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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - APRIL 2, 2003 4 . treatment pond. He stated the purpose of the sand/salt building was to have it covered to prevent run off as much as possible. Commissioner Larson asked how would the water get treated. Mr. Moore replied the water would be very dilute. He stated the treatment pond would also treat the roadway run off. Chair Sand asked what were the typical hours of operation with respect to trucks coming in and out of the site and what type of lighting would the site have. Mr. Heider replied from the operational standpoint, the normal working hours for maintenance was 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Office hours were 8:00 - 4:30. He noted if there were snow events, or emergency situations, they could be working almost any hour. He indicated in the winter they had a night crew of 5 or 6 people who typically worked around the building on maintenance, so they typically would not make much noise. He stated they had tried to design the site and the circulation on the site to minimize backing up of vehicles. He noted the back up alarms would be from loading trucks, but because of the way they set the site circulation up, the trucks themselves, which was most of the traffic, would not need to back up that often. He noted they wanted the trucks going forward as much as possible. Mr. Fenton replied with respect to lighting, they were designing the lighting in compliance with the City Code and Ordinances. . Mr. Sand asked what type of color the lighting would be. Mr. Fenton replied it would be more of the typical white lighting, which would be perimeter cased and pointed downward. Chair Sand asked if the reason why they chose the white light over the high-pressure sodium. Mr. Fenton replied it was for the efficiency of the lamp. Mr. Mangine stated the National Guard did not light the parking lot for security and the only time they came on was as motion detectors. Chair Sand asked if they had thought of that option. Mr. Mangine replied they had thought of this as an energy saving measure, as well as from a safety standpoint. He stated the lighting that was proposed was programmable, but he indicated he would like to look at using motion detectors instead if there was no objection from the Commission. He stated he thought the City was requiring the parking lot to be lit at all times, but if the City wanted them to look at this option, they would be willing to do that. Commissioner Modesette noted she was in favor ofthis type oflighting. Commissioner Modesette stated she was sympathetic to the aesthetic comer regarding the oil waste site, but she also believed that since this was a public facility and given the . environmental concerns for other improper disposal that an easily accessible place for oil disposal should be provided. She asked if the National Guard facility were to move north, would a green alley be incorporated into this plan along the east as a contingency.