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A roll call vote was performed by the Recording Secretary: Councilmember Shryock aye Councilmember Riley aye Councilmember Johns aye Councilmember Kuzma aye Acting Mayor LeTourneau aye Motion carried. 7.07: Consider Approval of Scope of Work Plan for Highway 47 Land Use Planning and Image Efforts (Non-Traffic Issues) Community Development Director Gladhill stated that this action stems from the Strategic Plan in improving the appearance of the Highway 47 corridor. City Planner McGuire Brigl reviewed the project scope to improve the image of the roadway corridor which involves the stakeholders. Planning Intern PeggySue Imihy reviewed the staff report and recommendation to approve the proposed work plan. City Planner McGuire Brigl stated that they would like direction from the Council if they would like staff to be more proactive about sign enforcement. Councilmember Johns thanked staff as she believes that Highway 47 needs this attention. Councilmember Shryock referenced a coordinated effort with other City efforts to beautify signage and believed that would be key to create a coordinated look throughout the City and create an identity for the City. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he would want to be cautious about proactive code enforcement and would not want to single out people on that side of the City. He stated that perhaps a better tact would be to talk with the property owner in person, rather than issuing a violation. Councilmember Shryock stated that the rules could be explained to those businesses and could proactively address items that may be sightline impacts. Councilmember Johns stated that she would be in favor of removing the temporary signs. Councilmember Riley stated that this has been a long time coming and encouraged staff to move forward. City Council/May 22,2018 Page 10 of 11