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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 26, 2009 Page 4 2 Councilmember Thuesen asked if there has been any consideration of taking out the road and 3 completing a reconstruction due to inadequate subsoil conditions or whether it can be stabilized 4 by a mill and overlay. Mr. Hubmer replied that the condition is due mostly to the pavement itself. 5 It has not been determined that there is a major failure of the subgrade. 6 7 Mayor Faust commented on the importance of the project timing and that there will not be 8 construction occurring during the Village Fest parade. 9 10 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to adopt Resolution 09- 11 051, Awarding a Bid for Water Tower Park Watermain Replacement Project and the St. Anthony 12 Boulevard at Silver Lake Road Mill and Overlay Project to the low bidder, Kusske Construction 13 Company, LLC, in the amount of $250,581.90. 14 15 Motion carried unanimously. 16 17 A. Ordinance 09 -0041 Text Amendment to Title XV Section 155 Signs; Allowin 18 Temporary Signs to be Posted on Fences in the Recreational Open Space Athletic 19 Outfields 0" reading) 20 21 Planning Commission Member Don Jensen provided the report from the Planning Commission 22 on the request for a text amendment to Title XV, Section 155 Signs; Allowing Temporary Signs 23 to be Posted on Fences in the Recreational Open Space Athletic Outfields. He stated the Planning 24 Commission debated the text amendment as proposed by the School District at several meetings. 25 At the May Planning Commission meeting the Commission moved the text amendment forward 26 for consideration by the Council with a 5 -1 vote. The debate that occurred at the Planning 27 Commission level, as well as the public testimony, had a lot to do with what would ultimately be 28 an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that this text amendment would allow for. 29 The Commission saw fit that the text amendment would allow an application as an opportunity 30 for the School District or others that fit the definition to apply for signage under the CUP. The 31 terms and conditions would be included within each CUP. 32 33 Mr. Eric Brever, Foster & Brever PLLC, addressed the City Council and stated he is present on 34 behalf of the School District and St. Anthony Baseball Association (SABA). The hope is to put 35 together the ability for signage in and around the baseball and football fields. This would allow 36 for potential fundraising opportunities for the School District. A number of local businesses have 37 expressed willingness and are interested in doing advertising with the School District in various 38 ways. Mr. Brever provided a PowerPoint presentation and overview of the proposed text 39 amendment to Title XV, Section 155 Signs. 40 41 Councilmember Thuesen requested clarification on whether the proposed text amendment would 42 allow signage at the football field and hockey rink in addition to the varsity baseball field. Mr. 43 Brever replied that the proposed text amendment includes a 250 -foot setback requirement. The 44 Council may wish to consider whether hockey rinks or tennis courts should be included. SABA, 45 as an agent of the School District, is preliminarily concerned with the baseball field, not 46 necessarily with the football field. However, it was suggested that as long as they are going along