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-7- Before a vote was taken, Mr. Bowerman explained his negative vote • saying he saw this action as discrimatory and imposing an unfair restriction on this part.icular . site, pointing-. out that other shopping center signs have large areas where messages regarding sales and services offered are displayed and "the biggest sign in the City identifies the' City ' s liquor store" . Mr. Bjorklund disagreed with the assumption that . the center identification is not the major message on these signs and reiterated his concern with setting a precedent for other office buildings in the City. Voting on the motion: Aye: Bjorklund, Makowske , and Jones . Nay: Bowerman, Sopcinski and Peterson. Motion failed to carry. The Chairman then moved the agenda but his motion failed a second. Mr. Sopcinski commented, "this is another example. of where a grey area in the sign ordinance results in a sign which exceeds the restrictions of the ordinance and is superior to the signage which could -be erected without Planning Commission approval" . He perceived the sign proposal. as the ultimate in qualities we should seek in our ordinances" , and believes , - "the Council should provide relief from this dilemma" . He offered the following: • Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and seconded by Mr . Bjorklund to indicate to the Council that the Planning Commission has reviewed the signage proposed in Exhibit D for the Apache Medical Center and fully agrees the proposed signage has merit exceeding the existing signage on that building and would recommend Council approval if there would be a clear sign ordinance ruling which addressed this type of signage for a multiple story -office building: and that staff and City Attorney could provide a better definition in the ordinance on how this build- ing is related to the existing ordinance rather than to signage for a shopping center so future requests for building complex signage can be reviewed in a more uniform manner. Motion carried unanimously . Mr. Conley was urged to attend the Council meeting January 26th. Gerald Boerm, 5861-58- Washington Street N.E. , representing Specialty Wholesalers , Inc. , and Odds & Ends Liquidation, discussed his Jan- uary 18th request for an ordinance variance which will permit him to conduct an auction in the former Snyder Drug Store building at 2540 Harding Street N.E. , at least once a week. . He explained this would be a "dealers ' auction" of new and used merchandise and said he intends to pattern this operation after one of the largest auctions in the country with the same auctioneer conducting his sales in St. . Anthony.. Mr. Boerm said he is currently established in the Saliterman building but formerly operated out of Apache Plaza Shopping Center and St. . Louis .Park. He was informed of the procedure necessary for amending the City Zoning Ordinance to include this type of opera- tion and although Commission members had .started a list of conditions