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Mounds View City Council September 26, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 6 1 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7829, 2 Authorizing Step Increases for Police Officer Andrew Olson, Accountant Agnes Quasabart, and 3 Public Service Officer Craig Swalchick. 4 5 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6 7 D. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 864, an Ordinance Revising 8 Chapter 1008 of the Mounds View City Code relating to Dynamic Display 9 Signs. 10 11 City Administrator Ericson stated this item was being brought before the Council for First 12 Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 864 which revised Mounds View City Code relating 13 Dynamic Display Signs. The hold time was causing public safety concerns and was addressed in 14 the Ordinance, reducing the hold time for off-premises signs from 15 seconds to eight seconds. 15 For on-premise signs, the hold time was being reduced from 10 seconds to three seconds. 16 Additional revisions were reviewed in detail with the Council. 17 18 City Administrator Ericson reviewed a change to Subdivision 9 and discussed the preferred 19 language. In addition, Staff reviewed the sign face conversion requirements and recommended 20 the Council limit dynamic display signs to the 35W corridor. He explained the City Attorney 21 had reviewed the Ordinance and Staff recommended the Council approve the first reading of 22 Ordinance 864. 23 24 Council Member Mueller questioned Staff regarding the two faced sign that fronts 35W near 25 Program Avenue. She expressed concern that the north facing size would interfere with the 26 adjacent neighborhood if it became a dynamic sign. City Administrator Ericson stated a 27 minimum requirement could be added to the Ordinance to ensure there was a minimum 28 separation from the adjacent neighborhood. 29 30 Brian Amundsen, 3048 Wooddale Drive, suggested the dynamic signs not be allowed to carry 31 messages through on separate panels. This could be a public safety issue. 32 33 Tom McCarver, Clear Channel Outdoor, stated signs along 35W could have sequential 34 messaging and this language could be forwarded to City staff to be added to the Ordinance. He 35 added that he would be more than happy to measure the distance of the north facing billboard 36 close to the manufactured home park. 37 38 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the First Reading and of Ordinance 864, an 39 Ordinance Revising Chapter 1008 of the Mounds View City Code relating to Dynamic Display 40 Signs. 41 42 Council Member Stigney requested several language changes on the Ordinance. In addition, he 43 suggested signs that malfunction be made to go dark. Mr. McCarver discussed with the Council 44 how the signs are controlled remotely and stated upon notification a sign could be made dark. 45