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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONSeptember 3, 2013 DRAFT during road construction at CR 14 and CR 23. He explained what the trail system is 136 about, how it is interconnected and how they now have a disconnect because a County 137 permit allowing two-way traffic has ended. The change results in a 15 mile reroute. 138 They see the pedestrian bridge (over I35W) as an interesting possibility. Mayor Reinert 139 noted that the city doesn’t control the bridge but could no doubt make a 140 request/recommendation to the controlling entity. Community Development Director 141 Grochala suggested that the association should apply for use of the bridge and the city 142 could then send a letter as directed by the council. 143 144 5.Temporary Signs– Mayor Reinert explained that the council has certainly had 145 discussions about signs before –this in particular is about signage for local events. He 146 noted that the city’s regulations currently allow four signs per year on a quarterly basis. 147 He wonders why the regulations couldn’t just allow four times without the timing 148 restriction. 149 150 Diane Olson, Gesthemane Church, introduced herself as the new pastor. As a newcomer 151 to the scene, what she’s seeing is that the sign regulations don’t seem to be enforced(or 152 obeyed) on a fair basis and people are angry at the unfairness. The work of churches in 153 the community is to make things better so they are a positive influenceand work on a 154 small budget. In the case of her church, there is also a day care business present in the 155 building that can’t advertise. The church would like to be able to put up signs on their 156 own property when they wish. 157 158 Community Development Director Grochala remarked that sign regulations in general are 159 very frustrating and that situation isn’t unique to Lino Lakes. He explained where 160 churches fit into the city’s regulations and also that permanent signs are considered 161 differently from temporary in the regulations. There are free speech questions that come 162 to play also. When looking at this situation, it’s important to note that even if there’s a 163 desire to do so, itwouldn’t be legal to treat churches differently for the purpose of 164 regulations. If there is unfair enforcement, that is certainly not the intent of the city. 165 166 Mayor Reinert suggested that the city shouldn’t dictate timing. He suggests that the 167 Planning and Zoning Board look at the matter and perhaps increase the times allowed and 168 perhaps more flexibility for an entity operating under the same roof. 169 170 6.Wireless Communications Update -PublicServices Director DeGardner 171 distributed a report that updated the council on the wireless communication network in 172 the city. He noted that one company will be terminating their water tower leases with a 173 loss in revenue to the city. There could be risk in other companies leaving also. A 174 company named Black Dot has approached the city about entering an overall lease for a 175 30-year term, thus taking over existing leases for an upfront payment to the city. He’s 176 talked with people in the business and has heard differing opinions about the future of 177 water tower lease arrangements. He is seeking council input on the matter; if there is 178 interest, he could put together a bid package. 179 180 4