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At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Lloyd advised th at the revised code requirements did not materially 86 change staff’s recommendation for approval. Mr. Lloy d noted that the proposed st ructure still more than 87 met required setbacks for permanent structures. 88 At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Lloyd advised that, with one exception, all other code requirements 89 for issuing an Interim Use had been met from staff’s perspective. The only outstanding requirement 90 addressed by Mr. Lloyd was included as a condit ion for the applicant to provide a stormwater 91 management plan to address those issues previously noted by City Engineer Bloom for the additional 92 impervious surface; and reiterated that the Use was only permitted for three (3) years. 93 Applicant Brent Thompson; Representing HIH Montessori 94 Mr. Thompson advised that he had nothing to add beyond staff’s report and presentation. 95 Mr. Thompson clarified that HIH currently operated out of the Corpus Christi Catholic Church on Fairview 96 Avenue; and offered a unique school model that continued to experience growth thus creating the need 97 for an interim building that would be torn down after the three (3) years. Mr. Thompson noted ongoing 98 discussions with the City’s Building Official and t heir intent to meet all City Code requirements; and 99 ultimately providing a Site Plan and Building Plan, as well as continuing to work with the City Engineer on 100 stormwater mitigation that would not only address any additional water from this temporary structure, but 101 by creating the infiltration system would also serve to address the larger drainage issue for the City as 102 well. 103 At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Thompson clar ified that the school was independently operated and 104 leased space from the church; had been operating for fi ve (5) years, and were currently in the second 105 year of a three (3) year lease with the church, and continued to have a good relationship. 106 At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Thompson clarifi ed that the church did not operate a school in that 107 location; and the need for additional space for the school was based on the fact that they had taken as 108 much space from the church as available wit hout this temporary structure in the interim. 109 Public Comment 110 Dolores Merrill, 1833 Eldridge Avenue S 111 Ms. Merrill sought clarification from City Engineer Bloo m on the overall drainage issues compared to this 112 proposed use, as detailed in her wri tten comments as referenced previously. 113 Ms. Bloom clarified that the City could only require that the new space for the proposed building did not 114 acerbate the existing situation; and addressed any additional runoff as a result of the additional 115 impervious surface. Ms. Bloom noted that the area would continue to experience the same drainage 116 problems as they currently observed; but the pr oposed project would not make it any worse. 117 Ms. Merrill advised that she had not seen the propos ed drainage plans; with Ms. Bloom offering to 118 personally review them with her, as they had previously discussed by phone last week. 119 Edward Cunningham, 1857 Eldridge Avenue 120 Mr. Cunningham advised that his residence was located directly south of Corpus Christi and the proposed 121 addition. When meeting with Mr. Thompson, Mr. Cunningham advised that he was informed that the 122 building was to be located 6’ from the existing structure to get as close to the building as possible. 123 However, with the requirement for 30’, Mr. Cunningham noted that this would make the building closer to 124 his property and provide less space for the children to play. Mr. Cunningham suggested that the applicant 125 consider placing the temporary structure on the more level ground to the west or north. With the church at 126 a higher elevation than adjacent properties, Mr. Cunni ngham advised that the runoff was significant for 127 those residential properties. Mr. Cunningham adv ised that the comments made by Ms. Bloom about 128 recent meetings with the church had been the firs t he had heard about it, as he had last heard the plans 129 Attachment E Page 3 of 5