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M/S/P Dunn/Siedow — to direct the city staff to send letters to residents, in the most expedient manner, on these streets advising them the City is considering lowering speed limits to 25 MPH and residents should send their comments to the City within 30 days of the receipt of the letter. (Motion passed 5-0.) B. Plans/Estimate for Wall Repairs to Fire Station No. 1 The City Engineer reported plans have been completed on the wall repairs at Fire Station No. 2. The plans include tuckpointing, brick and block replacement, crack sealing and painting at an estimated cost of about $30,000.00. M/S/P DeLapp/Dunn — to authorize City staff to prepare an advertisement for bids for wall repairs on Fire Station No. 1 in accordance with plans prepared by the City Engineer dated December 27, 2002. (Motion passed 5-0). Intersection Lihting: Entrances to OP developments Tana Ridge, Fields and Tamarack Farm off of 50t' streets and 50t' Street and Hwy 5 are dark. Drivers are having trouble seeing entrances and asking for a form of relief. M/S/P DeLapp/Dunn — to direct the City Engineer to work with the staff for a proposal to light the intersections of issue along Hwy 5; and to approach Baytown for cost sharing of the lights. (Motion passed 5-0). This proposal will be brought back to next Council meeting. M/S/P DeLapp/Dunn — to direct the City Engineer to look at the reflectorized intersection markers at the above mentioned intersections. (Motion passed 5-0.) 9. PLANNING, LAND USE & ZONING: A. PUBLIC HEARING: Variance to Permitted Sims; Hilspich & Pechan The City Plainer reported the Planning Commission recommended approval of this sign code variance to allow relocation and modifications to a free standing monument sign at the Countryside Wood Products site south of State Highway 5. The recommendation includes relocation of the existing sign to a point 10 feet from the Highway 5 right-of- way line (15 feet minimum is standard); and modification for the sign to allow a maximum height of 20 feet (6 feet maximum is the standard). The need for the sign height variance was determined after the Commission Hearing Notice had been published. A notice of a public hearing by the City Council for the height variance was properly noticed. Mayor Hunt called the public hearing to order at 8:00 p.m. in the Council chambers. There was no one to speak for or against the variance requested. Mayor Hunt closed the public hearing at 8:01 p.m. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2003