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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 locations, and they could likely utilize the parking lot to the north as overflow. John Grant, 2901 Condit Street, lives across the street from this property. He explained that there was a lot of discussion and planning involved in the development of this property into an office building. He stated that the answer would have been no to a school if that is what would have been proposed 17 years ago. He stated that he is here to argue against having kids outside malting noise for two hours 100 feet from his house. He is not against the AFSA school, he thinks they should find a better location. Matthew Hertz, stated he is a recent Little Canada resident and has worked at AFSA for the last 12 years. He moved to Little Canada by choice and has gotten involved in his condominium association. He stated that AFSA has great success due to a great vision for the school and relationship with the community. Bill Smith, clarified that the memo from the City Engineer only questioned if the buses would need to back up and parallel park. He explained that he has informed Mr. Elfering that buses will not need to do parallel parking or back up in order to maneuver through the site. Elaine Zoch, stated that she has a field and garden, and feels there should be a fence to peep the kids on the school property. Tim Walstrom noted that this is a business that is only open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with a limited time period for kids to be outside. Upon motion by Keis, seconded by Montour, the public hearing was closed. Keis noted that he recognizes that change is always hard and noted that almost every school he has seen or attended has been in a residential neighborhood. Fischer stated that the Council needs to act in the best interest of the City, and noted that the current situation in this building did not work and the business owner deserves the opportunity to maximize their building., He agrees that some accommodations should be made for a fence, but more so to screen the headlights. He thinks they need to plan for the future and feels this would be a good change. Keis stated that he agrees with Fischer and feels this is a good place, his only concerns would be for the City to reserve the right to evaluate the traffic and require changes if necessary.