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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL March 28, 1990 Proehl indicated that at the Planning Commission meeting there was no indication of where the fence would be located. Proehl stated that the northeast section of the site is less wooded, and she was very concerned from an aesthetics standpoint about the fence. Proehl asked if there was a way to install the fence into the woods so that it would not be seen from the Oakmont Condominiums. Proehl also reported that during the construction of the St. Jude building, dirt washed into an existing ponding area adjacent to Oakmont which causes run-off to spread out over a larger area. Proehl stated that she would like to see stakes showing the fence location. Proehl thought the fence could be located within the woods, and did not think that vandals would access the property from the Oakmont side with the residents of Oakmont having a good view of this area from their windows. A resident of Oakmont reported that she did not want to see a fence that would deny wildlife access to the Oakmont property. This resident did not believe vandals accessed the St. Jude property from the oakmont side. Fahey felt it would be unrealistic to tell St. Jude that they could not put a fence up for security reasons. Scalze pointed out that the property had previously been zoned residential and Oakmont Condominiums could have had development much closer to the property line with no 100 foot buffer. The residents of Oakmont indicated that they were glad that they have St. Jude as a neighbor, however, were opposed to being able to see a fence from their windows. Proehl again asked if the fence could be placed in the trees. Stevens stated that St. Jude will do whatever it can to accommodate the concerns of the Oakmont residents, but at the same time must protect its investment. The concensus of the Council was to ask St. Jude to use its discretion it placement of the fence facing the Oakmont property. Page 15