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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Page 8 At the request of Member Daire, Mr. West located his home on the displayed map, and 356 responded that in the summer time he could not see the college much, and therefore light 357 was not an issue, since he could only see the building roofs, and with the leaves on the 358 trees, he found it very nice aesthetically. At the request of Member Daire, Mr. West 359 opined that the baseball field was higher than his home, and therefore the sound would 360 drift down. Member Daire noted that Mr. Callaghan indicated that the field was elevated 361 and provided a significant drop-off from the road to the lake and asked Mr. West’s 362 opinion. Mr. West opined that this may be the reason for the increased sound resonating 363 back, noting that boats and people talking on the water were also significantly loud since 364 water carried sound and lends itself to those acoustics. Mr. West reiterated that, sound 365 from the practice fields making it seem like you’re on the field itself. 366 Member Cunningham asked college representatives the total number of practices they 367 anticipated, and whether they would be held later creating concerns for neighbors. 368 Mr. Hill responded that when the lights were on it didn’t mean the sound system would be 369 active, as it would be used only for games, and only an occasional whistle would be 370 heard during practices. Mr. Hill opined that, with Ultimate Frisbee or Three-on-Three 371 Soccer, the fields may be lit at night. Mr. Hill clarified that there were never any practices 372 held by Northwestern on Sundays, or any contests or inter-murals. Since the college had 373 never yet had lights, Mr. Hill stated that he couldn’t address their future use; however, 374 typically the college held practices 3-5 nights per week, but typically not on Wednesdays 375 or Fridays. 376 At the request of Member Murphy, Mr. Hill responded that the United States Tennis 377 Association wanted the tennis courts to be lit; with tennis typically more of a spring sport, 378 based on weather. Mr. Hill anticipated using lights the least for those types of sporting 379 events given their limited time frame. Mr. Hill noted that during the summer, classes were 380 still in session, and there could be the potential for use of the lights 3-4 times per week. 381 However, Mr. Hill advised that the lights would be on a timer that could be operated by 382 cell phone; and clarified that the tennis lights were lower and on the sides for tennis play. 383 Member Murphy advised that he was attempting to determine how late the tennis fields 384 may be used during the day. Mr. Hill responded that tennis was done in May and they did 385 not have fall sessions, only practices. However, while recognizing it as a good question, 386 Mr. Hill again noted that, since there was no past history to determine the frequency or 387 timing of light use, he was unable to pin it down, even though he had consulted with 388 colleagues at the Roseville Parks & Recreation Department, and both Roseville Area 389 High School and the Mounds View High School both users of the fields and in an attempt 390 to determine their uses. Mr. Hill noted that the neighborhood was also allowed on the 391 courts, with all of those uses mentioned using the fields to a much greater extent than the 392 college. 393 Member Boguszewski sought to clarify that the photometric map was not an aspiration 394 that the college was mandated for a cloudy day or at 3:00 a.m. in an effort to ensure that 395 the college was fully aware that the candle foot off the property line and beyond could not 396 exceed that shown, and if so would require mitigation to address any concerns of 397 property owners speaking tonight, and to make sure there was no negative effect on 398 those neighbors and that this was the absolute maximum allowable. 399 Mr. Hill noted that the lighting plan was created by an engineer in order to provide those 400 assurances. 401 Annette Phillips, 3084 Shorewood Lane 402 As a resident since 1967 in this same neighborhood, Ms. Phillips stated that she’d seen a 403 lot of development on this campus property, and felt some clarifications had to be made. 404 While the fields may not be used as indicated by college representatives, Ms. Phillips 405 advised that they were used on Fridays for pep rallies, currently held in the afternoon, 406 and she anticipated they would not be moved to the evening and would be in addition to 407 the number of uses identified previously tonight. Ms. Phillips opined that sometimes those 408