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• • • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 7, 2008 APPROVED 45 Barbara Bor, 7707 — 20th Av N, noted that she was surprised when the temporary lights 46 rather suddenly appeared. Historically, the process for development of the church was 47 specific. Staff felt that the lighting included in the project was adequate and the church 48 project proceeded on that basis. The first season it was clear that visibility was a problem 49 and she communicated with the police department on the matter. She was told they were 50 exploring the use of flashlights or vests. She sees this as an issue that doesn't lie with the 51 church. The lighting issue was raised during discussion of the conditional use permit for 52 the property and the chief had ample opportunity to address concerns then. She is hopeful 53 that this matter can be solved with effective communication and without a "rally" of the 54 neighbors required. She did not receive the level of communication on this issue that she 55 would hope for. This is the first she's heard that the church may have an alternative. 56 57 Scott Anderson, Eagle Brook Church, noted that the church believed that they were to 58 respond to the Chief of Police when the lighting concern arose. They have followed that 59 process. It is expensive to try different methods but they are committed to finding a 60 proper solution. He wants to maintain good communication with all the neighbors 61 including Ms. Bor. He is confident that the parties involved are all committed to finding 62 that solution without the necessity of council involvement. 63 64 There was a suggestion that temporary directional signaling at the intersections may be a 65 better solution. That could take the officer out of the equation. The chief responded that 66 a signal approach has been reviewed but due in part to cost considerations it hasn't been 67 viewed as a viable approach. The signal approach could also result in an access problem 68 for some Centerville residents. 69 70 Mr. Anderson explained that the church is now considering replacement of one element 71 of the permanent lighting already in place to make those fixtures more focused on the 72 problems areas. There is no question that the portable lighting is very bright. 73 74 Ms. Bor invited council members to visit her home during Saturday evening services. 75 That would give the best perspective of the impact of this lighting. 76 77 The council concurred that portable lighting will continue to be utilized. The Police 78 Department will meet with affected neighbors, at the neighbor's convenience, to make 79 that lighting as minimally intrusive as possible. 80 81 Main Street Village Update (Azure Properties, SE1/4 of 35E Interchange) 82 (Requested by Reinert, O'Donnell) - Community Development Director Grochala 83 explained that this project, proposed for the SE quadrant of the Main Street and Highway 84 35E interchange, is scheduled for review by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9. 85 Historically, discussion of development of the site has been at different stages for 86 probably the past 9 years. Current discussion revolves around a formal application for 87 development that was received in May 2007. That application, and another received in 88 July of 2007, was found by city staff to be incomplete. As a courtesy, the plans were 89 preliminarily reviewed by appropriate boards. At this time a complete but changed