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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Page 4 145 time to remain community-oriented. Mr. Winges advised that his firm would discuss the 146 fencing height and location with Ms. Gjertson prior to its installation. 147 Ms. Gjertson expressed concern about the asbestos in the existing building and how she 148 would be protected from it during demolition. 149 Mr. Winges advised that the asbestos had already been abated. Unidentified Female Speaker, Alta Vista Drive and Roma 150 151 The speaker referenced a trucking company using this parking lot a few years ago, and 152 starting early in the morning and driving north right past her home; and expressed 153 concern that similar issues would occur with this facility. The speaker opined that there 154 was currently a lot of traffic with school students and work traffic, as well as people going 155 to the park; and questioned the rationale for laying out the access points the way they 156 were, with traffic routed north, opining that it was not a public thoroughfare, but a 157 neighborhood street; and requested that a “No Left Turn” at the exit would correct the 158 situation and force people to go south. 159 Chair Boerigter observed that, whatever use was on the site, no one could go north, as 160 the two roads were currently laid out. Chair Boerigter noted that the Planning 161 Commission would make a recommendation to the City Council for their June 20, 2011 162 meeting, but that a traffic study was proposed for completion prior to that meeting. Kathy Marko, 1706 St. Albans Street N 163 164 Ms. Marko expressed her concern with current traffic from the apartment building cutting 165 over to the left lane and trying to turn around; and expressed further concerns with 166 additional traffic from this facility. Ms. Marko expressed her concern for handicapped 167 people from the facility attempting to use the sidewalks, opining that it was very risky 168 there. Janet Atz, 1736 Alta Vista Drive 169 170 Ms. Atz stated that she was very concerned about traffic, with many children living in that 171 area and others from the neighborhood coming to play in the area and not used to having 172 lots of traffic of which to be aware. Ms. Atz noted that traffic has been increasing 173 considerably lately, since Reservoir Woods Park had opened up and even before this 174 proposed facility, and she was afraid someone was going to get hurt, especially with the 175 additional traffic during afternoon shift changes coinciding with children arriving home 176 from school. Cherie Gallinati, 1729 Alta Vista Drive 177 178 Ms. Gallinati noted that this was a small neighborhood, creating challenges and major 179 issues with neighbors currently whipping through the parking lot on this subject parcel to 180 get to Larpenteur Avenue. Ms. Gallinati expressed concern with multiple shift changes 181 during the day, in addition to visitors; adequacy and location of parking spaces; access 182 on Roma and Alta Vista for the neighborhood itself; and noise from the proposed facility 183 for the adjacent apartment building. Ms. Gallinati advised that she had viewed other Suite 184 Living facilities, and while lovely, they appeared to be built for 160 beds of more, and the 185 firm had no formula for this small of a facility yet; opining that this site was not a good site 186 for special needs/memory care clients, since the firm’s model had yet to be tested. Mr. Bee Cha, 1708 St. Albans Street N 187 188 Mr. Cha expressed concern regarding the site plan’s extensive east/west layout and 189 aesthetics; and suggested that the firm consider changing the roof to a hip roof rather 190 than a gable roof, or consider a standing metal roof with a lower pitch, to minimize the 191 site line of the roof. Mr. Cha further suggested that the building’s footprint be shifted in a 192 north/south direction to break down the scale. Mr. Cha opined that this was a quiet 193 neighborhood visually, as well as noise-related. Ms. Cha, 1708 St. Albans Street N 194 195 Ms. Cha questioned why the firm chose this site; and questioned if clients would be 196 recruited from Roseville or area-wide.