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