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Mounds View City Council April 24, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 16 Director Ericson noted that Medtronic is asking the City to consider County Road 10 site 1 favorably consistent with their ideals of what would be working in good faith with Clear 2 Channel. 3 4 Mayor Marty stated that Medtronic did not want billboards in backyard but they think it is okay 5 for Mounds View to put them in its front yard. 6 7 Councilmember Gunn stated Medtronic has taken two billboards and suggested the City should 8 take one. 9 10 Councilmember Thomas noted that there is a willing private property owner. 11 12 Ayes – 3 Nays – 2 (Marty, Stigney) Amendment Motion Carried. 13 14 AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: STIGNEY/THOMAS. To amend the Ordinance to allow 15 billboards on the north side of County Road 10. 16 17 Councilmember Stigney suggested the billboards could be correlated to a Mounds View City 18 sign structure. He stated this would be fair to the businesses on the north side of County Road 19 10. 20 21 Councilmember Gunn stated that the amendment did not limit billboards to either side of the 22 highway. 23 24 Councilmember Thomas stated she was fine with billboards on either side. 25 26 Mayor Marty stated that the way the Ordinance reads is that there is a height limit of 45 feet in 27 any location, so that means there could be 45 foot billboards in town. 28 29 Councilmember Stigney stated that he assumed the language would be reverted back to where it 30 was before to the south side of County Road 10. He noted if the amendment covers both side of 31 County 10, it should be clarified. 32 33 Councilmember Flaherty stated that the purpose is to try to get this one site approved. He stated 34 that if this is approved, there should be no more billboards on Highway 10. He wondered what 35 can the Council do to do that. He stated he truly feels the Council had a good faith agreement 36 with numerous parties that the particular site would be open. He stated he feels that it was not 37 until Phase 2 when Medtronic stated they would pick up the cost if the billboards were not 38 relocated. He stated that when it is the City’s dime, the tune was changed. 39 40 Councilmember Stigney stated there was never any vote made by the Council to support that 41 position. He stated it is a bad deal to allow one billboard on the south side, and it makes it 42 doubly bad to allow on both sides. He stated Clear Channel now will be happy because they got 43 all of the sites. 44 45