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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 17, 2001 Page 13 •1 part of the City Council's goals. Ms. Henry acknowledged Mr. Hansen's ideas, and thanked him for 2 coming. 3 Mr. Hansen reiterated that it was bad politics, if the deal is done. a Chair Melsha closed the public hearing at 9:00 p.m. 5 Chair Melsha stated that they have taken a step back to sort of redraft. 6 Vice Chair Stille agreed and identified some of what they had taken into consideration were Mr. 7 Hansen's comments. He added that he would like to maintain control. 8 Commissioner Hanson asked about the Task Force that is looking into the beautification of the City 9 Hall Building. He suggested that Mr. Hansen, and other residents lend their time to help with the 10 improvements. 11 Mr. Hansen asked Ms. Henry if part of the findings of the Community CenterTask Force was to 12 recommend the sign. Ms. Henry stated there is an initiative to work to spruce up the grounds. She 13 added that it coincides very well with the electronic sign, but that she needed to check with Jay 0 Hartman to see where the Task Force process is at this time. 15 Commissioner Hanson added that Ms. Henry inform residents in her newsletter that members of the 16 community do not have to subscribe to cable in order to have access to the city meetings. He added 17 that he does not see the lack of information on the website that Mr. Hansen referred to. Ms. Henry 18 stated that she feels they are doing well with the website, and acknowledged the importance of keeping 19 the website current. 20 Commissioner Tillmann stated that the conditional use permit is a very sensitive issue among the 21 community and among the Commission. She added that she felt that the process that they are using is 22 adequate. Commissioner Tillmann stated that after the decisions are made surrounding this sign, other 23 changes could be made. 24 Commissioner Steeves stated that the decision of the cost is for the City Council to make. He added 25 that what they have been attempting to do with this ordinance was to allow for some limited use. He 26 added that he would be opposed to what has been outlined because he feels it would never be brought 27 back to the Commission to address safety concerns, landscaping, and design guidelines. He added 28 that this change would allow for change without any permits. Commissioner Steeves stated that he felt 29 the conditional use achieved what they wanted to do while still allowing the City to proceed with its 30 plan. *1 Chair Melsha stated that they are not wed to what they have, and that it appeared that the Commission 32 wanted to go back to the conditional use route. 33 Commissioner Tillmann stated that the City Council were concerned about was that the