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<br />- <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 8, 2001 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />considering the school was not following the special use permit. Ms. Garski asked for <br />. suggestions from Council as to what she should do next. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated they have had further conversations with staff, and unfortunately staff was <br />not in a position to do a lot about it at this time, but they were aware of the problem. He asked if <br />this was a 7- day a week occurrence. Ms. Garski replied this was an every night occurrence, and <br />the lights do stay on until midnight even though the events get over with at 10:00 p.m. or 10:30 <br />p.m. and there is nobody around the school. <br /> <br />Councilmember Aplikowski stated she parked in front of Ms. Garski's home to see what the <br />effect would be, but it was difficult sitting in the car. Ms. Garski responded the way her property <br />was graded, the lighting was above her home and, therefore, would light up the whole house. <br /> <br />Councilmember Aplikowski suggested the school use a yellow light instead of a bright white <br />light. Ms. Garski replied she had asked a different color of light on several occasions, but she <br />never received any response from the school. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated the lights could not simply be changed because they have different ballast. <br />Mr. Lynch stated the lights would eventually be changed out, but this would not be done until the <br />end of the school renovation. He stated that Julie Wikelius, Mounds View High School <br />Principal, Rocenius (?sp), had indicated the school district would be willing to pay for <br />landscaping or window treatments if that would help with this problem. The school district had <br />also discussed motion detection lights. Mr. Lynch stated the lights were controlled until 11 :30 <br />p.m. and the controls would not be brought inside again, until the renovation was done. <br /> <br />Ms. Garski indicated she did not object to the lights being on when there was an activity taking <br />place, but did not understand why the lights could not be turned off earlier than midnight. Mr. <br />Lynch responded the school had informed him the light box controls were difficult to get at. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated he was surprised by the reaction of the school district. He stated <br />he had not heard the school district say they would move the controls inside. Mr. Lynch replied <br />the school district had recently indicated the lights would be moved inside once renovation was <br />completed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated he could not understand why the school district could not run a <br />line inside the building to run the controls. He indicated the school district had not been very <br />responsive, and needed to be a good neighbor. He stated the City had a right to ask for some <br />consideration regarding this issue. <br /> <br />Ms. Garski stated that was why she had come to the Council again. She stated she was frustrated <br />that nothing had been done. <br /> <br />UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />City Logo Presentation, Derek Hames <br />