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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />JANUARY 22, 2003 <br />inequitable situation for those businesses that are tenants of strip centers. <br />LaValle felt that staff went beyond the direction of the Council. <br />Fahey indicated his recollection that the Council did not limit the scope of <br />the analysis that the staff was to do. While he does not agreed with the <br />recommendations made by staff, Fahey indicated that staff did meet his <br />expectations. Fahey felt that the City has become overly restrictive with <br />regard to temporary signs. He pointed out, as an example, the <br />recommendation to require a non - profit organization to submit written <br />approval from the owner of the property on which a temporary sign is to <br />be placed. Fahey indicated that verbal agreement by the property owner <br />was sufficient as far as he was concerned. <br />Fahey also felt that the current ordinance was unfair in that a single <br />property owner is allowed three temporary signs per year under the <br />ordinance, while a strip mall is also allowed three temporary signs per <br />year that must be shared among all the tenants in the building. Fahey felt <br />that the same number of temporary signs should be allowed for each <br />business regardless of location. <br />The City Administrator pointed out the code enforcement issues the City <br />is faced with relative to temporary signs. He further noted that staff is <br />recommending a procedure to allow off - premises temporary signs for <br />community -based organizations. Currently these signs are not allowed at <br />all. <br />Patrick Nicholson, A & W, reported on the importance of temporary signs <br />to businesses. He also noted that many businesses provide community <br />support in a variety of ways, and these businesses are now looking for <br />support from the Council. <br />Ed Hanson, Rocco's Pizza, reported that businesses are looking for a <br />broadening of the City's temporary sign ordinance. <br />Dave Cossack, Gordies', indicated that he has been using temporary signs <br />for many years, and they are an important way to advertising the forming <br />of various sports leagues, as an example, which in turn help his business. <br />Cossack reported that limiting the display of a temporary sign to 10 days <br />duration would do his business no good. <br />Fahey agreed with the need to broaden the temporary sign ordinance to <br />help the City's businesses, but pointed out that the flip side is that <br />numerous portable signs degrade the appearance of the City. <br />12 <br />