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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 29, 2002 7 . would be allowed if the Church was running the daycare, but not when a commercial daycare facility was being operated. Council Member Aplikowski stated he was relieved staff had located in the City Code how daycare facilities would be addressed in Houses of Worship. Allen Carstens, 748 Valentine, Spring Lake Park, stated he had been a member of the Church for 20 years and indicated that 75 percent of Minnesota mothers work and all of them at one time or another are dependant upon daycare. He stated there were two types of daycare, the large daycare facilities and the in-home facilities. He stated there was a gap in daycare facilities and he believed this proposal would fill that gap as well as fulfilling a community service. He stated this facility would be learning oriented and he believed Pilgrim House could provide a community service by offering this type of a facility. He stated they would work with the neighbors to see if the minimum licensing requirements were enough, or if they would need to have more than the minimum in terms of fencing and sound barriers. He stated the neighbors had been concerned about the noise, and they were willing to work with the neighbors regarding noise. He stated the children would be supervised at all times. Mayor Probst asked if Pilgrim House would agree to an extension if necessary because the Planning Commission did not have sufficient information when they made their recommendations. He stated it would be his preference this return to the Planning Commission • for further discussion and consideration. Mr. Parrish replied the Planning Commission vote was close and there may be further issues they would want to look at. Council Member Larson noted that the Julie Carlson letter stated while she wanted to eventually have 20 children, she believed the limit would be 12 children due to space issues. He suggested amending the special use to this number of children up to 15 children. Mr. Parrish stated the State/County would regulate how many children could be in this type of a facility, which would override any City regulations. The City Attorney stated it was up to the Council to examine the impacts this type of a facility would have on the residents. He stated it was appropriate that the City attempt to limit what they could. Council Member Aplikowski stated given the new information, she believed this should go back to the Planning Commission for further consideration. Jean Hoffineister, 1201 Karth Lake Drive, expressed concerns about the increased activity, noise, traffic, and the commercial aspect of this type of a facility. She stated it did not appear this was a Church run activity and expressed concern that this would be a commercial business instead. She stated the play area was directly on their back lot line and expressed concern that this was too close to their property. She asked if they were now permitted to have this daycare, would there be a limit on the number of children. �