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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
JULY 6, 2009
EXTRACT of MINUTES
ALBERTVILLE CITY HALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — CALL TO ORDER
7:00 PM
Mayor Klecker called the regular Albertville City Council meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., at
which the Pledge of Allegiance was said.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Ron Klecker, Council members Tom Fay, Larry Sorensen, John Vetsch, and
Dan Wagner, City Attorney Mike Couri, City Engineer Adam Nafstad, City Planner Alan
Brixius, City Administrator Larry Kruse, and City Clerk Bridget Miller
ABSENT: none
OTHERS PRESENT: Finance Director Tina Lannes
ADMI1osTRATION
Farmers Market in Central Park Shelter (discussion item)
City Administrator Kruse dispersed an e-mail that was received by Albertville Lions member
LeRoy Berning brining it to the Council's attention that the Albertville Lions want to have a
Farmers Market on Thursday early evening from July 23 to October 1. The Farmers Market will
be located under the open Lions Pavilion off of Main Avenue NE within Central -City Park.
Alan Brixius lead a discussion regarding the off -site temporary signs for the event. According to
the ordinance, a non-profit is allowed up to six temporary signs per year with a permit valid for
14 consecutive days. The ordinance would be problematic because the Farmers Market is
planned to be held on eleven Thursdays. If the event was a City Sponsored event, the ordinance
could be interpreted that the City signage would be exempt. Brixius explained that Farmers
Markets do compete with private businesses like Coborns that pay taxes and must adhere to the
sign ordinance. The Council expressed both support for the event and sustaining the effort to
limit signage as per past practice. The consensus of the Council was to classify this as City Co-
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sponsored event with the Albertville Lions and allow a limited number of yard type signs to be
installed on Wednesday afternoon and removed on Thursday following the Farmers Market
throughout the event.
MOTION BY Council member Fay, seconded by Council member Vetsch to co-sponsor the
Farmers Market with the Albertville Lions and authorize a Farmers Market on Thursdays
beginning July 23, 2009 and running until October 1, 2009 between the hours of 3:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. in the Albertville Lions Pavilion located off of Main Avenue NE within Central -City
Park and allowing them to place banners on -site and a limited amount of other signage during the
event. The Building Official shall approve and manage a limited sign plan for the event. The
signs are allowed to go up on Wednesday afternoon and must be taken down Thursday evening
following the close of the Farmers Market. Motion carried unanimously
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY Council member Wagner, seconded by Council member Fay to adjourn
July 6, 2009 regular City Council meeting at 8:45 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
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Bridget Miller, City Clerk (recording secretary)
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