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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 21, 2001 • Page 5 1 She added that they would be requesting proposals for the project from developers this fall. 2 3 Ms. Henry also stated that the City Council commended the Planning Commission on their 4 leadership thus far in the process. 5 Ms. Henry stated that members of city staff will accompany Jim Prosser, Ehlers and 6 Associates, at a meeting with the Metropolitan Council this fall to discuss the specifics of the 7 project. s Vice Chair Stille asked if the financial aspect would be discussed at that Metropolitan Council 9 meeting. Ms. Henry stated that she thought the topic would certainly come up. 10 Commissioner Thomas stated that City Councilmember Sparks forwarded the Metropolitan I 1 Council web-site on to him, which has some information on the residential component of the 12 Northwest Quadrant project. 13 9.2 Electronic Sign Amendment. 14 Chair Melsha indicated that the only change to the amendment was the off-hours of the sign. 0 The off-hours were changed to 10:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. 16 9.3 Antenna Ordinance Review/Discussion. 17 Chair Melsha asked for feedback from the Commission on the outline of the antenna ordinance. 18 Commissioner Thomas asked if there was any discussion given to camouflaging in terms of 19 making it appear to be a part of the building. Chair Melsha indicated that they have discussed 20 the issue. He continued that they are trying to steer towards city-owned property, specifically 21 the water tower. 22 Chair Melsha stated that they are attempting to set up a system where there would be certain 23 designated areas where a conditional use permit would not be necessary. He added that they 24 needed to determine which areas would be separated out from the rest, as well as the specifics 25 of a conditional use permit. 26 Chair Melsha referred to city-owned property and that there would presumably be less of an 27 aesthetic concern, indicating that a conditional use permit may not be necessary. 28 Commissioner Tillman asked if the schools would have power on school property. Chair 29 Melsha stated that they would, and asked that they would need to determine if they wanted the 30 schools to be exempt from the conditional use permit as part of the overlay district. 0 31 Commissioner Tillman stated her only concern was with the parks where there may be variable 32 opinion among the community and city in terms of the best location for a WTF (Wireless 33 Telecommunications Facility). Chair Melsha stated that they could leave parks out.