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Planning Commission Meeting June 19, 2001 Page 5 1 Chair Melsha asked if Mr. Hansen was against the idea of a sign, or the idea of an 2 electronic sign. Mr. Hanson stated that he did not think that the City of St. Anthony 3 needed any more signs at all. 4 „5 Mr. Hansen reiterated his belief that, once the ordinance is changed and there exist no 6 more public hearings regarding it, there will be several unhappy residents. 7 8 Mr. Hansen indicated that there are other ways to communicate with the community, and 9 that the money used on the sign could be better spent. He expressed his opinion that 10 signs are one of the most archaic types of communication out there. He asked for the 11 Commission to identify any other cities that have signs like the one they are proposing be 12 built. Commissioner Hanson.referred to a sign in Mounds View, Vice Chair Stille 13 referred to the four-sided sign in Eden Prairie. 14 15 Commissioner Thomas stated that his issues and concerns were very valid but, ultimately, 16 the decision on the ordinance would be determined by the City Council, and he suggested 17 that Mr. Hansen organize the proper people on the Council and state his argument. 18 19 Mr. Hansen concluded by saying that the Planning Commission finds out if the City sign 20 is really going to change, before they decide to change the ordinance. He added that, if it 21 does.pass,.there is no additional public hearing for residents to express their concerns, and .22 he believes there are several residents-who have negative feelings toward the proposed. 23 City sign. He urged the Planning Commission to reconsider the changing of the 24 ordinance before they are certain whether, or not, they will have the new City sign. 25 26 Chair Melsha closed the public hearing at 7:50 p.m. He addressed the Commission and 27 stated that there are details surrounding the sign of which he was uncertain, such as the 28 number of times that the message on the sign would change. Vice Chair Stille stated that 29 they have discussed in detail the amount of flashing, the number of times the sign would 30 change per day(two), and that the messages would be appropriate. 31 32 Chair Melsha asked if they needed to discuss the aesthetic issues such as brightness, or 33 types of electronic devices that could be used. Commissioner Hanson suggested that the 34.' sign.be turned off after hours. 35 36 Ms. Henry stated that she thought that the draft needed to be fine-tuned to define 37 electronic sign, and contain more specifics about the content of the information intended 38 for display on the sign. Commissioner Hanson stated that he did not approve 39 recommending something of which he would not being able to see the final draft and 40 language. 41 42 Commissioner Steeves stated that the comments made this evening made him realize that 43 the ordinance needs to change first, and that the specifics be decided subsequently, rather 44 than the other way around. He stated that the ordinance needs to dictate, and the