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Schiferl stated he was looking at the minutes from previous meetings. Schiferl asked about the issue of the headlights. Would the headlights from people coming out of the garage and shine on the houses in the vicinity of the corner of 21st and 27th? Teague responded vehicles would exit out the garage and would be facing these houses. The developer has provided some landscaping there. Schiferl asked if the trees would be evergreens and would they solve the headlight problem. Schiferl said he wanted that issue addressed this evening. Schiferl said the issue on the leaves in the stormwater pond was referred to in the minutes. It sounds like the City Engineer looked at drainage issues, so is leaf blockage still an issue? Teague responded that leaves clogging the storm drain would not be significant enough to cause flooding on those properties. Schiferl asked if the tunnel is it going to be built. Teague answered the tunnel is being proposed underground with a twenty-foot wide easement over it for construction and maintenance.. Schiferl stated the November Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission minutes state that 30 spaces will be dedicated for park purposes and owners cannot park there. Their draft resolution references this language. Now Teague is saying that, basically, the need for park parking is for a very narrow period for soccer. Is the idea that parking would be permanently dedicated, but in reality would only be used for a narrow space of time, but would give flexibility for other park purposes sometime in the future? Is the parking a narrow thing in terms of time or is it potentially going to be wider? That would have an impact on the need for underground parking at Brightondale. Teague responded that parking in those specific times would cover the needs of the park. Teague said that was the information passed to him from the Parks Director. Livingston asked if the fire lane to the west is on this property or is it on the City’s property. Teague said the easement is partially on City property and partially on the G & P property. Livingston said he was a little uncomfortable with that situation. Could the people on the other side of the park get to the back of their property by driving across the park? Is the park currently providing access to the apartment building? Teague responded the fire lane would provide access to the Brightondale facility. Livingston said then the City is providing a fire lane for a building that already exists. Teague answered affirmatively. Teague stated the fire lane is currently located on the south. At the last meeting, it was suggested that, rather than having bituminous surface from the Brightondale facility to New Market, that we consider relocating the fire lane on the western property line. The Parks Commission and the Fire Marshal were satisfied with the relocation of the fire lane. Livingston asked if the site was still 3.9 acres and did that include the drugstore. Teague responded the site does not include the drugstore. Livingston stated this is the same acreage as in the previous applications. Therefore, 3.9 could not be the correct acreage. Teague said it was his understanding that the site remained the same as the last time the Commission looked at it. Livingston asked if there was shared parking between the proposed development and New Market. Teague answered there would be no shared parking with New Market. The parking for Snyder Drug and the future retail would not include the new senior housing facility. Teague pointed out the parking on the site plan. Livingston asked who would maintain the trail and the fire lane. Teague responded the City would maintain them. Livingston asked Teague to explain about the excess parking for the apartment building. Would they vacate the easement? How many parking stalls would there be for that building? Teague answered they would provide 22 stalls for visitor parking underneath the existing Brightondale facility. Teague said he was unsure of how many stalls would be vacated in the area indicated in blue of the plan. Teague said it was his understanding that this area was rarely, if ever, used for parking for that site. This may become an issue because Rice Creek Road is now posted for no parking. Livingston asked how many units were in Brightondale. Teague responded 72 units. Livingston said that, since Brightondale is vacating its excess 7 I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1998\04-21-98.WPD