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-2- The meeting was recessed from 7 :58 P.M: to 8 : 09 P.M. when Mr. Berg told Commission members he hopes to have further revisions of the proposed Sign Ordinance in their hands for consideration during the next Commission meeting. The Chairman .distributed his copy of a letter from Abe Rosenthal suggesting all cables for the proposed City cable T.V. system should be placed underground. Mr. Berg believes the American Monarch and National Bank of St. Anthony are substantially in conformance with their landscaping plans but several Commission members expressed concern that the bushes provided by the bank along Lowry Avenue may not actually provide the opacity which was agreed to (4 feet in 3 years) and whether the wood chip foundations are being kept weed free. Staff will contact the bank to ascertain what final landscaping can be anticipated for the auxiliary parking lot. The public hearing on the Blanske variance petition for a mini storage construction at 39th Avenue N.E. and Foss Road, which had been continued because of questions raised regarding the notification procedures, was reopened by Chairman Bjorklund at 8 :18 P.M. All property owners of record within 200 feet of the Blanske property have • been notified of the hearing continuance, Mr. Berg reported.. He said he had received a letter from Russell A. Teske, who recently moved ' to California, who complained of never receiving such notices from the City, specifically the water billings. Mr. Berg, however, had checked and found the property owner of record for 3821 Foss Road was being sent all such notices at that address . Included in the July 15th agenda were copies of the July 10th memorandum from Mr. Berg and Mr. Hamer as well as Mr. Berg 's original assessment of the proposal dated June 13th and Mr. Blanske ' s variance application. The developer and his attorney, Ed Hance, reiterated their justifications for allowing a mini storage facility on the property Mr. Blanske owns at approximately 3829 Foss Road provided the City vacates the southern portion of Sunset Lane as recommended by the Commission June 17th. Mr. Blanske indicated, on the site plans, where he would be able to stripe seven or eight parking stalls parallel to Sunset Lane which he saw as more than adequate since only his own vehicles. and perhaps that of a caretaker resident in the facility will be allowed to park on the site. He specified the use of one unit for an office for himself and the other which will be located approximately where there is now a residence , used either for a _rental office space -or a caretaker's residence to provide both supervision and security for the area. He also outlined the use of construction materials to discourage children from climbing on the roof of the building. • Doug Jones arrived at 8 : 35 P.M.