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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 17, 2001 Page 13 1 school-owned property aspect of the ordinance is not included in the draft of the ordinance, and 2 needed to be discussed by the Commission. Chair Melsha stated that the Salvation Army property and 3 the Golf Course are also recreational open-space. 4 Mr. Hansen asked about the Communications Plan. Ms. Henry stated that the City does have a goal 5 regarding communication which contains a lot of the information discussed tonight. She added that it is 6 part of the City Council's goals. Ms. Henry acknowledged Mr. Hansen's ideas,and thanked him for 7 coming. 8 Mr. Hansen reiterated that it was bad politics, if the deal is done. 9 Chair Melsha closed the public hearing at 9:00 p.m. 10 Chair Melsha stated that they have taken a step back to sort of redraft. 11 Vice Chair Stille agreed and identified some of what they had taken into consideration were Mr. 12 Hansen's comments. He added that he would like to maintain control. 13 Commissioner Hanson asked about the Task Force that is looking into the beautification of the City 14 Hall Building. He suggested that Mr. Hansen, and other residents lend their time to help with the 15 improvements. 16 Mr. Hansen asked Ms. Henry if part of the findings of the Beautification Task Force was to 17 recommend the sign. Ms. Henry stated there is an initiative to work to spruce up the grounds. She 18 added that it coincides very well with the electronic sign, but that she needed to check with Jay 19 Hartman to see where the Task Force process is at this time. 20 Commissioner Hanson added that Ms. Henry inform residents in her newsletter that members of the 21 community do not have to subscribe to cable in order to have access to the city meetings. He added 22 that he does not see the lack of information on the website that Mr. Hansen referred to. Ms. Henry 23 stated that she feels they are doing well with the website, and acknowledged the importance of keeping 24 the website current. 25 Commissioner Tillmann stated that the conditional use permit is a very sensitive issue among the 26 community and among the Commission. She added that she felt that the process that they are using is 27 adequate. Commissioner Tillmann stated that after the decisions are made surrounding this sign, other 28 changes could be made. 29 Commissioner Steeves stated that the decision of the cost is for the City Council to make. He added 30 that what they have been attempting to do with this ordinance was to allow for some limited use. He 31 added that he would be opposed to what has been outlined because he feels it would never be brought 32 back to the Commission to address safety concerns, landscaping, and design guidelines. He added 33 that this change would allow for change without any permits. Commissioner Steeves stated that he felt 34 the conditional use achieved what they wanted to do while still allowing the City to proceed with its