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1 I I Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 1986 Council Business, continued Williams questioned the two drive ways being so close to each other; Proper indicated the area is very open and the sight is very good and would not be a problem. Benke asked for clarification that, with the additional parking behind the fire station, the city hall's parking lot would not be expanded eastward into the ball diamond area but that an addi- tional row of parking would still be added to the north side of the exising lot; Proper confirmed. Brandt asked if the diagram showed the elimination of the parking lot to the east; Anderson indicated the diagram shows the parking eliminated. Benke asked if there were days where parking in the lot is at capacity such that the fire station lot should be designated for staff parking; 5inda responded there are times when the lot is full, but does not feel, at this point, that the lot across the street needs to be designated for staff; that could be an option. Benke felt if it were designated in the future, there would be less traffic and less impact on the neighborhood, and would give the public easier access to city hall. Benke asked if there were any anticipated soil problems on the lot; Proper stated not on the lot across the street. A resident felt it sounded like a good idea to have a parking lot behind the fire station. Brandt would prefer Plan #2; Benke agreed Plan #2 was preferable to Plan #1 and that we should not get into a variance situation with Plan #3; Schmidt indicated Plan #2 presents the most park- ing spaces. Anderson, along with Bill Midness of Damon Farber Associates, reviewed plans for Veterans Park and Third Avenue which balances the needs of the church/school, future development, and the res- idential area. In response to Benke's question, Anderson indicated the summer grass in the free-skating area around the pond will not be high quality grass, but it will be green; Anderson stated skating on the pond could be accomplished four out of five years (in the fifth year, a light ice sheet and heavy snow causing a honeycomb affect would not accept equipment, skating or even walking) so that we would use the grass surrounding the pond for free-skating either every year or only when the pond has the honeycomb affect. Page Eleven