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ARDEN mLLS CITY COUNCIL - May 22, 2006 3. CONSENT CALENDAR a. b, Motion to Accept the Financial Audit Report Submitted by Abdo, Eick, & Meyers Resolulion 06-34: Approving the Use of the Automark Voting Machines for Future Elections Claims and Payroll Operations & Maintenance Department Transition Plan c, d, MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar and to authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein, The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 4. PULLED CONSENT ITEMS None, 5. PUBLIC INOUlRIES/INFORMATlONAL David McClung, 4370 N. Snelling Avenue, stated the City had their Flower Planting Day on Saturday and thanked the City and staff for a wonderful day. Brenda Goldman, 1146 Waldon Place, asked for infonnation regarding garage sale signs, She stated she has lived in her home for 13 years and had her first garage sale this year. Shc noted in the past a number of neighbors had used Lexington and County Road C to place signs, She stated on Friday afternoon, she discovered the City had pulled her signs, She stated she had called the City and was informed there was a sign moratorium, which she did not know about. When she inquired about what changed, she was informed the sign ordinance was being enforced. Shc statcd that when a change like this was made, the City should make sure the residents were notified, She asked what the issue was with respect to garage sale signs. Mayor Aplikowski staled she also did not know that garage sale signs wcre part of the moralorium, Mr. Lehnhoff responded staff empathizes with residcnts who want to put up garage sale signs, but signs were not allowed in the public right-of-way and also no off-premise signs wcrc allowed, which included garage sale signs, He noted even with permission of the property owner, off-premises signs were not allowed. He indicated the moratorium did not affect this and this had always been the rnle, but now they were enforcing the rule more stringently, He stated staff was moving forward with a new Sign Code in June where provisions such as off-premise signs in residential areas were being addressed more stringently, Ms. Goldman stated if the City was going to pull garage sale signs, it needed to be communicated to the residents. She notcd she was also concerned that the City was not being consistent with the garage sale sign removal. Councilmcmber Holden noted she was on the 2 .. . . .