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Roseville Planning Commission Minutes May 7, 1986 Page 7 Churchward again asked for clarification as it relates to the parking and building heights in the area. Steinworth stated there should be one-way traffic on the road adjacent to the residents on the east, running south to north. Unnamed resident stated opposition to the Health and Fitness Building. Councilman Johnson stated that the field should not be lit, and the Health and Fitness Building should possibly be moved thirty to forty feet closer into the campus. Lisa Carlson stated that, in her op~n~on, the building is too big. Judd Zandstra stated he supported less density in the Health and Fitness Building. Demos proceeded to clarify the discussion relating to whether anything would ever be built in the bay. That discussion related to a previous proposal to build apartments that would have been built right into the bank. Thus, this is not the same issue that is currently under consideration relating to the Health and Fitness Building. Mrs. Smith, 3070 Shorewood, stated she supported a smaller building for the Health and Fitness Center. Todd Albertson (no address) stated that the College should have a policy to eliminate student cars on campus. Unnamed resident stated that the pile of wood in the NSP area should be removed. Ericksen replied that it is NSP's responsibility. Churchward stated he had heard NSP is going to be cited if they didn't clean up the wood. Commissioner Johnson stated that she thought the Health and Fitness Center was too large, and should be scaled down. Goedeke stated that based on his experience Northwestern College is, in effect, a closed campus, and developments such as these are not uncommon for schools today. He stated it may be useful to explore the possibility of putting some of the building underground. Maschka stated in his opinion, great strides have been made with respect to this project but the Fitness Center is essentially still too large. DeBenedet pointed out that the College has made a good faith effort, but he has three concerns that relate to driving through the loop on the east, the size of the Fitness Center, and the fact that a significant amount of use for this building may relate more to non-student uses. DeBenedet asked Dahlgren whether a condition can be made to control the use of the Health and Fitness Building. Dahlgren replied that yes, this could be done but questioned whether it was in the purview of the government to tell the College how to use its buildings. Dahlgren also discussed the general development, and pointed out that what the College is proposing to do is quite reasonable, particularly when you compare this campus to other campuses where the buildings are adjacent to the neighbors windows in major urban areas. Wiski stated his views in terms of the access, the size of the Fitness Building, and said in his opinion, the location of said building was appropriate.