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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 17, 2001 Page 11 •t Motion by Chair Melsha, second by Commissioner Tillmann, to recommend approval of the Northwest 2 Quadrant Redevelopment Plan Report presented to the Planning Commission this evening to the City 3 Council, and that they adopt it and implement the following findings found in the report: 4 - The proposed Concepts and uses for the redevelopment of the area presented in the 5 report are consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan as amended. 6 - The proposed Concepts in the report are consistent with the Metropolitan Council's 7 Smart Growth Initiative. 8 - The Master Framework Plan provides the development community with a clear 9 expression of the City's vision for the area, yet still flexible enough to accommodate 10 high-quality developers. 11 - The Report and the concepts contained in the Report genuinely reflect the community's 12 wishes for the area. 13 - The Concepts contained in the Report will benefit the City by, among other things, 14 improving the Silver Lake water quality, restoring high-quality, and viable uses to the 15 site, restoring a sense-of-place to the site, and providing some open-space, or other 16 pedestrian-friendly amenities so that the area will be accessible and inviting to all 17 residents. 18 - The Concepts presented in the Report, while being financially challenging, contain some 19 reasonable hope of feasibility. 40 - The City remain conscious of the on-going expenses in trying to achieve the 1 redevelopment. 22 Motion carried unanimously. 23 8.2 Amendment to Section 1400 of the City Code to permit electronic governmental information 24 signs to be located in the Recreational Open Space District. 25 Susan Henry stated that per the direction at the June 26 Council meeting, City staff has been in 26 consultation with the City Attorney's Office to draft an ordinance amendment with necessity language 27 rather than go the route of a conditional use permit, as discussed at the June 19 Planning Commission 28 meeting. She stated that the City Council consensus was to set the parameters for electronic 29 governmental informational signs in the City Code. 30 Ms. Henry continued in effect the proposed changes to the city ordinance is to permit in the 31 Recreational Open Space District an electronic message sign providing public information that is owned 32 by a governmental unit. She added that the sign must be a ground sign containing a sign surface area 33 not to exceed 150 square feet. The sign must be turned off between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., contain 34 no flashing lights, and the message may not be changed more than twice per day. 35 Resident Ron Hansen thanked the Planning Commission for having him back. Mr. Hansen stated that 36 he felt he was wasting his time here tonight, as he indicated that he learned at the City Council meeting that the sign would be happening. He stated he suspected that this was a done deal at the last meeting, 38 and he was not happy. Mr. Hansen stated he was there tonight to ask the Planning Commission to say 39 no to this proposal, because it is something that they do not need. 40