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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 has mowing going on at 5:00 a.m. and plowing in the middle of the night, and she cannot imagine how much worse it would get with all of the cars and buses. She stated that the average decibel level for children playing outside exceeds the allowed noise level in the City Code. She stated that if the Council approves this, she wants to have a guarantee from the school that the noise level from the kids outside will not exceed the level allowed. She reviewed comments made by the Planning Commissioners when they discussed this request. She stated that she thinks it is a great school. She is asking the City Council to deny this request because she does not feel it is right for the neighborhood or the school. Elaine Zoch, 2945 Condit Street, stated that she has lived there for 45 years, before the freeway and apartments were built. She stated that she does not want to see something go in there that disrupts the neighborhood and the traffic at the corner is awful. She stated that the area was previously all residential and a lot of thought was put in to what it would be rezoned to when it was developed. Isabelle, senior at AFSA, stated that she is very proud of her school, and would not be who she is today without this school. She is so impressed with the students in this school. Matt Pronschinske, 801 Keller Parkway, reported that he has three children, two of which are AFSA students, and they are very happy with the school. He stated that it is important to have a location near the high school so the younger students have access to the property and greenhouse at the Vadnais Heights location. He noted that the increased traffic would help support the businesses in the city. Dick Biagini, property owner of 2925 Country Drive, stated that he wants to clarify that his building is zoned for commercial warehouse. He noted that at first a tree company was in there with all of their large diesel engines. He stated that another previous tenant was Simon Delivers which ran many semi -trucks at night. He explained that when he developed the property in 2000, he worked with the neighbors on what screening would be best. He stated that he thinks this school is an excellent fit. Alexa Andretti, sophomore at AFSA, stated that he loves the school and if the elementary and middle school grades were located in Little Canada, they would have a very short commute to the high school where they can take advantage of the outside facilities. Dennis O'Connell, owner of Suburban Auto Body, stated that the neighbors on Condit Street have been good to him, but they have been spoiled recently because no one has been in this building for quite a while. He stated that it 5