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located and will establish the terms under which the off-premises sign can be erected and the <br />monetary worth to the City, if any. Mr. Schroeder presented two sign schematics. He explained <br />an illustration proposed by Bill Dubats, the owner of the property at 6740 Highway gl0 and <br />Holms Super Bowl and also an illustration from staff. Staff's illustration has not been reviewed <br />by the proposers. The thought behind this schematic is that if the City contributes toward the sign, <br />it should mention the City of Ramsey somewhere on the sign. He added that the cost for the sign <br />proposed by Mr. Dubats came in at $17,500 and he felt that was a lot of money. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman suggested that before spending a large amount of money on these <br />signs, the City should find out if businesses are interested in participating. <br /> <br />Councilmember Peterson felt that the City should probably participate in the cost of the sign but <br />that the sign should not be on private property - especially if no one is interested. He added that in <br />trying to resolve Mr. Bidwell's (Super Bowl) problem, we thought we would help him out <br />temporarily - this seems to be a permanent situation. <br /> <br />Mayor Hardin thought their intent was permanent if possible. He agreed with Mr. Schroeder - <br />$17,500 is a lot of money. Does the City Council want to see the City of Ramsey on the sign or <br />could we do it without. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder stated that if we take the City of Ramsey off the sign and still participate in the sign, <br />how is that different than a business. <br /> <br />Mayor Hardin suggested possibly a low interest loan or something like that. <br /> <br />Councilmember Peterson stated it would cost the City at least $5,700. Are we interested? <br /> <br />Councilmember Beahen felt this is a lot of money and she wasn't sure how it would look. <br /> <br />Councilmember Beyer stated she would like to know how many businesses will participate before <br />making a commitment, however, she did not feel that $5,000 is that much because the sign would <br />be a nice thing. It adds flavor to the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder inquired if he should poll that entire block of businesses to which the Committee <br />agreed that should be done. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated he has no problem with City participation in the cost providing <br />there is an interest in this by the business community. <br /> <br />Case #2: Review and Prioritize 1997 - 2002 Capital Improvement Program <br /> <br />City Administrator Schroeder stated that staff is asking City Council to ratify the latest rendition of <br />the capital improvement program which is always for seven years. We said we would be looking <br />for your prioritization, however, we are not asking for that. We are basically asking you to <br />prioritize the information that Finance Officer Hart disseminated. He asked that the Committee <br />review this and get back to staff. <br /> <br />Case 83: <br /> <br />Authorize Budget Amendment for Construction of Evidence Storage <br />in the New Police Department Building <br /> <br />Finance Officer Hart stated that with the new police building, the Police Department will be in need <br />of a secure, centralized storage area for evidence and other property. It is the intent of the <br />Department to centralize evidence and property storage at the new facility, preferably in the lower <br />garage area. This would require additional construction costs that had not been originally <br /> <br />Finance Committee/October 22, 1996 <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />