HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000044_pg164Mr. Sweeney stated that he and Mrs. Singer had investigated other group homes in the
Metropolitan area to see if property values for surrounding homes had decreased, and
they had not found that to be the case. He also stated that he and Mrs. Singer had
contacted and worked with the Ramsey County Welfare Department and that the Welfare
Department has approved Mrs. Singer's program.
Mr. Sweeney stated that Mrs. Singer is a professional who would like to work with
juveniles in Ramsey County, and to take juveniles who have not previously had
experience with the juvenile court and work with them in her home and with their
families. The girls would stay in the home anywhere from 3 to 9 months and then
hopefully would return to their families and communities.
Mr. Sweeney pointed out that one objection that had been brought up at the Planning
Commission meeting was that there were not the required number of parking spaces,
and that he and Mrs. Singer had experimented with the present owners of the home
and found that with angled parking they were able to provide five more parking spaces
in the front yard, in addition to the three spaces available in front of the garage.
Mrs. Singer stated that basically her program is designed to deal with the adolescent
female, a person who cannot live at home successfully and who has behavior problems.
She would provide a structured living experience for the youngsters and teach them
different ways of dealing with their problems. The girls would participate in at
least three therapy sessions a week.
Councilmember Ziebarth stated that there was confusion on the number of girls Mrs.
Singer planned to have in the home, and that in previous reports the number had been
listed as 12.
Mrs. Singer stated that she had always intended to have no more than 10 girls, and
that the DPW license has a limit of 9, but that somewhere along the line in her
discussions with the City of Mounds View, they had come up with the number 12,
mistakenly.
Irene Schaffer, 7860 Spring Lake Road, identified herself as the next door neighbor
to the proposed home and stated that if a fence were put up that it would cut off
her view of the lake. She also asked where the girls would have room to play outside
if the parking spaces were put in the front yard.
Mrs. Singer replied that the house has a large back yard and that a 6 foot privacy
fence would be put in the back yard and that the neighbors had indicated they would
all put in fences if the home did not fence their yard.
Gordon Kuluvar, 1815 Gloria Ci rc l e asked if the 8p Tanned parking spaces were enough.
Mrs. Singer replied that the 8 parking spots were enough, and Mayor Pickar agreed
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Mrs. Burnie Lossing, 7805 Gloria Circle stated she was a neighbor of the proposed
home and asked what effect the fence would have, forming a corridor down to the
lake, and also asked if the home would be able to be added on to at a later date
and then be able to house 15 or 16 girls?
Mayor Pickar replied that if approval is given by the City, the specific number of
residents would be stated so that the home would not be able to increase it's size
without further permission from the City.
Mr. Kuluvar asked how many girls would be in the home. Mr. Sweeney replied that there
would be only 9 girls in the home.