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Council approves long-term lease of city property at Falcon Circle amid Main Street billboard concerns
Summary
Council approved a long-term lease of city property in the vicinity of 150 West Falcon Circle (3200 North). Public commenters and several councilmembers expressed concern about billboard proliferation on Main Street; the transcript records both aye and nay votes but does not provide a full roll-call tally.
The council approved a long-term lease of city property in the vicinity of 150 West Falcon Circle (3200 North) after public discussion about billboards and their placement on or near Main Street.
Council members discussed whether to handle the matter in open session or go into a closed session for negotiation; staff explained the option of a closed session but council proceeded in open meeting. Councilmembers and at least one public speaker expressed opposition to billboards on Main Street. Tom Chet said the freeway-facing signs carry greater marketing value than Main Street signs, and several councilmembers said they did not want billboards along Main Street.
Staff told the council an application for a Main Street-adjacent sign was ready to be approved and that the applicant needed to remove two other signs as they erect a new structure. Despite expressed reservations by some members, the council moved to approve the long-term lease. The meeting transcript records both “aye” and “nay” responses during the vote but does not provide a full roll-call in the public record excerpt.
The motion carried and staff will proceed with lease processing and any associated administrative steps. The council did not record specific lease terms in the public transcript excerpt; staff had earlier recommended closed-session negotiation as an option but proceeded in open session.
