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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 22, 2014 Page 5 Mayor Faust thanked City Manager Casey and all City staff for their ongoing efforts. VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 5 City Manager Casey reported that staff met with the haulers on July 15th and 215` to discuss the 6 single hauler agreement and staff will be meeting with the haulers again on August 1st and further 7 information regarding the price and term of the agreement, as well as information regarding the 8 administrative fee, will be presented to the City Council on August 12th. He noted there was a 9 question raised at the last City Council meeting about trucks driving in the alleys and he reported 10 that the specifications will indicate that alleys will be driven down when the trucks are empty. 11 12 Councilmember Stille stated that at the July 81h City Council meeting, the City Council 13 considered and denied a request from St. Charles Borromeo to allow an electronic sign in front 14 of the school and the City Council also considered and tabled a request from St. Anthony Mobil 15 to allow electronic signage to display gas prices. He stated that the City Council must act on St. 16 Anthony Mobil's request within 120 days and he did not think 120 days was enough time and 17 proposed that the City Council take action to deny St. Anthony Mobil's request and return this 18 matter to the Planning Commission for recommendation to the City Council. He felt this would 19 provide an opportunity to fully consider the issue and possibly consider other opportunities with 20 respect to St. Charles Borromeo's request. He stated he would like the Planning Commission to 21 look at illumination and brightness standards, sign locations, as well as the possibility of 22 restricting electronic message signs to monument signs only. 23 24 Councilmember Gray spoke in favor of proceeding as suggested by Councilmember Stille. 25 26 Mayor Faust stated he was willing to look at different types of signage, adding he was not a fan 27 of pylons with lights but felt that a monument sign might be acceptable. He stated he wanted to 28 see uniformity in the Code applicable to gas stations in either the Commercial or Light Industrial 29 districts. He stated there are four places of worship in the community and he would be open to 30 some type of permitting process for electronic message signs, similar to the process used when 31 people want to keep chickens in their yard. He added he wanted to make sure the Ordinance 32 works for all residents and businesses and did not want to tailor the Ordinance to one specific 33 business. 34 35 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to direct staff to place the 36 request of St. Anthony Mobil on the City Council agenda for August 12th. 37 38 Councilmember Roth advised that he will not be present at the August 12th City Council meeting 39 and would abstain from this vote. 40 Motion carried 3-0-1 (Roth abstain). 41 42 Councilmember Gray reported on his attendance at the July 10th meeting of the strategic 43 planning committee for the North Suburban Cable Commission where they continued their 44 discussion regarding future governance and proposed changes to the Joint Powers Agreement. 45 He advised that another meeting is scheduled for July 28`h. 46 47 Councilmember Roth - no report. 48