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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - JANUARY 5, 2005 5 . Chair Sand requested Mr. Temali take some photographs of the field for ,the February meeting. Commissioner Larson stated he would like all of the suggested institutions be able to take advantage of this proposal and not just Mounds View School District. Commissioner Zimmerman noted version three was the only version that addressed all of the possible requests Mounds View School District had brought forward at the last meeting, such as naming rights and scoreboard advertising. Commissioner Zimmerman asked how far the City wanted to open the d06r when they created this language. Commissioner Larson stated he was in favor of this proposal as a revenue generator for the School District. Mr. Clark stated it was staffs intent to limit advertising sponsorship to the "institutions" only. , I Mr. Temali suggested they limit the advertising sponsorship to only fields qwned by the institutions, which would not include City parks. ' Commissioner Larson asked ifthere was a weekend tournament, would it still be possible . to get a permit for temporary signage at the City fields. Mr. Clark replied permits would still be available. Chair Sand stated he would be in favor of option 2, striking the Little League. Mr. Clark asked what type of a banner size the School District would be loqking at. Mr. Temali replied when they spoke with the sign company, they suggested a 3 x 10 foot banner. He stated each individual sign being limited to ten square feet wol\ld give them enough visibility. He stated an 80 square feet total would also limit them and he requested this be reconsidered. He noted the prime banner spot would probably be in front of the visitor stands, which would not be visible from the street. He stated the only possible place a banner would be visible from the street would be from the north end zone. He indicated he would like to present further information as to their needs for the size of the signs they needed at the next meeting. Commissioner Modesette stated she was in general opposed to advertising signage as this was incongruent with education, but she understood the need for additional school financing. Mr. Temali agreed with this comment and noted they had held off requesting this as long as they could, but with the financial times they were in, the School District had asked the schools to look at entrepreneurial options to bring in funds. , Chair Sand asked how would the City limit what type of advertising would be on the . banners without running into a Freedom of Speech issue. Mr. Temali replied the School District would draft policies as to what would and would not be allowed to be advertised on the banners. He noted there would be no tobacco or alcohol advertising allowed.