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Mounds View City Council October 24, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 6 Approving an Amendment to the Billboard Lease on Medtronic Property. 1 2 Council Member Stigney had several comments on the lease agreement and advised Staff to 3 make a number of corrections. He did not feel the share of profits was being divided properly 4 and for this reason would not support the motion. 5 6 Ayes – 3 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 7 8 Council Member Gunn recommended a portion of the revenues gained by this billboard be 9 earmarked for the City’s new canine unit. Finance Director Beer indicated this would not be 10 necessary as the Council has placed the item into the 2012 budget and funds would be allotted for 11 the canine unit. 12 13 Mayor Flaherty indicated the Council has discussed the canine unit at a work session and did not 14 feel a funding mechanism should be decided this evening. City Administrator Ericson suggested 15 this be discussed at a future meeting with a formal Resolution. He indicated the Police Chief was 16 prepared to bring a Resolution to the Council at their November 14th meeting. 17 18 E. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 864, an Ordinance Amending 19 Chapter 1008 of the Mounds View Municipal Code regarding Dynamic 20 Display Signs. 21 22 City Administrator Ericson indicated the first reading of this Ordinance was completed on 23 September 26th. He explained the hold time for on-site dynamic signs within City Code was set 24 at ten seconds and it was recommended the hold time be reduced to four seconds. Another 25 discussion point for consideration was the brightness of dynamic display signs. He 26 recommended 500 nits at night and 7500 nits during the day. The night display was more of a 27 concern than during daytime hours. 28 29 City Administrator Ericson stated that dynamic display billboards would only be located along 30 the 35W corridor and would need to be 1,000 feet from any residential neighborhood. This 31 would ensure that no single family homes would be viewing the glow of a dynamic display 32 billboard. The differences between onsite and offsite display signs were discussed He indicated 33 the use of dynamic displays signs at churches, schools, or businesses within a residential district 34 would be required to have amber light. Staff recommended approval of the Ordinance revising 35 Chapter 1008 of the Mounds View Municipal Code regarding dynamic display signs. 36 37 Council Member Hull felt the use of a dynamic display sign at neighborhood businesses could be 38 disruptive to the adjacent neighborhood. City Administrator Ericson commented the dynamic 39 displays in neighborhoods could be addressed separately through a Zoning Code amendment. 40 41 Mr. McCarver stated the 1,000 foot requirement from a residential neighborhood could affect the 42 north face of the billboard on Program Avenue. He indicated the south side of the billboard 43 could be converted without affecting the residential district. 44 45