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Attachment E years of the fair, Mr. Lloyd advised that there had yet to be found a practical way to reduce the 4. ' burden on residents. mm 3) Whether the proposed use had any bad effects on the health, safety or welfare of the City's residents. Mr. Lloyd advised that,from a staff perspective and previously-addressed concerns in loading/unloading on City streets, staff had not determined that they were enough to warrant significant effects on the health, safety or welfare of Roseville citizens. Mr. Lloyd referenced the written comments received after the packet had been distributed and provided as a bench handout, with the comments expressing concern with trash on streets near park and ride facilities. Mr. Lloyd advised that staff had addressed that comment to State Fair representatives immediately prior to tonight's meeting; and that all were in agreement and had duly noted that keeping the sites and City streets clean was a good goal for all parties. mm Staff recommended approval of the proposed INTERIM USES; as detailed in the staff report dated November 2, 2011. Discussion among Commissioners and staff included clarifying that the Interim Use was arising out of a transaction between a private property owner(church) and the Minnesota State Fair,with the City, through the Interim Use, dictating the hours, availability of a portable restroom and trash containers, but overall site management the joint responsibility of the property owner and State Fair personal; and City staff monitoring the sites periodically during the duration of the fair to ensure compliance and perform investigations based on complaints directed to staff for specific sites and issues. Further discussion included Mr. Paschke's role as the lead "enforcer" annually during the fair and since the inception of the Interim Use permits; as well as his interaction and cooperative relationship through those years with Minnesota State Fair representative Steve Grans on any issues. Mr. Paschke advised that, during that time, his experience had been that State Fair representatives had been receptive to any complaints received, and diligent and expeditious in resolving those issues on most sites. Mr. Paschke noted that there may have been some exceptions, depending on their magnitude and nature. Member Boguszewski questioned if there had been any consideration of posting contact information on the State Fair signage at the park and ride lots to provide residents and/or fairgoers with an immediate point of contact and process for complaints. Mr. Paschke advised that this information had not been provided to-date, but would certainly be something for future consideration; however, he noted that for the last five (5) years, staff had not received a lot of calls, but did note the number of e-mails included in the staff report indicating there mm were a number of concerns. Mr. Paschke noted that some of those identified concerns were not enforceable (e.g. on-street parking), with the City having previously determined through the Interim Use to not post or enforce on-street parking due to the practical enforcement difficulties previously mm addressed by Mr. Lloyd. Mr. Paschke advised that any illegal parking issues fielded by staff were mm immediately passed along to the Police Department to enforce. Member Boguszewski strongly encouraged future consideration for posting contact information on 84. signage at each temporary Park and ride site. mm Mr. Lloyd noted that,whether a specific contact person or number was included in signage,the City organization itself was small enough that any calls would be routed to appropriate staff in a timely mm ' manner. Page 2 of 5