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Mounds View City Council April 24, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 17 Jim McGreedy, Lark & Hoffman Law Firm, representative of DeLite Outdoor Advertising stated he was aware that the City desires to have the Sysco billboards be similar as the design style of the billboards on the Bridges Golf Course. He indicated they propose several designs at are very similar to the monument style billboards at the Bridges Golf Course and they feel that the design proposals are very reasonable. He indicated the City’s Zoning Ordinance does not specify any particular design criteria, and their proposed designs are very compatible with the design styles at the golf course. Mr. McGreedy stated that forcing them to utilize the monument style at the Sysco property would add substantial cost to the two Sysco billboards, which they would prefer to avoid. He indicated they still maintain that there would be some difficulty in terms of traffic flow or parking at the Sysco site, which makes that billboard style less desirable. He stated he was aware that City staff disagrees with them on some of these points, and that there would be further discussion in this regard. He expressed his appreciation to staff and the City Council for their work and accommodation to them during this process, adding that they looked forward to working together in the future. Paul Radamacher, representative of DeLite Outdoor Advertising stated their proposed designs are all derivative of the golf course model that was provided to them by staff. He explained that they are all basically the same design, with the exception of the number of pillars. He indicated that if the City decides to proceed with the monument style design with the double arch, they would prefer not to have the “garage door” between the arches, as they feel this is somewhat excessive. He stated that based upon the meeting that date, there is sufficient room on the site to utilize any of the options presented to the Council, and they would be happy to proceed with whichever of these the Council selects. Mayor Coughlin closed the Public Hearing at 8:21 p.m. Council Member Stigney stated he would move to approve the resolution, stipulating that Option 1 be utilized as the closest reasonable facsimile of that being used at the golf course as the design criteria. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Coughlin. To Approve Resolution 5417, a Resolution Approving an Interim Use Permit for Two Billboards Located at Sysco Minnesota Property, 2400 County Road J, as Amended to Add Language in Item 2 to indicate “The design of the proposed billboards shall not include a monopole design, and shall include the same decorative monument style stone or brick face design appearance as the billboards approved for the Bridges Golf Course in a from substantially similar to that attached as Exhibit B,” and to Include Exhibit B, with the Stipulation that Option Number 1 be Utilized as the Design Criteria. Mayor Coughlin stated Council Member Marty was unable to attend the meeting, however, had requested that on his behalf, he state publicly for the record that it continues to be his desire to attempt to maintain similar aesthetics to all of the billboards along Highway 10, in order to reduce the amount of negative sentiment on the part of the public. He explained that Council Member Marty indicated he desired a monument style billboard base, very similar if not to the exact standard as those at the Bridges Golf Course, to provide uniformity to the entire area. He