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CITYOCOUNCIL MINUTES FOR 3-19-85 PAGE 4 5: Planning Commission Interview - David Lang (Tabled to�4-2-85 ) 6. 'City Engineer's Report A. Green Acres Conditional Use Permit amendment application by Howard Springborn for the addition of a. water slide and bumper boats. Entered into public record was the following data received in the city office regarding this application which was not included in the City Council packets: (1) Petition from the Springborn's and some residents in the area indicating support; (2) A letter from the Town Board. Manager of Somerset (where a'waterslide exists); (3) A response to Mr. Kernan's Environmental Quality Board petition from the DNR; (4) A letter from the school district indicating support of the waterslide; (5) A letter from St. Michels Church; and (6) A letter from Cub Scout Pack 240's Award Chairman. The Council was informed that the Planning Commission, after hearing testimony on this application at three meetings, recommended to the City Council to deny the application based on the City Planner's .report of 3-1-85 which indicates that the activity does not meet the working definition of what a commercial recreation of a rural nature consists of.. Bruce Folz representing Mr. Springborn, gave a brief summation of Mr. Springborn's proposal for one water slide (with an option for the addition of a second slide in the future) and fifteen to twenty , electric bumper. boats. Folz pointed out that the Springborn's are willing to install sound barriers, if that would be required by the City. The hours of operation would be from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., seven days a week. There will be showers installed and a dressing room. The Springborn's do not now, nor do they propose to serve any alcholic beverages. The cost of one run is estimated at $70,000 to $80,000. The unit is set on wood poles in the ground, so the unit can be dismantled and hauled away or relocated, if necessary. The system is self-contained and takes about 18,000 gallons of water to fill the tanks', pumps and lines (a one time draw of this 18,000 gallons). T typical unit uses about 1,000 gallons of water a day. The slide wol range from a maximum of fifteen feet above the ground down to ground level. The slide can be made of any color. The maximum capacity on the slide, based on similar installations, is 40,000 people (per season) based on a one -hundred day use which is about 400 people a day. The traffic projected for the activity is about sixty vehicles per day on an average. If the City feels that trespassing onto the Jesuit Property would be a problem, the area could be fenced off and restricted. Armstrong stated she visited the site, and pointed out that it looks a lot different in reality than it does on paper. She recommended that people, pro or con, take a look at the site and.walk it out. Torn Kernan, 5367 Jamaca expressed opposition to this proposal .as he feels an activity of this type is not commercial recreation of a rural` nature.