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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 17, 2001 Page 11 1 Commissioner Hanson stated that, as a business owner, he looks at the possibility of someone 2 wanting to buy him out, which makes him uncomfortable, but realizes that selecting a good 3 developer could actually make his business more viable by total redevelopment. 4 d. Planning Commission Findings/Recommendations to City Council. 5 Motion by Chair Melsha, second by Commissioner Tillmann, to recommend approval of the 6 Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment Plan Report presented to the Planning Commission this 7 evening to the City Council, and that they adopt it and implement the following findings found in 8 the report: 9 - The proposed Concepts and uses for the redevelopment of the area presented in the 10 report are consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan as amended. I l - The proposed Concepts in the report are consistent with the Metropolitan Council's 12 Smart Growth Initiative. 13 - The Master Framework Plan provides the development community with a clear 14 expression of the City's vision for the area,yet still flexible enough to accommodate 15 high-quality developers. 16 - The Report and the concepts contained in the Report genuinely reflect the community's 7 wishes for the area. 18 - The Concepts contained in the Report will benefit the City by, among other things, 19 improving the Silver Lake water quality, restoring high-quality, and viable:uses-to the 20 site, restoring a sense-of-place to the site,and providing some open-space, or other 21 pedestrian-friendly amenities so that the area will be accessible and inviting to all 22 residents. 23 - The Concepts presented in the Report, while being financially challenging, contain some 24 reasonable hope of feasibility. 25 - The City remain conscious of the on-going expenses in trying to achieve the 26 redevelopment. 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 8.2 Amendment to Section 1400 of the City Code to permit electronic governmental information 29 sipans to be located in the Recreational Open Space District. 30 Sue Henry stated that per the direction at the June 26 Council meeting, City staff has been in 31 consultation with the City Attorney's Office to draft an ordinance amendment with necessity language 32 rather than go the route of a conditional use permit, as discussed at the June 19 Planning Commission 33 meeting. She stated that the City Council consensus was to set the parameters for electronic 34 governmental informational signs in the City Code. 35 Ms. Henry continued in effect the proposed changes to the city ordinance is to permit in the 36 Recreational Open Space District an electronic message sign providing public information that is owned 37 by a governmental unit. She added that the sign must be a ground sign containing a sign surface area 38 not to exceed 150 square feet. The sign must be turned off between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., contain 39 no flashing lights, and the message may not be changed more than twice per day.