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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 25, 1999 21 . ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS Mr. Post stated that a mailing had been received from AMM regarding legislative priorities for the next Session. He asked that the City Council attempt to rank these priorities prior to the next City Council meeting. Upon receiving the rankings from the Council, Mr. Post stated that he would forward rankings as a Resolution to the AMM prior to their policy adoption meeting. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE LIAISON ACTIVITY REPORTS In order to avoid the situation with this evening's Planning Case #99-19, Councilmember Larson encouraged staff to discourage applicants from submitting variance requests without having a finn plan on paper available as to what will be built. Councilmember Larson suggested that during the winter time, staff consider the situation that arose this evening with regard to the industrial building on Gateway Boulevard, It was his belief that the City will receive more applications for new tenants in this building and, at this time, issues such as garbage disposal are up to the tenant to decide. He suggested that the Welsh Corporation be contacted to discuss a resolution, Mayor Probst agreed and added that, as more requests for generators come in, it will be important to better define screening requirements. He stated that it was difficult to find any . wood enclosures that do not deteriorate over time. With regard to the Pacesetter leased space on Gateway Boulevard, Mr. Post noted that there had been an expectation when this building was constructed that MSL would be leasing the property as an extension to their campus. This action did not take place, which created a different set of circumstances than was originally anticipated. Council member Aplikowski stated that the Finance and Operations Committee will be bringing forth a resolution with regard to the time spent by City staff installing dead-end signs. In order to alleviate the time spent by staff, the Committee was suggesting that the City Council adopt a policy stating that if a petition is received by the City signed by at least 75 percent ofthe affected residents, City staff can authorize the installation of a street sign without prior review by the Committee or City Council. Mr. Post noted that this Ordinance would only apply to dead-end or no-through street signs. Councilmember Aplikowski concurred, She stated that she would present the policy to the City Council at its November 8, 1999 meeting for review, Councilmember Rem stated that the Parks and Recreation Committee toured the local parks on Saturday, October 16, 1999, She indicated that the Committee will discuss its concerns at its next meeting and will forward the concerns to the City Council. .