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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 24, 2006 Page 6 1 He asked if staff could explore the safety issue further. He is in favor this time to move it to a 2 second reading. 3 4 City Manager Mornson asked Councilmember Stille for clarification regarding if he wanted to 5 know what other cities allowed regarding pylon or monument signs. 6 7 Councilmember Stille replied he wanted to know if it were truly a safety issue or more of a 8 convenience issue. He asked Chair Stromgren if this had been discussed at the Planning 9 Commission meeting. 10 11 Chair Stromgren replied it was not debated, however, the concept review included a presentation 12 by Mr. Bona on how the signs were changed on a day-by-day basis. He stated a discussion with 13 Mr. Bona included the safety issues. 14 15 Commission Horst stated he would like to see this moved to the second reading. He challenged 16 any Councilmember to try to change these numbers in reasonably warm weather. He expressed 17 how difficult it is to change letters when it is cold, as the letters do not stick to the pole. He 18 stated the option of not changing it is a poor looking sign. Councilmember Horst stressed he 19 would like to see this move along and gather more research. Commissioner Horst expressed this 20 is unique to the gas station business. 21 22 Mayor Faust stated the only change to the first reading would be to sub Para 2, (2) 14.5 inches. 23 24 Mayor Faust called for the vote. 25 3- es 2 -bays (Faust, Gray) 26 27 Mayor Faust asked if the reference to monument signs is to be removed from the second reading. 28 29 Councilmember Theusen stated he would be agreeable to removing monument signs. 30 31 Councilmember Stille agreed. 32 33 Councilmember Horst stated it did' not matter if it is there or not. 34 35 Mayor Faust stated the amendment would come back to the Council without reference to 36 monument signs. He stated he would like more information on the safety issue. 37 38 VI. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 39 A. Update on Silverwood Park 40 41 Commissioner Franzese thanked Council for inviting Three Rivers Park to present the master 42 plan for Silverwood, a place formerly known as Salvation Army Camp. She thanked the Council 43 for welcoming Three Rivers into the community and. for the energy, support, and enthusiasm 44 over the past seven years. She mentioned on June 4, 1999 Three Rivers Park district was invited 45 to the Indian School in SE Minneapolis, which led to familiarity with the property and a vision 46 for a regional park after Heart of the Earth School withdrew. She stated Three Rivers was 6