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light at the top of the flight pole was more expensive than up-lighting the Flag. She explained the red text in the Ordinance Amendment is the proposed language to be added. Ms. Bittner stated the Planning Commission recommends five to one the City Council amend the City Code as proposed. COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMENT MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 20-03 AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING LIGHTING IN THE PUBLIC ZONE. COUNCIL MEMBER SEILS SECONDED THE MOTiON. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 6.4. Request to Waive Conditional Use Permit Fees Dawn Bittner stated Sharon Thorson, owner of It's a Wing Ding Thing on Government Drive, has applied for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a seasonal outdoor farmers market, offering locally farmed, grown, harvested and produced goods for the community. Ms. Bittner stated Ms. Thorson plans to hold this market one day a week from late May to early October. She said Ms. Thorson has provided the attached written request to waive the application and recording fees. Council Member Clement asked if conditional use permits or fees have been waived in the past and Mayor Tayloe stated none that he can recall. Ms. Bittner did state the City recently waived a fee but that was to remove a condition that they found the City should not have placed on that particular conditional use permit. Ms. Bittner did contact Pine River and they have waived fees in the past. She also contacted Nisswa and was told they had not waived fees. Council Member Clement asked if it is an annual or a one-time fee and Ms. Bittner stated it would be a one-time fee. MAYOR TAYLOE MOVED TO WAIVE THE $450 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FEE AND $46 RECORDING FEE FOR SHARON THORSON, IT'S A WING DING THING, TO OPERATE SEASONAL FARMERS MARKET FROM MAY TO OCTOBER 2020. COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMENT SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 9.2.A. Set Sale Date of General Obliqation Bond Issuance Jason Murray, City's Financial Consultant from David Drown Associates, presented the Recommendation Letter, Cash Flow Report and the Resolution for the general obligation utility revenue and disposal system bonds for the Rasmussen Road & South Washington Avenue Improvement Project. He explained this week there has been a lot of market changes and if the Council proceeds with the sale resolution tonight he will be back in a month to lock in the interest rates. He stated they will be borrowing a total of about $2,115,000, with the Highway 371 turnback funds and some budget allocations totaling $943,000 the total project cost is just over$3 million. He stated that they will be issuing it as a sanitary sewer debt and a utility debt. Mr. Murray reminded the Council that a year ago part of the Capital Financial Plan's goal for this project was to fund it with 50% tax levies, 25%from water, and 25% March i9, 202o Staff Report Page 2