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Citi- Council Minutes 'age January 12, 2009 ----------------------------- .. Call Special Toint Meen MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN o CALL SPECIAT JOINT MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND O OMI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009; MONDAY, MARCH 16,2009; AND MoN'DAY, APRIL 27,2009 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSINGTHE 71ST FOCUSED AREA S'T'UDY. MOTION CRIED -. .TH 10 Banner Pok Staff report presented by Mx, Maurer. Mr. Maurer added that Elle River Mumicipal Utilities Inas agreed to install and remove banners at no direct charge to the city. He added t -lat the es=ated cost for floe UdEd'es to put up and remove each banner is S oo, The Council offered the o wm'g comments: 13 Used ` Welcome to Eli River' banners at the ends of the light standards. ° Special event banners should be monitored to only be up for the appropriate time of the event. Person responsible for determu' ng if banners meet intent of policy should be designated. a . ke to see consistency in banners. 0 Not in favor of pE -ate business advertising on city banners but okay for non -profits a DeEmirion of qTe of organizations drat are perrruitted to display banners e.rs should be consistent with those who are llowed to display signs on city property 0anguage should be taken from sign ordinance). I'vIx. Maurer wU come back with a draft polio- and sample banners, Downtown Redevelooment Study Mr. Gongoll presented the staff report. Consensus of the Council was to reassemble the Downtown Redevelopment Task Force to begin work on the TMississippi Connections Downtown Redevelopment Study but not unt after work on die 1 1s� Focused -, ..yea Study is complete. Staff should begin contacting task forcer embers to gauge their interest in returning. It was noted that some task force members mai no longer serge on the advisory board or co milussion for which they were originally appointed to serve as representative on the task force. Council consensus was for all fo=er members to be invited back. Actuig la -or Zenvas expressed interest in hav"Mig a Councilmember be a haison to or a member of the task foxce. 3. 31. Landfill Di cu sioll John Kellar, Waste Management and John Shardlow, onestroo— provided an update on the proposed River Landfffl south development area as oudined in their PowerPoint presentation. fir. sellas noted that over: a dozen public open houses have been held and the public is welcome to visit the land . U office for a touranytime me during business hours.