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City Council Meeting Minutes February 20, 2018 Page 3 of 16 RESOLUTION NO. 9, SERIES 2018 — A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE BLUE PARROT SIGN CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 640 MAIN STREET A HISTORIC LANDMARK RESOLUTION NO. 10, SERIES 2018 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND TO ACQUIRE THE BLUE PARROT LANDMARK SIGN RESOLUTION NO. 11, SERIES 2018 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH A SIGN PROGRAM FOR THE PROPERTY AT 640 MAIN STREET Mayor Muckle introduced the item Associate Planner Ritchie gave some background on the Blue Parrot sign and stated the City Council and Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) indicated a desire to preserve the sign intact. In January, the HPC recommended approval of the landmark and acquisition of the sign. The Planning Commission also approved a PUD amendment. Council is considering a request to Landmark the sign and a request for the City to acquire the sign with the Historic Preservation Funds (HPF) The applicant will remove the sign and package it for transport, the sign will be stored temporarily at a City facility, and the City will install the sign in a publicly accessible location for view This is to Iandmarking the sign alone, not the building Staff has found the sign meets the architectural and social significance critena for Iandmarking. The applicant requests funds to acquire a sign equivalent to the cost to construct and install a similar sign. The total request is for $34,133 Additional funds will be requested by the City at a later date to facilitate relocation and permanent placement of the existing sign for display. In place of the old sign the owners would like a new sign that mimics the existing sign. This requires a PUD amendment. Staff feels the proposed sign meets the Downtown Sign Manual cnteria. Staff recommended approval of all three resolutions. Mark Oberholzer, 224 Hoover Avenue, owner of 640 Main Street, stated this has been a long process but is now in a good place. He stated this is great compromise that should make everyone happy Councilmember Loo asked if there is a requirement the funds be used for the new sign. Ritchie stated there is no requirement. Councilmember Loo asked if the City would be able to loan the sign out if that became a possibility. Director Zuccaro stated the use of HPF funds require it stay in the funding district, but a loan has not been discussed.