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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October OS, 2007 Page 20 the City at unnecessary risk and added to financial liability. Mr. Cooke asked that the City Council not approve the proposed PUD. Mr. Cooke further opined that at the Planning Commission meeting, the college had stated their desire to maintain good relations with their neighbors, and as stipulated by the Planning Commission, a condition of approval was for the col- lege to develop administrative controls to reduce noise at the athletic fields, through engineering controls for the PA system.; and asked that noise mitigation be included in the PUD Agreement. Mr. Cooke fiirther opined that at the Plamiing Commission level, traffic flow con- siderations were conditioned for the college to take administrative and other engi- neering actions to control traffic flow during peak period to avoid opening auxil- iary access, by changing class schedule times and/or employee schedules. Mr. Cooke opined that he had seen no action taken by the college to-date to mitigate the deterioration of the neighborhood due to increased traffic. Nancy Jacobson, Asbury Ms. Jacobson displayed several maps and graphic overlays, expressing concern that Northwestern College is an acceptable and compatible land use within an R-1 District; potential increases in impervious surface in a lake shore area with lakes already needing improvement; and opined that the primary development proposal is recreational amenities, not classroom needs. Ms. Jacobson expressed further concern regarding proposed lane additions at the intersection of Snelling and Lydia, including loss of trees, replacement of signal lights recently installed, and costs associated with replacement. Cindy Cooke, 3070 Shorewood Lane Ms. Cooke addressed her concerns regarding her existing quality of life and pro- vided pictures of current scenery from her home, and potential impacts from fu- ture expansion of the college, in addition reducing their property value, and nega- tively impacting the diverse wildlife and beauty of the shelters Lake Johanna and Little Johanna lakes. Valerie Churchward-Smith, 3093 N Asbury Ms. Churchward-Smith expressed concern with increased student population; in- creased traffic impacts to current neighborhood quality of life; the proposed park- ing ramp behind her home and her parent's home and concerns about lighting from vehicle headlights on the upper deck without a wall buffer between the ramp and residential neighborhood. Ms. Churchward-Smith emotionally reminded the City Council that once the density of the natural buffers was removed, it would not return; and would essentially put her neighborhood into a casket. Jerry Bilbee, 3010 Fairview