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Mounds View City Council April 25, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 7 Council Member Hull supported the signage as well, and asked if the City’s logo could be 1 incorporated into the signages. City Administrator Ericson stated this would customize the sign 2 and increase the expense. 3 4 Council Member Stigney questioned the location of the signage and if it could be seen from the 5 highway. He did not feel enough options were explored to approve the expenditure at this time. 6 7 Mayor Flaherty asked if the sign would be illuminated. City Administrator Ericson noted Staff 8 was not proposing to light the sign. He felt it would be visible through surrounding lights. He 9 indicated staff could come back to Council with additional options for the Bethlehem Baptist 10 Church undesignated funds. 11 12 Mayor Flaherty indicated he would support the sign as it would assist the general public in 13 identifying and accessing the community center. 14 15 Council Member Stigney expressed concern about the placement of the sign. Mayor Flaherty 16 suggested the placement be determined at a later date. 17 18 Mayor Flaherty suggested Staff draft a Resolution and present this to Council in two weeks. 19 20 City Administrator Ericson again discussed the Town Hall meeting stating he received a great 21 deal of positive feedback from the public. He proposed next year’s meeting begin at 7:00 p.m. 22 and those interested in arriving early could speak with Staff. This would reduce confusion on the 23 start time. The Council was in favor with this recommendation. 24 25 City Administrator Ericson reviewed the process of getting items on the agenda. The Council 26 felt there was no need to change the current policy. 27 28 City Administrator Ericson presented the May work session agenda. 29 30 Mayor Flaherty requested the Mounds View Lions be invited to the June work session meeting. 31 32 Council Member Mueller questioned if the joint meeting between Mounds View, Spring Lake 33 Park and Blaine had been scheduled. City Administrator Ericson indicated the joint meeting 34 would be held on May 25 th. 35 36 City Administrator Ericson noted Police Chief Kinney presented the Council with information on 37 the Cops Grant to assist with community oriented policing. He noted this grant process was 38 highly competitive and would cover the expense of a new officer for three years, with the City 39 paying for the fourth year. Direction from Council on the opportunity was needed at this time. 40 41 Council Member Hull was not in favor of the grant opportunity. He proposed this grant be 42 sought when the City was facing a potential retirement. 43 44 Council Member Stigney agreed. 45