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Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to grant a variance to the City Sign Ordinancerequirements which will permit a 3 X 5 foot identification sign on the west side of the former Wards Automobile Service Center, 3808 Silver Lake Road, for the Qwik Car Care. center located in the northwesterly portion of that building, with the configuration and wording of the sign as agreed to by the service center owner, John Martens, finding, as did the Planning Commission, that: (1) The existing signage on that building, which the applicant was forced by lease to utilize, does not provide identification of the facility on the west side. of the Apache Mall, where most potential customer traffic is generated; (2) The signage will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property in the neighborhood; and (3) The building location, in the middle of the parking lot, can be considered unique to this parcel of land and other properties in the same area. Motion carried unanimously. The Commission report was suspended at 8 :10 P.M. , so the public hearing on Revenue Sharing, scheduled for that time, could be held. Mr. Childs explained there are few limitations on the City use of • the revenue funds as long as they are used .for general purposes in the major categories . Councilman Sundland told him previous Councils had determined the City should not be locked into specific programs or employee positions which might have to be abolished if the fund- ing is cut off. In her report of past history of the Revenue Sharing program in St. Anthony, Carol Johnson had indicated $50 ,000 will be transferred in 1981 and the City' s allocation has been cut down to $33 ,000 for 1982 through Government action. No one was present to provide public input and the hearing was closed at 8 :15 P.M. Mr. Sopcinski continued his presentation by reporting Duane Fisher has been given 100 days .to consummate a purchase of the land at the corner of 33rd and Stinson with the Clark Company. After this time , he will be required to return to the Commission to reactivate his rezoning request. The Planning Commission representative next reported resident opposi- tion to the density considered necessary to make the proposed redevelop- ment of the Walbon property feasible for tax increment financing for which .the Commission had held a public hearing during their last meeting. The two residents who spoke were concerned that the traffic and noise generated from a condominium development, as well as the moderate cost of those units, might lower the property values of their own adjoining homes. Mr. Sopcinski stated that .he feels that the neighbors may look more- favorably upon a twenty-five unit town- . home development which the Westwood feasibility study indicated might