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City Council Minutes Page 5 <br /> September 17,2012 <br /> Councilmember Morin stated he is not in favor of changing the regulations for outdoor <br /> storage in the Business Park District. He commented that when the Council reviewed the <br /> district regulations they wanted a higher standard set for the Business Park. <br /> Councilmember\Vestgaard stated he is in favor of staff reviewing options for outdoor <br /> storage. He questioned if there would be a difference between the Business Park and <br /> Industrial District regulations. <br /> 1\Ir. Barnhart stated he would not recommend the same requirements for both districts. <br /> Councilmember Zerwas concurred with reviewing and discussing options. <br /> It was the consensus of the Council to have staff review and bring back some options for <br /> outdoor storage regulations. <br /> 8.4 Football Scoreboard Installation Expenses <br /> Mr. Hecker presented the staff report. <br /> Councilmember Zerwas stated the intent of this report is to inform the Council of an <br /> additional unbudgeted, spent cost for the scoreboard. He stated staff should've brought this <br /> to Council's attention before spending the funds. <br /> Councilmember Motin concurred and stated staff could have handled it better by requesting <br /> a special meeting and he further questioned the city administrator if staff has authority to <br /> • spend the money without Council authorization. <br /> Mr.Portner stated he felt it appropriate to bring this to Council's attention noting that <br /> sometimes fee donations can have hidden costs attached to them. <br /> Mr. Hecker reiterated that sometimes donations are not always free and staff will look at <br /> other ways to analyze these in the future. <br /> 8.2 Martin Moritz Fence <br /> Mr.Barnhart presented the staff report.He noted some property owners were in the <br /> audience with presentations for the Council. <br /> Mayor Dietz asked the city attorney for his opinion regarding the legality of the city's <br /> ordinance. <br /> Attorney Beck stated he researched the issue and found that Chapter 344 does not preempt <br /> the city's zoning ordinance authority to regulate fences and he does not see any legal <br /> impairment to the city. He stated it may be worth Council discussion to review the four <br /> (outlined in the staff report) scenarios that involve fences in agricultural settings. He <br /> discussed the merger between the city and township back in the 70's and why this language <br /> may be in city ordinance. <br /> Councilmember Gumphrey questioned if the fence was already installed when this issue <br /> • came up at Open Forum at the August 20,2012,Council meeting. <br />