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<br /> City Council <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> October 3, 2006 <br /> Page 13 of 15 <br /> COUNCIL COMMENT <br /> Council member Marsella asked if the ordinance precludes monument signs off <br /> US 36. Planning Director Wood stated the signs would be prohibited off <br /> premises. City Attorney Light stated the ordinance would have to be changed. <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Brown asked if there was any feedback from the business <br /> owners. Planning Director Wood stated very little feedback was received. <br /> Council member Muckle commended the Planning Commission for their work. <br /> He suggested there be some accommodation for visibility of business signs. <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Brown suggested discussion with private landowners on signs. <br /> He requested a typographical error in the ordinance be corrected. <br /> Mayor Sisk addressed commercial retail signs in residential areas and suggested <br /> those signs be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. <br /> There was Council consensus on modifications to the sign ordinance with <br /> regards to commercial retail signs. <br /> Mayor Sisk requested public comment. There were no comments. <br /> MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Brown moved that Council continue Ordinance No. <br /> 1499, Series 2006, to the November 21,2006 meeting, and direct Staff to review <br /> the ordinance for possible revisions in the commercial signs. Council member <br /> Sackett seconded by motion. All in favor. Absent: Council member Clabots. <br /> BUSINESS RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT (BRaD) UPDATE <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Brown updated Council on a Master Charge Gift Card Program, <br /> through New Market Solutions, proposed by the Business Retention and <br /> Development Committee. The card would be used for purchases made in the <br /> City of Louisville. The program requires an initial $4,000 investment and an <br /> additional $1,000.00 for seed money to initialize a "Shop Louisville" program. <br /> The Chamber of Commerce will partner with the City to sell the Gift Cards. The <br /> City's Finance Staff would be responsible for the reconciliation of the accounts. <br /> There was Council consensus in support of a "City Gift Card" and "Shop <br /> Louisville" program and the authoriz.ation for $5,000 expenditure to initialize the <br /> program as an emergency Council action. <br /> City Attorney Light made the following findings: Council discussed a BRAD <br /> proposal presented by Mayor Pro Tem Brown, which would promote and assist in <br /> the general welfare of the City by initializing a City Gift Card program. Said <br />