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Mounds View City Council October 24,2011 Regular Meeting Page 8 • neighborhoods. City Administrator Ericson clarified that these dynamic display signs could only be amber in color. Council Member Stigney recommended the display hold time within Item 5 should be eight seconds. FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Stigney/Hull. A motion to change the display hold time within Item 5 from four seconds to eight seconds. City Administrator Ericson indicated the Council could be more restrictive to the hold time on display signs in residential areas. Mayor Flaherty stated that eight seconds was not quick enough for people to read display signs where the four seconds did. This current language would provide increased safety throughout the City. Council Member Gunn agreed. AMENDMENT VOTE: Ayes— 1 Nays—3 (Flaherty, Hull and Gunn) Motion failed. Council Member Stigney stated he was opposed to light trespassing onto private property. This II/ was the standard across the country. He recommended the City address the size requirements for dynamic display signs. He did not want to see 50 square foot dynamic display signs throughout the City. City Administrator Ericson reviewed the current language with the Council. Mayor Flaherty recommended that the language read the signs could be 30% of one dimension and 70% of the other dimension. City Administrator Ericson indicated the dynamic portion of a sign could be no more than 50% of a total sign size. FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Stigney. That no more than 25 square feet of sign area be allowed to be used for dynamic display. The motion failed for lack of second. City Attorney Riggs reviewed the section of the City Code addressing trespassing light. He stated this issue was addressed within the Code and would have to be enforced by the City. ROLL i :LL: Hull/,;t Ayes- 1�?::. -- 1 ( tigi:ay) Motion ca_:_ied. F. Resolution 7846, Authorizing the Issuance of a General Obligation •