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Mounds View City Council November 9, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 7 amount of lead time for review and approval. Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz 1 stated instructions are included on the form for the person submitting the request. 2 3 Council Member Mueller noted that the list of organizations should show the senior housing 4 facilities in parentheses so it is clear they are examples. Economic Development Specialist 5 Steinmetz stated that is a good suggestion and she will make that clarification. 6 7 Council Member Mueller asked how staff would respond to an applicant if the advertisement 8 cannot be accommodated. Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz stated Receptionist 9 Mary Springer has offered to handle that communication in a timely manner. Community 10 Development Director Roberts stated the applicant would either be called or sent an e-mail. 11 12 Council Member Stigney asked if the League of Minnesota Cities or other cities were contacted 13 for suggestions. Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz stated City staff prepared this 14 document on its own without examples. Council Member Stigney stated the City pays League 15 dues so it would be good to work with them. He asked about repeat requests and if there is a 16 time frame for priority. Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz stated that staff had not 17 discussed repeat requests. Council Member Stigney asked if senior housing can advertise a sale 18 or vacancy. Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz stated that the City has advertised bake 19 sales in the past but the City should not advertise vacancies. 20 21 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7524, 22 Approving Mounds View Public Announcement Policy. 23 24 Council Member Stigney asked staff to touch base with the League and other entities to assure 25 nothing is missed in this policy. Council Member Mueller concurred and noted that, perhaps, the 26 City’s electronic sign should be used only for City events. 27 28 Mayor Flaherty stated Council Member Stigney makes a good point that advertisements for 29 senior housing vacancies should not be allowed. He agreed with the need for a policy, which is a 30 working document. 31 32 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 33 34 G. Resolution 7525, A Resolution in Support of Community Access Legislation 35 (HR 3745) 36 37 Clerk-Administrator Ericson reviewed that at the November Work Session, Executive Director of 38 NSCC/CTV Cor Wilson and Cable Committee Chair Barbara Hakke made a presentation 39 regarding the Community Access Preservation Act (CAP) being introduced in Congress. He 40 explained that the draft resolution in support of CAP would preserve the right and opportunity 41 for communities to enter into agreements with cable providers to have programming available. It 42 would also maintain that control at the local level rather than being dictated by the State or other 43 entity. Following discussion, it had been the Council’s consensus to pass a resolution of support 44 for the CAP and if adopted, it will be forwarded to the City’s legislative representatives. 45