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COUNCIL MINUTES February 26, 2007 APPROVED 091 The Council offered thanks to the Board for their work. 92 93 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 07-33 as presented. Council Member 94 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 95 96 Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 01-07, Establishing a Moratorium on the 97 Construction and/or Alteration of Electronic Sign Message Boards — Senior Planner Smyser 98 explained that staff is recommending adoption of a moratorium on digital, changing signs to address 99 recent concerns about the issue in the metro area. The city's current sign ordinance prohibits flashing 100 signs. However, if this ordinance receives its first reading and is then adopted after a second reading, 101 staff would intend to work with the City Attorney to study the issue and the sign characteristics and 102 the potential need to amend the city's sign ordinance. 103 104 Council Member Carlson moved to approve First Reading of Ordinance No. 01-07, as presented. 105 Council Member Reinert seconded the motion. 106 107 A roll call vote was taken: four yeas and zero nays. Motion carried unanimously. Council Member 108 Stoltz was absent. 109 110 Consideration of Resolution No. 07-31, Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing 111 Advertisement for Bids for the 2007 Sealcoat Program — City Engineer Studenski stated that in 012 accordance with the city's Pavement Management Plan, staff has selected the streets to be sealcoated 13 in 2007. A map was shown indicating approximately seven miles of roadway work planned to begin 114 in June. Staff is recommending approval of the plans as presented and authorization to seek bids for 115 the work. 116 117 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 07-31 as presented. Council Member 118 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 119 120 Consideration of Resolution No. 07-32, Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing 121 Advertisement for Bids for the 2007 Overlay Project — City Engineer Studenski stated that in 122 accordance with the city's Pavement Management Plan, staff has selected the streets to be overlaid in 123 2007. A map was shown indicating the overlay roadway work planned to begin this summer. Staff is 124 recommending approval of the plans as presented and authorization to seek bids for the work. 125 126 Council Member Reinert moved to approve Resolution No. 07-32 as presented. Council Member 127 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 128 129 Consideration of Resolution No. 07-35, Approving No Parking Designation on Main Street 130 (County State Aid Highway 14) from Interstate 35W to 35E — Community Development Director 131 Grochala explained that Anoka County will be reconstructing County Road 14 from Highway 35E to 132 35W beginning in 2007. State Aid rules require that on -street parking not be allowed on this roadway 3 during the reconstruction and that the affected municipality designate the restriction. Staff is 3 s 4 recommending concurrence with the requirement. 135 3