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FINANCE COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Finance Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 22, 1996, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Glen Hardin Councilmember Carolyn Beahen Councilmember Sheila Beyer Councilmember Kenneth Peterson Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Also Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder Finance Officer Jessie Hart Administrative Services Manager Linda Waite Smith City Engineer Steve lankowski Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Police Chief Mike Auspos CALL TO ORDER Councilmember Peterson called the regular meeting of the Finance Committee to order at 6:03 p.m. CITIZEN INPUT None APPROVE AGENDA Councilmember Peterson noted that Case #8: Ratification of Purchase Agreement for 14641 Neon Street NW in Ramsey (D.A.R.E. House) should be removed as this was approved at a meeting held on October 17, 1996 and add Case gO: Community Development Office Remodeling. Consensus was to approve the agenda as amended. Case #1: Highway #10 Signage City Administrator Schroeder stated, as the Committee was aware, that there have been ongoing discussions with representatives of Holms Super Bowl regarding an off premises sign located at 6740 Highway #10. Under the current ordinance, an off premises sign is not permitted. Super Bowl has requested a conditional use permit in order to construct a sign in violation of this ordinance. He explained that beyond the sign ordinance itself, we do not have a policy on what we may be attempting to accomplish by any activities by the City in this area. It is necessary for the City Council to take action on the current conditional use permit application from Super Bowl for their off-premises sign. However, Council has the option to adopt findings of fact of a negative nature and deny the request. If Council is inclined to pursue a policy for participation in signage that promotes community and business identity, then it would be appropriate to resume consideration of Super Bowl's application from that aspect. It is very important that the findings of fact forwarded to City Council from the Planning Commission be expanded upon to identify the various ways in which the signage proposal, as it has evolved, meets the undocumented goals of the City with respect to marketing the community. The request for the CLIP may then be approved based on the findings of fact. The CUP should be issued to the property on which the sign will be Finance Committee/October 22, 1996 Page 1 of 6