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STAFF REPORT TO: CHUCK WHITING FROM: JOHN HAMMERSCHMIDT TOPIC: BILLBOARDS DATE: APRIL 7, 1999 The City Council has resolved that I pursue the possibility of locating signs on the city property that runs along 35W and HWY. 118. These signs would be installed by vendors who would sell advertising on the signs. I have identified nine locations that would be accessible to advertising vendors. We would request that the Planning Commission approve the changes necessary so that these billboards could be installed upon City Council approval. The City Codes affected are outlined in the memo from Rick Jopke that is included in your packet. A map with the nine locations was made available at the meeting on April 7, 1999. The planning commission wanted us to file a variance and come back to them with images or models that show specific signs in specific sites. Their will be a considerable cost to the vendors to accomplish this. Because of this the suggested procedure is to make sure a majority of the council agrees to at least some billboards and set up a work session or a committee to select a vendor. I will draw up the RFP and Rick Jopke will do the variance. A date needs to be set for the selection of the vendor. Items that should be included and be discussed are: Sunset provisions, content control, penalties for early removal, allocation of revenues, minimum guarantees of revenue, revenue escalation, and any add ons such as additional signs for the golf course or city hall.