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-2- John Madden was present to report the minutes of the October 15th Planning Commission • meeting which included the Commission's positive reaction to the expansion plans for the Nativity Lutheran Church across from City Hall for which they hadbeen requested to give a conceptual review. The Commission representative told the Council members the architect for the project had redrawn the plans to eliminate a setback encroachment which had been protested by Richard Porter who lives just west of the church at 3929 Belden Drive. The decision to maintain the required 25 foot setbacks all around the building, would, in effect, he said, leave only a conditional use permit for the new addition on the west side to be acted on by the Commissioners during the hearing scheduled for their November 19th meeting. Commissioner Madden indicated he would anticipate the main focus of that hearing l would be how the drainage from the new addition would be dealt with since there had been a history of seepage from the west parking lot into both Mr. Porter's basement and the church's own lower level rooms. The church's plans to construct a new parking lot on property they owned south of the church on the corner of Silver Lake Road and 33rd Avenue N.E. had, however, been enthusiastically accepted by the Commission members, some of whom indicated they would expect the availability of parking next to the church might alleviate some of the congested parking con- ditions around Park View whenever there were City, school , and church activities scheduled at the same time, the Commission representative said. He also indicated the Commissioners had agreed it would be best to put the curb cut off 33rd Avenue, although Commissioner Hansen had questioned whether the driveway might be too close to the stop light on that corner. • There were no Council suggestions related to the church proposal and Mayor Sundland told Commissioner Madden he perceived the Commission had been on the right track when they had indicated a pylon sign would not be accepted for the Hardees Rest- aurant at 4004 Silver Lake Road and had urged the owners to return with signage which would conform better to the signs permitted other businesses in that area. The Mayor also commented that he was happy to see the minutes had reported that the Council members who had been approached by the contractor who is building homes in the Johnson Manor Addition, had referred the builder to the Planning Commission to get their reaction to the proposed land transfer between two of the lots he is developing. At least, in this instance, the Council had strictly adhered to the accepted procedures, he said, where occasionally in the past, some Commissioners had complained they perceived this had not always been the case. Commissioner Madden said he had noticed no major deviation since he had come on the Commission. Councilmember Enrooth speculated that, in light of the reported proposal from. Bernard Blanske to build eight townhomes in the area of Silver Lake Road and Silver Lane, it might have been a mistake for the City to permit the double garage to be included when the older Blanske home on that corner had been rebuilt after the tornado. Mr. Childs told him that the City staff had been working with Sid Johnson since the tornado on a concept which would have resulted in a townhouse project which would have included the house in question, but were unable to bring the concept into reality. With the recent death of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Blanske had taken over the project. • Rice Creek Watershed District Advisory Board on which he serves had held their fifth and second to the last meeting, Councilmember Enrooth reported and, he-said he was very hopeful that the final document on which the board had been working would also address the quality of the water which is returned to the ground through the percolation process.