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Regular City Council Minutes — 09/30/02 DRAFT Minutes - Page 15 Councilmember Schroeder spoke in favor of removal of the three monuments to avoid future liability to the City. Mayor Kysylyczyn asked City Attorney Jamnik to clarify the City's standing ordinance addressing sight angles and construction of obstructions. City Attorney Jamnik concurred with Mayor Kysylyczyn's argument that the City could bring charges against a resident for violating the standing ordinance; further stating that while it may be viewed at a double standard for the City to have items in the sight line, installation of utilitarian items or newspaper boxes were often weighed against standards, and may be subject to individual site evaluations. Mayor Kysylyczyn spoke to the overall policy question: Why were these pillars installed violating standing City ordinance, when they're not infrastructure items, and why should the City be policed any differently than residents? Councilmember Schroeder concurred. Councilmember Kough concurred, but questioned whether all three needed to be removed; and whether the railing also constituted a problem. Mayor Kysylyczyn spoke to safety issues with senior citizens living in housing units in the area. Further discussion included relocation costs; how much of the column materials would be salvageable; and the need to replace pavers or till in where the monuments were located to create a smooth surface. Schroeder moved, Kysylyczyn seconded, directing staff to remove the three (3) monuments on Larpenteur Avenue; Kysylyczyn offered a friendly amendment to include wording that the removed monuments be saved and reused at the discretion of the Parks Commission;