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Mounds View City Council Page Seven ~gular Meeting October 13, 1992 Councilmember Rickaby stated that during the Council discussions regarding the hiring of this position, it was stated that the City wasn't going to need as much planning experience because the City's planning was nearly completed and that is why the Gity was hiring a Planning Technician. The City went to a lower level position and then that person gets put into a higher level classification and receives higher pay which defeats the hiring of a Planning Technician. Rickaby stated that she has no argument that he does a wonderful job and she is not arguing against his reclassification. Mayor Linke stated that Paul was hired and he grew into the reclassified position and that tells the City that it did a good job of hiring and that the City could watch him grow into a higher position. Ric Minetor, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, stated that the City has to look at the past. In the past the City tried to go with a Planning Technician and it hasn't worked. Paul has gone beyond what the position called for. The City benefitted from a tight job marked. Paul cannot be cut back to Planning Technician. The City's has benefitted from Paul's experience. Paul has done the job and gone beyond Planning Technician. Nearly every City has a Planning Technician and a City Planner. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Rickaby to Approve Position Classifications VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. Paul Harrington, City Planner, reviewed Staff Report No. 92-403 regarding approving/denying the Sign Area Variance Request by Paster Enterprises for the Property Located at 2577 Highway 10. Harrington stated that Paster Enterprises, representing Budget Liquor, has made application for a variance to allow for signage in excess of City allowed size requirements at 2577 Highway 10 (Mounds View Square). The Mounds View Planning Commission at a special October 1, 1992 meeting, reviewed and denied the request as proposed. The applicant is now exercising his right of appeal of that decision to the City Council as allowed by the Municipal Code. Paul Harrington then introduced Jim Everson, representative from Paster Enterprises, to go over the request. Mayor Linke stated that the Mounds View code allows for up to 100 square feet of sign area per business occupant in the form of a wall sign. The applicant has proposed two signs each approximately 185 square feet in area to be located on the south and west sides of the building. The plans indicate that both signs will be illuminated. John Streeter, Paster Enterprises stated that the Budget Liquor sign would have 42" letters instead of 36" letters as in the past.