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2 1 the Kiwanis Island bridge and he anticipated many other St. Anthony • 2 residents might have had the same experience. Commissioner Hansen said 3 he had noted that there were many times throughout the week when no one 4 was using the campgrounds and he perceived that because "St. Anthony 5 taxpayers are paying for fire and police- department services without 6 reimbursement in the form of taxes from the non-profit Salvation Army" , 7 they should be allowed to use the campgrounds during periods when there 8 would be no conflict with camp planned activities. It was his 9 contention that the City provided "valuable resources to the camp" which 10 he perceived should be compensated in turn by allowing the City 11 residents to use that lake which "is one of the City's most valuable 12 resources. " 13 Mr. Soth told Commissioner Madden that, although the lake itself is 14 "public domain" , the shoreline is not. Chair Wagner indicated the camp 15 officials had said they allowed school activities at the camp now and 16 planned to encourage more activities for St. Anthony schools in the 17 future. He said he had talked to School District #282 and had been 18 told more school activities by St. Anthony students would be promoted 19 by the School District. In addition, Chair Wagner indicated that the 20 Salvation Army would hold an open house following the improvements to 21 the Salvation Army Camp. Commissioner Hansen indicated he did not 22 perceive an open house when the new buildings go up would meet what he 23 perceived were the camp owners' responsibilities to the City and said 24 he would like to see a formal plan from them regarding what they 25 planned in that respect. • 26 PUBLIC HEARINGS 27 ARRlicants Unwillingness to Compromise on Size of Sign at 3055 Old 28 Highway 8 Causes Commission to Lay Request Over for a Month 29 At 7:45 P.M. Chair Wagner opened the hearing to consider a request from 30 R. L. Johnson Investment Co. for a variance from the sign regulations 31 of the City Code to allow installation of a free standing sign at the 32 above address (former Medtronic building) which would be 86 square feet 33 larger and 6.9 feet taller than the City Code allowed for that building 34 without landscaping. 35 The Chair read the notice of the hearing which had been published in the 36 November 2; 1988 Bulletin and mailed to all property owners of record 37 within 250 feet of the subject property, none of whom was present at 38_ the hearing. 39 Application from R. L. Investment Co. , 701 Decatur, Golden Valley, and 40 Nordquist Sign Company, 312 West Lake Street: 41 *for a variance from the City Code requirements which would allow them 42 to erect an 118 square foot, 2 sided ground sign with overall height 43 of 11.9 feet in the southernmost corner of the parking lot south of the • 44 former Medtronic building. The sign would be internally illuminated as 45 illustrated by the sign company in the Commission agenda packet.