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ARDEt~ HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JULY 11,1994 3 . PUBLIC COMMENTS Acting Mayor Aplikowski opened the meeting to public comment on items not on the meeting agenda. There were no public comments. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. REVIEW OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR ARDEN MANOR (SWIMMING POOL) Fritsinger stated that at the last Council meeting the owners of Arden Manor Mobile Home Park were requested to bring a proposal to address amenities for park residents to compensate for the loss of the swimming pool. Staff discussed possible options that park management might offer in place of the swimming pool facility, which the owner states is too costly to repair. Park management is proposing to construct two new basketball hoops, remove the existing tennis courts, construct two new sand volleyball courts in place of the tennis courts, add additional drainage landscaping improvements, correct drainage problems from the pond to the outlet pipe on the south side of the park, put in additional landscaping near the existing pool. Staff is concerned that not all age groups will benefit from the proposed amenities, especially younger children. Another question is whether drainage improvements should be . considered as a separate, unrelated issue. Correspondence has been received from City Attorney Filla indicating that the storm drainage responsibility should be separate from the recreation proposal. Hicks suggested that long-term maintenance agreement could be worked out with Arden Manor for the maintenance of any facilities built on the City park easement area. He asked if any residents have been involved in preparing an alternative to the pool. Residents present indicated that they had not. Fritsinger stated that he had suggested to the park management that a survey of tenants be conducted, but it has not been done at this time. Hicks stated that if the swimming pool were in use, it would not be available for children under the age of 14. It was his understanding from the public hearing that children under 14 do use it, even though they should be accompanied by parents. Malone noted that the park management agreed to provide a recreational facility in the form of a swimming pool nearly 20 years ago. The SUP granted by the City depended upon the swimming pool as a condition of approval. At this time he sees nothing to cause the City to back away from that requirement. This does not mean the conditions of the SUP cannot be amended with a good plan for alternative recreation facilities, that a poll or survey should be taken to allow residents to express . their preferences. Malone stated that he would have to have that type of information