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Mounds View City Council April 25, 2022 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br /> <br />clubhouse, but feared the noise of construction would be detrimental to those residents that work <br />from home at the apartment complex. She recommended the basketball courts be fixed up for the <br />dads and kids that use the courts versus installing a community garden. <br /> <br />Sheri Lee, 2658 Scotland Court – Apartment 308, indicated she appreciated the proposed upgrades <br />and investments the new owners were making in the facility. However, she also works from home <br />and was concerned about the noise that would be generated by the proposed projects. <br /> <br />Dana Slimmer, 2655 Scotland Court – Apartment 308, stated she found out about this public <br />hearing today. She expressed frustration with the fact the new owner has been working in her <br />building on three different occasions and she too works from home parttime. She indicated she has <br />heard her rent was going to go up. She expressed frustration with the fact these new amenities <br />were being brought in, whether they were wanted or not, and now rents were going to go up. She <br />discussed how her building had flooding and dirt coming in through the sewage when construction <br />occurred across the street. She recommended this be looked into by the City and the developer. <br /> <br />Amanda Riser, 2677 Scotland Court, stated she lives on the third floor above the basketball court <br />area. She indicated she wanted to speak on behalf of the children in the apartment complex, noting <br />there were a lot of kids that used the basketball court. She explained the children in this complex <br />need areas to play. <br /> <br />Leo Riser, 2677 Scotland Court, reported he would like the dog park and community garden shifted <br />in order to allow the basketball court to remain in place. <br /> <br />Sean Walther, 5272 Sunnyside Road, thanked staff for laying out the code requirements for this <br />project. He indicated he was concerned about the past maintenance of this property and how it <br />could be impacting the tenants. He discussed how greenspace would be lost with the clubhouse <br />and recommended further landscaping be considered for the site. He suggested the high value <br />trees be saved and asked that the parking situation be further considered in order to preserve more <br />greenspace. He hoped that the rents for the current residents would not be increased so substantially <br />that they would not be able to stay in their units. He requested the lighting in the rear parking lot <br />be adjusted to have it directed down instead of out. <br /> <br />Hearing no further public input, Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 7:11 p.m. <br /> <br />Council Member Bergeron indicated the new clubhouse would have a shared work space for <br />residents that work from home. He inquired how many work spaces would be included in this area <br />of the clubhouse. Community Development Director Sevald deferred this question to the applicant. <br />Paul Humiston, project architect with Paul Myer Architects, discussed the layout of the coworking <br />space. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause asked if the elimination of the basketball court was tied to the CUP. <br />Community Development Director Sevald explained the CUP was for the use and the <br />Development Review was for the appearance of the building and the property. He indicated the <br />focus of the discussion was on the clubhouse and the conditions were for the intended use. He <br />stated if the owners wanted to remove the sports courts a permit was not required.