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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 23, 2003 Page 3 financing to aid Wal-Mart. He added taxing was an essential development tool and had been used very profitably. He asked that past efforts not be besmirched by bringing Wal-Mart into the 3 City. 4 5 A St. Anthony resident who lives on 29`"Avenue NE, felt the issues brought to Council were a 6 failure of the community to understand the details of the plan. He indicated a good job had not 7 been done explaining the financing and the needs of the community. He stated he understood 8 the needs of the community were being addressed; however, people were frustrated by this being 9 "thrown on them,"as it was not what they wanted to see. He noted St. Anthony Village was 10 located on a fantastic site and Council needed to explain how the needs of the community were 11 being addressed. 12 13 IV. CONSENT AGENDA. 14 A. Approve September 9, 2003, Council meeting minutes. 15 B. Consider licenses and permits. 16 C. Consider payment of claims. 17 D. Consider Resolution 03-079, re: Amend North Suburban Mutual Aid. 18 E. Consider Resolution 03-078, re: Consider Election Judge list for 2003 Local Election. 19 F. Consider Ordinance 2003-012, re: Water and sewer connection permits (2nd reading). 20 21 Motion by Councilmember Sparks to approve the Consent Agenda items. 22 0 Motion carried unanimously. 25 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 26 A. Planning Commission meeting— September 16, 2003. 27 1. Resolution 03-080, re: Northgate Condominium Owners/LeRoy Sign CompAnL 28 2500 Highway 88: setback variance. 29 Planning Commissioner Randy Stille noted Northgate Condominium Owner's Association had 30 submitted a three-foot setback variance from the roadway to allow for an identification ground 31 sign. He explained the applicant proposed a pylon sign for the front of their building in July, 32 along with other variance requests, and Council denied the application because it veered too far 33 from the City's sign ordinance. 34 35 Commissioner Stille stated the applicant was returning to the City with an application for a 36 ground sign and was asking for one variance for the three-foot setback variance from the 37 roadway to allow for a 12-foot setback. He added the variance request was necessary because 38 City ordinance stated ground signs must be located at least 15 feet from any street or other 39 easement. He explained the applicant stated this setback was from the east property line and was 40 necessary so the sign did not interfere with traffic flow. He noted City staff saw this as an 41 improvement to the site. 42 43 Commissioner Stille noted the Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 16, 44 2003, to consider the request. 0 It was noted the Planning Commission recommended Council approve said request due to 47 applicant's adherence to conditions 1 to 3 of the Petition for Sign Variance and noting the