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City Council meeting of May 20, 2002 Page 8 CITY COUNCIL ATTENDANCE AT 2002 AMM ANNUAL MEETING City staff recommended Council indicate its interest to attend the annual AMM meeting on May 30, 2002. No one from the Council will be at the meeting. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SIGN APPLICATION FROM NATIONAL RECYCLING AT 15717 FOREST BLVD. City staff received a sign application from National Recycling, Inc., at 15717 Forest Boulevard to install an illuminated eign in front of their business, which is the former Erickson Trucking. Staff had reviewed the application and found it to be deficient in a number of areas. Staff recommended denial of the sign application from National Recycling, Inc. Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, to table this matter until the Council meeting of June 3, 2002. All aye. Motion Carried PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING GUIDELINES At its May 9, 2002 meeting, the Hugo Planning Commission listened to Chair Dave Schumann and CD Director John Rask as they presented proposed 12 -step public meeting guidelines for the PC to use in accordance with its regular meeting. The guidelines are the result of staff research and ideas from other municipalities who, too, have faced regulpr and controversial issues at their city's planning commission meetings. City staff recommended Council officially adopt the public meeting guidelines and incorporate their usage in all City commissions and City Council meetings. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to table this matter until the Council meeting of June 3, 2002. All aye. Motion Carried. CITY ADMINISTRATOR/MCMA DELEGATION TO SWEDEN City Administrator Mike Ericson will lead a Minnesota delegation of local government managers to Sweden from May 25, 2002 to June 1, 2002. This city manager exchange program is endorsed by the Minnesota/City Council Management Association as an opportunity to gain more insight into local government operations in other countries. Although Mike will use accrued vacation time and his own money to pay for the airline ticket, he nevertheless requested Council endorsement for this unique city manager exchange and opportunity that will result in him hosting a city manager in mid-September 2002. The Council wished Mike well on his Sweden adventure. JD2 FUNDING Council was informed that 2002 budget funding was not available for JD2 culvert replacements.