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-3- As he had indicated in his September 30th memorandum regarding the landscaping conformance for the Happy Potato Chip property at 3900 Chandler Drive, Mr. Berg confirmed that three washouts in the parking lot at the Happy plant may have delayed the installation of shrubbery promised for that area when the warehouse addition to Happy 's was granted July 22 , 1980 . The plant owner, Mr. Dunphy, has promised the landscaping will be completed in the spring. Motion by Mr. Bowerman and seconded by Mr. Enrooth to request staff place the Happy ' s landscaping back on .the agenda. in June 1982 . Motion carried unanimously. Although the City of Minneapolis has indicated it is looking at the Champion Auto store for signage conformance, Council members expressed a desire to be kept informed as to the possibility that the proli- feration of signage will be reduced. However, Mr. Bowerman pointed out that the store is adjacent to 37th Avenue N.E. and the railroad tracks and across Stinson from a St. Anthony gas station. Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and seconded by Mr. Jones to request staff to report back on the Champion Auto store signage in January. Motion carried unanimously. A foundation permit has been issued for the St. Anthony Court Townhouses and the City Attorney is reviewing the final plat,, according to Mr. • Berg. . He also reported the Commission .will probably be asked to consider a preliminary plat and request for three variances which will be necessary to develop- the three non-conforming lots along 33rd Avenue N.E. , as proposed by Ed Brown. The Administrative Assistant said he had written Red Owl to protest their parking a truck bearing the Country Store identification behind that facility at Apache Plaza. Mr. Bowerman and Mr. Enrooth were in agreement that the City Attorney should be consulted regarding an ordinance prohibiting the use of motor vehicles for advertising purposes but the Chairman said he believed there were regulations already on the books which could be. .enforced and cited "lack of enforcement of City ordinances on a continuing basis" . Mr. Enrooth said he is convinced, since .the truck was parked there shortly after the City had refused additional signage:- for the store, that "this is a blatant example of .an attempt to get the signage for. Red Owl which they had- been refused by the City" . He noted that., although the truck is occasionally moved, it is always parked .on that side of the store and does not appear to be. a permanent storage facility. Mr. Sopcinski cautioned that the burden of proof of a violation would be on the City and asked whether the City' s opposition was to the parking of the truck in that location or the sign on the truck. Mr. Bowerman said he believed the Commission members opposed the truck being used for signage. •