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• -5- The motion to table was carried unanimously and no recommendation made to the Council. Mrs. Makowske raised the question- regarding the two small signs on the building at 3909 Silver Lake Road where she thought only the approved monument sign in front was permitted under the Hedlund PUD . She was concerned as to what will happen if Mr. Johnson needs identification for his townhome project. Questions were again raised as to which zoning,' PUD or R-3 , could be applied and staff was requested to research the signage on the Craig and Co. shop as it relates to the shop and to the St. Anthony Court proposal under the Hedlund PUD. Commission expressed several concerns regarding Columbia Heights Comprehensive Plan which had been submitted for City review. Included were questions of whether the plan had addressed the expan- sion of commercial development along .Stinson Boulevard or the pos- sibility of 37th Avenue being rebuilt through Columbia Heights and Minneapolis in such a manner that the increased. traffic will have an adverse effect on St. Anthony. Mrs . Makowske questioned if there are plans for an inter-city bicycle path. Further questions will be submitted in writing by Mr. Berg prior to presentation to the Council for approval. Mr. Berg reported Jim Gahagen of the Chamber of Commerce has indi- cated an interest in reviewing the City' s new sign ordinance. He hopes to have the ordinance for Commission consideration at the July meeting unless the size of the agenda prohibits spending the • time which he believes necessary for that consideration. He reminded the Commission, of the next meeting of the Kenzie Terrace Task Force the following evening and reported staff has been re- quested to research a noise ordinance for the City which will come before them. Chairman Bjorklund wondered if this might .prove to be as wasted an .effort as had been the long hours they devoted to the massage parlor ordinance which had not passed . Mr. Sopcinski said he had perceived during the Council' s last meeting the Council ' s reticence to get down on paper something which will more than likely be changed through court action soon. He said the ordinance had been laid over for future action if a request for such a facility is made to the City. Thus, the City will have gone on record regarding its intentions towards these facilities and can later;.)pass an ordinance which will meet the court tests. Mr. Berg reported the Council had indicated an interest in having an economic feasibility study similar to the Kenzie Terrace study done for possible tax increment financing for the Walbon property on Old Highway 8 and the Clark station on Stinson Boulevard. He said Mr. Walbon appears to be amenable to the proposal for his property. The Administrative Assistant had distributed the preliminary staff drafts of the Metropolitan Council ' s review of the City' s Compre- hensive Plan and requested comments on the review be given him before the staff review May 27th. He noted a reference to solar energy in the . review and Mr. Sopcinski reiterated that he perceives a strong consensus of the Commission to have staff determine what is being