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-7- Council Approves Signage Recommended by Planning Commission • Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to grant a variance to the Sign Ordinance requirements for only one sign per business to the B. N. Metro Credit Union, 2500 Highway 88, to allow two 12 inch X 16 foot signs to be mounted on the northeast and southwest sides of the Credit Union's free-standing drive-through teller facility at the Northgate Office Park on the conditions that: *the signs which would be comprised of dark brown raised letters on a flat white background vertical to the canopy, would not be lighted; and *'no additional signage would be erected on the main building except the allowed window signs and the small placard on the building columns the Northgate management permits as identification for individual condominium owners. In granting the variance, the Council finds, as did the Planning Commission_, that: *no one spoke against the variance during either the October 21st Commission hearing or the Council consideration, October 28th and staff reported no calls for or against prior to either meeting; *the applicant had answered all three questions in the application in the affirmative as required by statute. Motion carried unanimously. REPORTS • Frustration with County D Delays Continues Councilmember Marks reported the project was one of the main topics of the meeting Ramsey County Commissioner Don Salverda held October 24th with officials of the municipalities he serves. The Councilmember indicated he had told Commissioner Salverda the City has received complaints about this project more than any other project in St. Anthony's history and found it difficult not to draw a comparison between the County's project and one of similar length on St. Anthony Boulevard which the City had completed in September in less than two months. Councilmember Marks said Commissioner Salverda had reported the County had considered cancelling the project contractor the first year he failed to complete the project but had decided against doing so bcause it was perceived that would only result in a law suit which would delay the project even more. The conclusion he had drawn after that meeting, the Councilmember said, had been that "the only relief the City is ever apt to get is to have the project completed". Councilmember Enrooth said one of the most frustrating aspects of the whole matter was the fact that Commissioner Salverda had never responded to any of the calls or letters from St. Anthony concerning the delays. He said not only did it appear the contractor had done everything he could to prevent people from walking in that area but he had also done nothing to permit any business to be transacted at all along that commercial strip when the Councilmember said he thought four lanes of roadway could have been opened to traffic much sooner. Councilmember Ranallo said he just hoped the St. Anthony residents finally realized • this was a county project and that the City officials were unable to do anything which would hurry it along.