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1 8 or 10 cars could be provided on the grassy areas on <br /> 2 the south side of the property and parking for four on <br /> 3 the little grassy island on the east side; <br /> 4 told Commissioner Hansen they would be contacting <br /> 5 the City to ascertain the procedures for making these <br /> 6 additions and providing better traffic flow both on and <br /> 7 off the site; <br /> 8 told the new Commission Chair the bank had not had an <br /> 9 outside traffic study done and the expansion plans had <br /> 10 only resulted from internal bank planning; <br /> 11 told Commissioner Werenicz although the bank had not <br /> 12 planned any further landscaping on the north to buffer <br /> 13 the residents across 39th from the sight of cars <br /> 14 piling up but was certain the bank would be willing <br /> 15 to add shrubbery or hedges or anything else the City <br /> 16 deemed necessary; <br /> 17 responded to Commissioner Werenicz ' s suggestion that <br /> 18 the existing structure might have to be changed to <br /> 19 alleviate the parking and traffic problems by telling <br /> 20 him it was for security reasons , based on a couple of <br /> 21 holdups at this bank and others that .all the tellers , <br /> 22 vaults and cash dispensing facilities have to be <br /> .23 located in the same secured area of the facility, mak- <br /> 24 ing it essential to have the drive-in facilities where <br /> 25 cash is constantly being passed from the tellers in <br /> 26 the same area. <br /> 27 Jean Keller, who manages the Apache bank indicated the <br /> 28 heaviest traffic days are paydays and days Social <br /> 29 Security checks are cashed and the heaviest traffic <br /> 30 backups occur at her facility Thursday afternoons, all <br /> 31 day Friday and Saturday mornings. <br /> 32 Concerned Ruth Thompson, 3015 - 39th Avenue N.E. said she had <br /> 33 neighbors: been remiss in not contacting Mr. Childs about her <br /> 34 concerns before the hearing; <br /> 35 indicated she hadn' t realized how many new drive-in <br /> 36 lanes were involved in the proposal; <br /> 37 stated she "deeply regretted" the loss of grass on the <br /> 38 north side which would make the site "more commercial <br /> 39 than residential looking. " ; - <br /> 40 said the neighbors had opposed the drive-ins being <br /> 41 located on that side from the very beginning but in <br /> 42 spite of these and other concerns about the facility <br /> •43 before it was built, TCF had turned out to be a satis- <br /> 9 <br />