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I I I COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON Pursuant to notice thereof, an emergency special meeting of the New Brighton City Council was held Thursday, October 5, 1995, at 11:45 a.m. at the New Brighton Family Service Center, 400 - 10th Street NW. Present: Mayor Benke, CounciImembers Larson and Samuelson. Absent: Councilmember Gunderman and Williams Also Present: Matthew Fulton, City Manager Charlie LeFevere, City Attorney Erny Mattila, City Planner Tom Hauk Gary Hauk Council Business City Attorney Charlie LeFevere provided the Council an explanation of the Statutory guidelines as it pertains to the declaration and request of an emergency City Council meeting indicating that City Councils can declare an emergency meeting when a situation arises that requires immediate attention in order to avoid a negative impact on the public health, welfare, and safety. He further indicated that statutory requirements provide for the necessity to notify all affected parties in good faith including media sources that have requested such information in writing. LeFevere indicated that he had talked to two different attorneys representing the interests involved with this matter before the emergency Council; and in fact, the principles involved with this issue are present at the meeting. After calling the meeting to order, Mayor Benke requested City Planner Erny Mattila to provide a background of the situation. Mattila described the time line as to the processing of the requested sign permit as well as provided an overview regarding the historical actions taken by the Council with regard to this parcel. Mattila presented the request to adopt a Moratorium Ordinance and Resolution on billboards located closer than 200 feet to a residential property line. In June 1993, Council approved the rezoning of the subject site from R-2, two family residential, to B-1, Limited Business, and approved a site plan for a 4,500 sq. ft. office building proposed by Wooddale Builders. Throughout the process, residents living adjacent to the site expressed concern, however, those concerns were put to rest when W ooddale proposed a residential looking structure which would blend in with adjacent properties. Wooddale has now decided not to build on the site and offered it for sale to Mr. Tom Hauk who owns a transit sign business. Hauk wishes to construct a billboard on the site and would like to eventually locate his business there also. However, since no billboard can be located within 150 ft. of a structure, placing a billboard on the site would render the site unbuildable. Hauk would be forced to purchase the residential lot next door and attach it to the site if he wanted to place his business at this location. Council rezoned the site with the intent of an office building construction. The placement of the billboard on this site was not the anticipated use of the site when it was rezoned. When the bill board signage issue arose, staff discovered some inherented flaws in the existing Sign Ordinance which should be corrected. Council Business Moratorium Ordinance and Resolution on Billboards Report 95-174 Resolution 95-087 Ordinance 613