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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — OCTOBER 28, 2019 10 Councilmember Holmes questioned if the weight room hours should be extended in the event a team had to be in the space past 4:30 p.m. Mr. Schwartz requested the hours be from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mayor Grant closed the public hearing at 8:08 p.m. 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution 2019-035 — Planning Case 19-014 — Interim Use Permit — 1901 Lake Valentine Road (Mounds View High School) Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated Mounds View Public Schools has applied for an Interim Use Permit (IUP) to allow the existing building on the property at 1901 Lake Valentine Road to be temporarily used as the weight room/fitness center for Mounds View High School. This property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential and is part of the Mounds View High School Planned Unit Development. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reviewed the Findings of Fact and stated the Planning Commission discussed this application at their October 9, 2019 meeting. At that time, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Mounds View High School application for an Interim Use Permit, based on the suggested findings of fact and subject to the listed conditions, by a 7-0 vote. Mayor Grant stated he supported the requested Interim Use Permit as the school needed a weight room facility as part of their core curriculum and for various sports teams. He wished the school district did not have to do this, but understood the space was necessary. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to adopt Resolution #2019-035, approving an Interim Use Permit to allow the then temporary use of the building at 1901 Lake Valentine Road for a temporary weight room/fitness center. Councilmember McClung commented the applicant knew this property was a concern for the City Council when the PUD was discussed last May. He expressed concern with the fact the space was updated and has been occupied as a weight room since August without an IUP. He understood the school district was a unit of government but reported the school district should be responsible for abiding by the same rules and regulations. He indicated he was struggling with just giving the school district a pass. He stated this would be one strike against the school district and he did not want to see anything like this happen again. AMENDMENT: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a motion to amend Condition 4 to read: The facility will be used only by Mounds View High School students during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.