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-3- Paul b'edor eaid that when this ie put in we will probably have people there during the n7.ght houre. Mr. MeNnhon replied that that is up ~ to tho city and tha ~ovarnin~ bad'.ca. It in fcnoibla thet it a~Sil be ~ attrsativa to the working people that cannot play $urinp, the day. Th_ temperature in the building would be aet at 65 . M~. Haake atated; You are going bo require a varianoe of 40 feet? Mr. Tampesta repli.ed that the homes are ~0 feet off but their garages are only 1J. However, everything w~uld come in the front dour. There would be aisles aet along the aide to get to the bnek. Me. Burmeister fi3kBd fitOU~ t~~a :onee outaide and wae told 1±~ wculd be a ehenqlinq fence 10 feeb h1gh. Mr. Olazer seked what they will do with the snow and he waa ~old they would aust pile iL•, neatly. There would be a fanca araund the parkinq lot aleo but r.ot es high. Nanoy Burmeister inquired about the lounge as to what kind oC facilities4 Mr, McMahon roplied that it could have multiple uae: nuraery, visitorr and playera. Ms. Burmei~ter state~ further: If you have a lounge you may have a lot of people there. How many would you eotimate7 Mr. 61eMahon atated that tihey wou7.d not se1S anythi~g in bhe lounge.and it would aerve 60•-80 people. Maybe ~ust a pop machine, etc. Realistically they would not hava many peopYe during the day. t~~r. 07.azer aeked about matchos snd tournnments and the reply wae thet thin was very poseible but only for a two hour perioa. The traf.tic wauld be continuel. tQe. Burmaister asked about faoilitiea for penple tand Mr. MeMahon replied that yea, there would be bleacnere, eo perhaps 4 times a year there may be a parking problem. h1s. Burmeister stated that this le on s highway with a~ide ehoulder--could cause all klnds of ,~~~ problema. They answered thst that certlinly was poasible. Mr. Tempeeta ' suggeatod common ehare parking with an ad~oininq lot. The Pak parking ''^-' lob Ss spproximetely the same s!..e ae oura would be and could hnndle another 4U cars. Me. Haske stated that thie muet be a properly drawn agreement filed wlth the other ordinauce requiremente. Mr. 6lazer ment•ioned that if a curfew was set this would hamper business and Mr. Tempesta etated bhat that would be up to the Council. If they aet 11:00 he could not aee any problAm. Ms. Haake statod that they would get a better feelinq on this when the pubaic hearing was held. Me. Bui~meis'ter inquired about the faoi~ig on the bui].ding anC Mr. Tempeata replied that this was ~ust ~1arcliiLectural concept. They are contemplatinq several on the market, possitly enameled ateel or concrete block. Tha entire exterior would be finiehed off. The front would have eome gls~s and break for decora.tion. Me. Burmeiater etnted that tho bac}~ ~hould be treated as equallv as the front and Mr. Tempesta stated thaL that would be getting into heavy costa. Some of the baked ur enantel buildingo nre very ~ttreative. Perhape bhey could discuss ix with the ownere and decorate the west side ae well, mhey further atated that their aign would conform ta the ordinnnce becauae moat of tiheir businese would be attraoted hy word of mouth. Ms. Hsake aeked what their choice of colors cvas and ~4r. MoMahon replied off white wlth apsce paneling of a darker eh~de. Ms. Haake atat•ed thst bhe Planning Commisalon doesn~t want otrip commercial development in tihia llietrict as it ia not in any way conelatent with their pian for Mounds View. Me. BurmeSater mentioneA that thie is an area that is almuat unuseable, we either have e.n aFsrtment there or ~ f a reoreational facility. There would be more people in an apartment LJ building nnd a oonatant density would thue result.