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-4- City ordinance amendment which would allow the operation of a body sun tanning • facility in unit #19, Condominium #535 in the Northgate Office Park at 2526 Highway 88, subject to annual review of the permit and to the facility meeting all applicable City, State, and Federal codes. In granting the permit, the Council finds, as did the Planning Commission, that: 1 . No one had appeared at either the Commission hearing or Council consideration of the request, or had contacted staff prior to either meeting to object to the permit; 2. The proposed service seems to fit in with other types of service in that com- mercial district; and 3. No problems or complaints about similar operations in St. Anthony have been reported. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Isaacs told Councilmember Makowske that it was true that all the condominium units had been sold out and indicated the Council would be invited to the celebra- tion commemorating the removal of the old motel sign to be held October 4th. Jeff Roberts, the applicant, indicated he intended to donate $50 towards the fountain project which he perceived would serve to enhance the appearance of the southern commercial area where his tanning studio would be located. • Commissioner Wagner reminded Mr. Roberts that his signage proposal would have to be presented for Planning Commission approval . Mr. Isaacs' response to this appeared to indicate no problem in that regard was anticipated. Mayor Sundland then welcomed Amy Clements, the Northeaster reported, who said she would be covering St. Anthony events from now on. Before acting on what Commissioner Wagner said had been a unanimous recommendation for Council approval of the final platting of the Hertog Floral Addition, the Councilmembers and Mayor had a brief discussion of the reasons why NSP was able to provide underground electrical service to the Hertog project and not to the Johnson development, just north of it. It was reiterated that the utility company could go underground for the Hertog addition because there was no development just across Edward Street where to do the same for the Johnson property, would involve changing the service to the residences across Edward as well , which those neighbors might resist vigorously. Councilmember Marks said the comment had been made to him that "The Council had folded too easily" when it came to requiring underground services for the Johnson project and he wanted recorded in the minutes just how much it would cost to pro- vide utility service to each of the nine Johnson lots. The estimate was that each lot would have to pay at least $6,000 for the electric service and over $600 for the individual service hookups. In addition were the costs for undergrounding phone service and the cost to the homeowners across Edward was not determined, but the Mayor said an NSP representative had told him they would incur further costs of having their service masts on their homes converted. • Councilmember Ranallo indicated he perceived those assumptions had been verified when NSP had gone to all the expense of putting up new electric posts rather than