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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MAY 10, 1999 8 College acknowledges that it needs to manage parking and it wiII continue to do so. He does not . envision coming back to the City to request additional parking. Councilmember Larson stated that he believes that Mr. Kunkel sincerely believes that the College will not request additional parking, however, he has heard this statement from other College officials in the past. Hc asked what the College's intentions are with regard to future enrollment. Mr. Kunkel stated that enrollment projections are not an exact science. For the traditional college, enrollment numbers are approximately 2,400 to 2,500 each year. Bethel College anticipates enrollment in excess of2,350 this fall that is relatively close to traditional enrollment figures. Cowlcilmember Larson noted there is the possibility of an additional 150 students if the college reaches the traditional enrollment figures. He wondered what plans there may be in the future for more parking and how these additional students wiII be accommodated. Mr. Kunkel stated that the College has reached a point where it is not interested in adding more parking lots. The College is interested in managing the number of cars allowed on campus. Councilmember Larson asked Mr. Kunkel to look into the construction silt fences that are down on campus. Mr. Kunkel stated that he would. . Mayor Probst stated that he supports the recommendation of the Planning Commission. He indicated that over the years the College has expressed concern for moving the Master Plan along. The College has been before the Planning Commission a number of times over the last 12 to 15 years and they have been very forthright with their requests in terms of the logic behind the requests. He indicated that the proposed parking lot is an appropriate location to serve the new residents hall, and the College has been up front about the issue of the tennis courts. Although the issue is not resolved, there are opportunities for the issue to be dealt with and the College will have to request an amendment to their Master Plan in order to relocate the tennis courts Mayor Probst noted that the College has been respectful to the City in not incorporating the land west of Old Snelling Avenue in their Master Plan. He indicated that the process of dealing with this parcel has been slowed down due to the departure of Mr. Hjelle. He did not want the neighborhood to assume that these two issues are connected. He expressed his confidence that the issue of the tennis courts will be dealt with by the College and he stated that he would support approval of the request as recommended. Councilmember Rem thanked Mr. Kunkel for being present at the meeting to answer questions. She realizes that the campus is private property and she wanted Mr. Kunkel to understand that Bethel College is not the only one who may feel that private property is being restricted. . Councilmember Aplikowski agreed that the campus is private property and stated that the City does not want to penalize the College for being successful. She suggested that the City should petition for rapid transit. Many students would prefer to use rapid transit rather than driving cars. She stated that she too would support the request as recommended.