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Excerpt of Minutes from Feb. 6.2002 Planning Commission meeting: 2 a. Plannin� File 3370: A request by 1�Iinnesota State Fair to consider 3 an Interim Use Permit on seven properties in Roseville to allow park 4 and ride areas during the Minnesota State Fair. (Properties include 5 Bethany Baptist Church, Church of Corpus Christi, Grace Church of s Roseville, Roseville covenant Church, Roseville Area High School, St. � Michael's Lutheran Church, The Church of St. Rose) 9 Chair Duncan opened the hearing and asked Dennis Welsch, Community 1 o Development Director, to provide background on the proposed Interim 11 Use Permit. 12 � 3 Dennis Welsch explained that the Minnesota State Fair seeks Interim Use 14 Permits to allow the operation of park & ride lots on seven properties in �� Roseville during the State Fair (two weeks in late August and early 16 September). The properties include Bethany Baptist Church, Church of 1� Corpus Christi, Grace Church of Roseville, Roseville Covenant Church, 18 Roseville Area High School, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, and The i 9 Church of St. Rose. Each site would have a specific Interim Use Permit 2o designed around current conditions and proximity to adjacent residential 21 properties, and be allowed for an initial five-year time frame. 22 23 24 25 26 2� 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Steve Grans explained the Park and Ride program with the State Fair. Member Olson asked for details of the St. Rose site. Buses should use Hamline Avenue. Parking should not overflow into adjacent streets; litter needs to be picked up. Two Letters (Barsel and Nepresh) were discussed. Mr. Grans explained the bus now does stay on Hamline Avenue; the bus routing is radio monitored/directed; such monitoring helps move cars from full lots to empty lots. Litter is a responsibility of the volunteer group at each site. Member Traynor asked if the volunteers are trained to direct drivers to other sites. Member Cunningham asked if police monitor the activities. Mr. Grans explained that 2 people rove the lots and contact police by cell phone as needed. Chair Duncan asked for public comment on each church site. Bethany Baptist. Angie Hoffman Walter, Cleveland Avenue, said that Cleveland is a problem as well as the permit process; she is concerned about safety, particularly with drivers. A motor coach picking up fair goers parks along Cleveland, requiring other vehicles and buses to pass.