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Mounds View Planning Commission April 4, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________ Chair Stevenson stated he had walked the site today and it looks like there will be a need to remove one tree for the parking lot expansion and possibly one large tree in the boulevard to accommodate the entrance/exit for the parking lot. Jack Lasota of 5467 Quincy asked if there would be room for cars to pass the buses when they were parked for pick up. Ms. Gay stated she thought there should be room for cars to pass the buses. Duane Nelson of 5459 Quincy stated he was not going to run through all of his various concerns at this meeting but asked that the Commission treat the residents on Quincy in the same manner as the residents on H2 were treated. He asked for a berm to screen the parking lot from the residents on Quincy. He then provided a picture of the parking on Quincy to show evidence of the problem. Mr. Nelson asked if an environmental impact study had been conducted for runoff from the parking lot as he believes there will be contaminants from the cars that park there that were not there when it was a playground. Director Ericson explained that Rice Creek Watershed has approved the site plan as presented. He further indicated there would be no additional runoff but there may be the possibility of contaminants from vehicles. He also explained the parking lot drains into the green space behind the parking lot to be filtered rather than draining directly into the sewer system. Ms. Gay stated there is a vegetative swale behind the parking lot to filter any contaminants. Chair Stevenson asked if the chain link fence would be removed. Ms. Gay indicated it would be removed. Director Ericson asked if it would be possible to provide a berm with the existing trees along Quincy to provide screening. Ms. Gay stated she would need to talk to the landscape architect but would look into it. Chair Stevenson stated it may be possible to berm between Quincy and the trees as there is some green space there. Dennis Hames of 5511 Quincy stated he was concerned for the children walking to and from school during the winter as they have to walk in the street. He then asked what the school intended to do about it. Chair Stevenson stated that with the buses parked parallel to the school and no additional parking along Quincy the problem should be lessened. Dave Mitchell of 5493 Quincy asked what the purpose behind expanding the parking was.