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I Robert Galush, Assistant vice President and Facilities Manager for TCF Banking and Savings FA: 3 *said TCF had perceived their existing drive -up facilities were 4 not effective enough to take care of all the checking customers 5 the bank had added since the 1982 deregulation; 6 *reiterated the arguments TCF representatives had made during the 7 February 16th and March 15th hearing on those expansion plans 8 related to the need for a bypass lane to accommodate not only 9 emergency vehicles but to also give drivers who missed the drive 10 up lanes the first time or who changed their minds about using 11 that service after they had gotten into a lane the opportunity 12 for finding parking space on the site without going out on 39th 13 Avenue to turn around or park; 14 *reported TCF's other operations without a bypass lane hadn't 15 worked out as well as the ones like the Highland and Roseville 16 operations who had that extra lane; 17 *described the new teller equipment the bank would be installing 18 which would increase the efficiency of the tellers thereby elim- 19 inating stacking of cars in the bypass lane which could interfere 20 with vehicles making a second pass through the site. 21 Jeanne Keller, the Apache Bank Manager: *told Councilmembers free checking had brought in a lot more 23 customers since 1982 but she didn't think there would be need 24 for further expansion of the drive up system because the pro - 25 posed four lanes should take care of any increased demand from 26 now on. 27 Ranallo Recalls Tvpe of Operation Citv Had Originally Approved 28 The Councilmember said the neighbors had reluctantly gone along with 29 having a low traffic savings and loan operation in their neighborhood 30 never expecting it to turn into a full service bank with a lot more 31 traffic for their neighborhood. He said he had opposed giving TCF a 32 variance for a larger sign believing that wasn't fair to other 33 merchants with less signage at that time. Councilmember Ranallo 34 indicated he was a TCF shareholder who, of course, wanted to see the 35 bank do well, but, seeing the position of neighboring homeowners, 36 wouldn't want to see a full service bank next to his home either. He 37 said he was willing to have the drive up lanes increased to four but 38 would in no way vote for a fifth lane of concrete. 39 Sundland also recalled the neighbors had been forced to "swallow a 40 bitter pill" with the original proposed low level commercial use in 41 their neighborhood, perceiving that was their best option when compared 42 to some of the others like a strip shopping center the property owner 13 was threatening to put on this site. He said he had at first