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COUNCIL CHAMBER - April 17~ 1989 Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Buck, Rev. Edwards, Mr. Towe, Mr. Vandever, Ms. Waters. MINUTES On motion by Mr. Vandever, seconded by Mr. Towe, the minutes of the March 20th meeting were unanimously approved as presented. On motion by Mr. Towe, seconded by Mr. Vandever, the minutes of the March 21st meeting were unanimously approved as presented. On motion by Mr. Vandever, seconded by Mr. Towe, the minutes of the March 27th meeting were unanimously approved as presented. On motion by Mr. Vandever, seconded by. Mr. Towe, the minutes of the March 28th meeting were unanimously approved as presented. PUBLIC Ms. Sara Watson, owner of the Gemstone Collection on the downtown mall, requested that Council appoint a six-member task force to study changes to the sign ordinance for downtown. Ms. Watson also requested that the City not enforce the sign ordinance with regard to her projecting sign which projects 6" too far. Ms. Watson stated that she installed her sign after she believed that the existing sign ordinance would be changed and that it is not possible to move the sign in more than 3". Ms. Watson stated that she felt the sign ordinance should be changed to allow every business~ not just every building, to have a projecting sign. Ms. Waters noted that the sign ordinance applies City-wide and the Planning Commission felt that changes should not be made until the downtown study is completed. Ms. Waters added that established procedures are in place for amending zoning ordinances and she would not favor changing that procedure at this time. Ms. Waters stated that she hoped that Ms. Waters could work with City staff to find an interim solution to her projecting sign. Mr. Corey Pudhoroksky introduced t~e Boy Scout troop which was attending the Council meeting as part of their work towards citizen merit badges. STAFF REPORT: PRIORITY NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM Mr. Hendrix stated that Council must formally designate a priority neighborhood to receive CDBG and other City funds for the next two to three years and the Fifeville Neighborhood has been recommended. Mr. Hendrix outlined the recommended planning process as follows: Neighborhood meetings would be held after which Council would appoint a committee to develop with City staff a plan for the neighborhood. Some portions of the recommended plan might then be submitted to the Planning Commission or Social Development Commission for their comment, with a plan expected to be approved by the fall. Mr. Hendrix stated that it was felt that this process would encourage neighborhood and community involvement. Mr. Towe stated that he concurred with the recommended process. ~ On motion by Mr. Vandever, seconded by Mr. Towe, Council unanimously designated Fifeville as the priority neighborhood and approved the planning process as described above by Mr.