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o The College has added 273 parking spaces (in Roseville) for a total of 1046 spaces on campus. Appro�mately 60 percent of the College residential students have vehicles, providing sufiicient space for commuters, faculty and staff. • The improvements which have been made provide the sufficient number of spaces needed to operate on a daily basis. Sixty-five additional parking spaces will be added in conjunction with the completion of the Health and Physical Education Center. Likewise, any housing/building requirements fueled by reaching the 1600 FTE would be satisfied by the student housing projects proposed in the 1991 PUD. Also, the existing educational services facilities are capable of handling and designed to handle the increased student numbers. The point should be reiterated: this new FTE level will not require any modification of the development plan already filed with Arden Hills, and/or any anticipated growth should not mean more noise, congestion, and loss of property values. Property values will be unaffected by this increase in the FTE level. HOUSINGBULLDINGS (located in Roseville) • The College plans to meet with the Roseville Planning Commission in January to outline preliminary plans for a three-story residence addition which will accommodate an additional 120 students for residence living. • Additional housing requirements are not beyond what has already been proposed and approved. • Completed facilities are capable of handling and designed to handle the increased student numbers. One of the reasons for Northwestern College's success has been its campus—a rural feel within an urban milieu—which is conducive to academic pursuits. The College, therefore, does not desire to tamper with that fragile construct and has no intention of doing so. Its desire is not to abuse or deplete the resources of Arden Hills or to upset the tranquility of the community but, rather, to be an enhancement. Northwestern College's association with Arden Hills over the past twenty-six years has borne out this resolve. SUMMARY The request for an adjustment in the FTE is for a ten-year period through 2006. While Northwestern College has enjoyed a period of growth, being able to obtain these numbers is optimistic, as the majority of institutions like Northwestern are facing stable to declining enrollments. If that level is reached, Northwestern College wants to assure the City of Arden Hills that the College's reputation as a"good neighbor" will not be jeopardized. This requested amendment will not require any modifications to what Northwestern has previously proposed and will not have a negative impact on the City of Arden Hills. The impact of this adjustment should have no significant ramifications for Arden Hills in traffic or City services as a significant number of these students will be commuters and minimally impact the community. Any traffic and parking enhancements relate to the portion of the Campus that is within the City of Roseville.