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City Council Minutes July 16,2007 Page 13 . Mr. Barnhart stated the timeframe would be unique for each case because it would depend on where in the city the sign was located and this would be evaluated during the conditional use process by Council. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 07-10 AMENDING SECTION 30-1 ''DEFINITIONS" AND SECTION 30-864 "CHANGEABLE COPY" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CASE NO. OA 07-09. Councilmember Motin questioned which parts of the sign would be considered as part of the 30 square feet. Ms. Cartney stated only the changeable portion of the sign would be considered. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 7.1. Consider Tobacco License-The Piecemaker Ms. Allard presented the staff report. ChiefBeahen stated Mr. Peplinski was convicted of a misdemeanor for disorderly conduct on February 13, 1999, in Saint Louis County. He noted the convictions in the staff report were juvenile convictions and couldn't be considered by Council. . Pat Briggs, owner of the building where applicant is considering operating his tobacco establishment-Stated it can be difficult for a person to remember convictions that may have happened in their past. He stated Mr. Peplinski made no direct intentions to hide or falsify information on his application. He stated he completes his own background/credit checks on people going into his buildings. Councilmember Motin stated a person should remember if they were convicted of a crime. Mr. Briggs stated he wouldn't know if he had any convictions in his past. Chief Beahen stated the other business owned by the applicant is known as a head shop. He further expressed concern with Mr. Peplinski's background. He stated this business will be located adjacent to a grade school and within two blocks of a high schooL He stated he is unsure of the applicant's intention for this shop. Damon Peplinski, 14535 13th Avenue North, Plymouth-Stated the disorderly charge against him was a misunderstanding. He stated the owner was going to drop the charges but he couldn't because the cops were already at the establishment. He stated he reviewed his background check as completed by Mr. Briggs and seen that he didn't have any misdemeanor convictions so he didn't include it on his application. Mayor Klinzing questioned the chief why the applicant would not get the conviction listed in the background check completed by Mr. Briggs. . Chief Beahen stated police departments have access to more information than regular citizens, thus he has much more detailed information. He stated there is a lot of information on Mr. Peplinski that he can't disclose and this leads to other concerns.