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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 29, 2002 7 Ij :4 7 . allowed if the Church was running the daycare, but not when a commercial daycarc facility was being opcrated. Councihnember Aplikowski stared she was relieved staff had located in the City Code how daycare facilities would be addressed in Houses of Worship. Albina Lima, 748 Valentine, Spring Lake Park, stated he had been a member of the Church for 20 years and indicated that 75 percent of Minnesota mothers work and all of them at one time or another is dependant upon daycare. He stated there werc two types of daycare, the large daycare facilities and the in-home facilities. He stated there was a gap in daycare facilities and he believed this proposal would fill that gap as well as fulfilling a community service. He stated this facility would be learning oriented and he believed Pilgrim House could provide a community service by offering this type of a facility. He stated they would work \vith the neighbors to see if the minimum licensing requirements were enough, or if they would need to have more than the minimum in terms of fencing and sound barriers. He stated the neighbors had been concerned about the noise, and they were willing to work with the neighbors regarding noise. He stated the children would be supervised at all times. . Mayor Probst asked if Pilgrim Housc would agree to an extension if necessary bccausc thc Planning Commission did not have sufficient information whcn they made their recommendations. He stated it would bc his preference this return to the Planning Commission for further cliscussion and consideration. Mr. Parrish replied the Planning Commission vote was close and there may be further issues they would want to look at. Councihnember Larson noted that the Julie Carlson letter stated while she wanted to eventually have 20 children, shc believed the limit would be 12 children due to space issues. He suggested amending the special use to tlus number of children up to 15 children. Mr. Parrish stated the State/County also regulates how many childrcn could be in this type of a facility, which would override any City regulations. The City Attorney stated it was up to the Council to examine the impacts this type of a facility would have on the residents. He stated it was appropriate that the City attempt to limit what they could. Councilmember Aplikowski stated given the new information, she believed this should go back to the Planning Commission for further consideration. Jean Hoffmeister, 1201 Karth Lake Drivc, expressed concerns about the increased activity, noise, traffic, and the commercial aspect of this type of a facility. She stated it clid not appear this was a Church tun activity and expressed concern that this would be a commercial business instead. She stated the play area was directly on their back lot line and expressed concern that this was too close to their property. She asked if they were now permitted to have this daycare, would there be a limit on the numbcr of children. . Julie Carlson, Daycare Director, stated the reason she wanted to ask for 20 children was because some children needed to be accepted on a part-time business. She indicated if she got 10 full time