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Attachment E In the list of conditions for approval of the Interim Use renewals, Member Boguszewski questioned how many were long-stranding and how many were new requirements. Mr. Lloyd responding that none were new, but some had been modified, specifically Conditions A and E. Mr. Lloyd advised that Condition A had originally been for a operation hours to be from 8:00 a.m. to midnight; however, since review of code requirements for churches,their start times were at 7:00 a.m. and for consistency with other City code parameters, it didn't make sense to have different start times. Mr. Lloyd advised that Condition E was based on the comment received from Ms. Shroyer as previously referenced related to signage on properties,with staff amending that sign visibility as it came to their attention. Applicant Representative,Steve Grans,Transportation Manager, Minnesota State Fair Mr. Grans was present and concurred with staff's presentation and had no further comments. Public Comment Mr. Lloyd noted that multiple written comments had been received by staff before tonight's meeting, and were included as part of agenda packet materials. As previously referenced and discussed, additional comments were received after the packet was distributed from Sarah Shroyer, 1283 Eldridge Avenue W, attached hereto and made a part hereof. Tom Kruzer, 1368 Eldridge Avenue (west side of Hamline Avenue) Mr. Kruzer advised that Eldridge allowed parking on only one side of the street (north side), as well as adjacent Belmont Avenue. Mr. Kruzer advised that State Fair parking removed the limited residential parking available. Mr. Kruzer noted that they had attended the Open House held by the State Fair mm representatives as part of this Interim Use renewal application; and had addressed those concerns to Mr. Grans as well. As a resident of the northwest Como area, Mr. Grans apparently recognized the concerns of Mr. Kruzer; however, in order to address neighborhood concerns with on-street parking for overflow from the park and ride facilities, Mr. Gran advised that the streets would need to be posted "No Parking,"which would create a further nuisance and frustrations for residents.Therefore, Mr. Kruzer opined that there was no possible way to work around the issue. Mr. Kruzer noted that,while this was a nuisance for neighbors, it was also difficult during the duration of the State Fair for children to ride their bikes in the neighborhood, since there were no sidewalks available. Mr. Kruzer offered no solutions and had no suggestions to alleviate the issue of overflow parking. Mr. Kruzer advised that he and Mr. Grans had discussed the permit-only parking by Como Park; mm however, Mr. Grans had advised that this had been very problematic to enforce. Chair Boerigter questioned if Mr. Kruzer was suggesting "No Parking" signs for Eldridge and Belmont during the duration of the fair, since there was parking on one side of the street at this time. Mr. Kruzer recognized that "No Parking" signs would only create additional issues for residents and their guests. Member Boguszewski opined that, if a permit program was instituted to issue placards or stickers to 124 allow neighborhood parking, it would require something linked to vehicles that would be practical for 125 the Police Department to enforce. Mr. Kruzer noted that this would still impact guest of residents who didn't have stickers; and in hindsight, noted that the park and ride facilities provided a great service, with many residents in his mm neighborhood, including his family, using them. However, Mr. Kruzer noted that it would be preferable for fair goers to realize that if a site was full,they needed to move on to another site, and not park on neighborhood streets. Page 3 of 5