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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 16, 2009 Page 3 1 moving, if upon installation of the sign they are not able to use those capabilities it would not be 2 an efficient use of funds. 3 4 Chair Stromgren requested input from staff regarding the proposed sign location at Highcrest 5 Road and 37`'' Avenue. Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated she has discussed the 6 Hennepin County right-of-way in this location with the Public Works Director. Staff will be 7 watching to ensure there is not an encroachment. 8 9 Commissioner Chaput inquired if the School District would consider electronic signage other 10 than LED if the animation that was previously proposed meets the ordinance requirements. Mr. 11 Bjornrud replied he believes the School District would compare the pricing. If there is a minimal 12 cost increase and the technology meets the City ordinance, it is something that could be 13 considered. 14 15 Commissioner Crone inquired if the existing Wilshire Park Elementary sign will remain on the 16 property. Mr. Bjornrud responded in the affirmative. 17 18 Chair Stromgren suggested consideration that if the existing sign at Wilshire Park Elementary 19 remains it would be part of the total sign area allowable,which would put the signage over the 20 limit. 21 22 IX. OTHER BUSINESS. 23 24 None. 25 26 X. REPORTS FROM STAFF 27 28 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes indicated that the Commission has been provided with the 29 Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors real estate update. St. Anthony is doing a little better 30 than the City of Minneapolis,but the cities are tracing similarly in all the categories. 31 32 XI. COMMUNITY FORUM. 33 34 None. 35 36 XII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 37 38 Commissioner Jensen reported on his presentation to the City Council on the proposed sign 39 ordinance text amendment. He stated the City Council had a fair amount of debate and it was 40 commented that the Planning Commission had discussed revenue generation in their 41 consideration of the text amendment. He pointed out that the conversation of the Commission 42 was more that the Commission was interested in having the signs have some type of a fair time 43 horizon so that if the purchase of the signs is done well by the School District or whoever is 44 administering it, they could achieve some pricing increases. He stated the Council is cutting back 45 the amount of duration time for the signage to the vicinity of three months or tying it to the high 46 school baseball schedule, rather than using the baseball season to include spring, summer and fall