicated that the direction was that Grootwassink was to meet with Montour and Boss to present sign concepts before the issue was brought back to the Council. McGraw felt this was a very important sign to the City, it will not go away, it will not get smaller, and therefore, the sign should be the very best. Montour stated that he thought the tenants would be reviewing the proposed sign before it was brought to the Council for action. Grootwassink indicated that he could meet with his sign designer to talk about color combinations, then meet with his tenants, and then bring the proposal back to the Council. Boss indicated that the Council's concerns are primarily with the layout of the sign and its appearance, not with color combinations. McGraw indicated that it would be preferable to see a new sign design altogether. Montour pointed out that the sign before the Council is not much different from what was proposed last month. Boss noted that everything on the sign blends together and it is difficult to read. Blesener indicated that the sign was too big and too gaudy. It does not coordinate with the Marketplace Shopping Center. Grootwassink was frustrated that sign size was an issue as he felt that decision had been made. Montour indicated that the Council's consensus was in support of the larger size provided that the sign design was acceptable. He pointed out, however, that the issue of sign size has not been officially voted on. Grootwassink stated that he might just forget the whole thing, again commenting that he thought the increased sign size was approved. Keis pointed out that the Mayor is voicing his opinion on the size of the sign, noting that the rest of the Council agreed to support an increase in size provided there were upgrades to the sign. Keis indicated that he would not change his position on that. Boss pointed out that she and Montour agreed to meet with the owners of the shopping center to work out the details of the sign prior to the matter being brought back to the Council. She was never contacted for a meeting. At this point in the meeting, Mr. Grootwassink left. The Administrator pointed out that action must be taken on this matter this evening given the application is up against the 60 -Day Rule. The Administrator recommended the PUD Amendment request be denied based on the plan before the Council. The City Planner indicated that if the application is 5 14