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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - Wednesday, May 02, 2007 Page 6 Chair Bakeman recessed the meeting at 7:53 p.m. and reconvened at 8:04 p.m. 8. a. PLANNING FILE 07-017 Request by Calvary Church and North Como Presbyterian Church, in conjunction with the Minnesota State Fair, for an AMENDED INTERIM USE PERMIT to use the churches' parking lots for "Park and Ride" facilities during the State Fair. Chair Bakeman opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 07-017. City Planner Thomas Paschke briefly summarized the request of the Minnesota State Fair for an AMENDED INTERIM USE PERMIT to allow the operation of two (2) additional "Park and Ride" lots in Roseville, increasing from eight (8) to ten (10) sites. Staff recommended APPROVAL of the request by the Minnesota State Fair for an AMENDED INTERIM USE PERMIT (originally approved on March 4, 2002 and amended on June 2, 2003) in accordance with Roseville City Code, Section 1012.09, to allow the operation of two (2) additional "Park and Ride" lots in Roseville at North Como Presbyterian Church, 965 Larpenteur Avenue; and Calvary Church, 2120 Lexington Avenue; for a total number of sites to ten (10); based on comments and findings in Section 5, and the conditions outlined in Section 6 of the staff report dated May 2,2007. Mr. Paschke detailed the staff-preferred bus route on collector streets, rather than the route suggested by State Fair personnel; coordination of the applicant with the churches for their special use needs (i.e., funerals, etc.); hours or operation; site signage; and noted that all of the Interim Use Permits would expire in 2011 unless the applicant reapplied for the sites. Mr. Stark advised that, upon review of the application at the weekly Department Head meeting, all were in support of the benefits of being good partners with the State Fair, opining that the long-term benefits to the City far outweighed the short-term impacts of the park and ride lots in the City. Applicant Representative, Steve Grans, Transportation Manager, MN State Fair, 1265 Snelling Avenue (651/288-4463) Mr. Grans discussed bus route options and preferences, and the Fair's intent to disrupt residential traffic as little as possible; hours of operation respective to each site in comparison to existing sites; bus transportation on most sites initiated at 8:00 a.m.; functionality of sites; and recycling provisions made by the State Fair at sites. Public Questions For the record, Mr. Paschke advised that, following public notice and prior to tonight's meeting, staff had received four (4) phone calls regarding Case 07-017, with three (3) in support and one (1) in opposition. Chair Bakeman read into the record, written comment from Milo Peterson, 1039 Burke Avenue, in support of granting the Interim Use Permit for a "Park and Ride" facility at Calvary Baptist Church during the Minnesota State Fair. Chair Bakeman also noted that Will & Ethel Jass, 1016 Burke Avenue, had been at the meeting earlier this evening, and before leaving had expressed their support of fair parking at Calvary.