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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 12, 2018 Page 4 being taught and watching ways where she enjoys seeing them taught. It was a smart decision to 1 send her son to Willow and Sprout and his development is credited to Willow and Sprout such as 2 emotional intelligence. There is a true sense of community, the school is experience based 3 learning, and the teachers have taught her son self-regulation. She supports the addition of three 4 students. 5 6 Ms. Holly Wick Bower, 3038 Harding Street NE, stated she is a neighbor and former Willow 7 and Sprout parent. She is also an educator. She stated with some adjustments by the owner as far 8 as pickups and drop-offs, the traffic issues could be alleviated. She was impressed with the 9 curriculum. Ms. Wick Bower noted her children are meeting and exceeding the standards and she 10 believes that was due to early education at Willow and Sprout. She supports the request. 11 12 Ms. Nikoline Tushar, 2704 30th Avenue NE, neighbor of Willow and Sprout, stated her son will 13 be going there this fall. She supports the increase to 17 students. She has been a lifelong resident 14 of St. Anthony and a teacher at Wilshire Park. She stated Willow and Sprout is one of the few 15 day care centers within the community that provide a high-quality education. 16 17 Ms. Amy Galyan, 3516 Skycroft Drive, a parent of Willow and Sprout alumni, stated Willow 18 and Sprout nurtures each student. She supports their value to the community and in Jen 19 Johnson’s request. 20 21 Mr. Chris Raisch, 3209 Roosevelt Street NE, stated his daughter received a great education at 22 Willow and Sprout and it was the reason they moved to St. Anthony. He fully supports Willow 23 and Sprout and their request. 24 25 Ms. Leah Reddy, 3913 Penrod Lane, stated when her child was 4 months old and she was 26 looking for a day care, she was living near St. Thomas and it was quite a distance from Willow 27 and Sprout. She visited a number of day care centers and said Willow and Sprout is magical. She 28 described the facility and commented on the wonderful teachers. Ms. Reddy stated her son was 29 prepared extremely well for kindergarten because of his excellent pre-school education and more 30 early childhood education is needed even if it is only for three students. 31 32 Mr. John Hodgkins, 3041 Harding Street NE, read a prepared statement regarding how children 33 should behave. He cited some examples of some incidents at the day care center and how they 34 were handled. He stated his wife teaches at Willow and Sprout and he thinks there should be 20 35 Willow and Sprouts. He supports the request for 3 additional students. 36 37 Ms. Tami Hodgkins, 3041 Harding Street NE, stated she is a neighbor and also a teacher at 38 Willow and Sprout. She is able to walk to work and very much appreciates that. She stated at the 39 Planning Commission Meeting, some things were brought up that they were not aware of. They 40 observed the flow of traffic, desire to live well with the neighbors, and have come up with a few 41 things that they will ask of their parents to address the parking concerns. The plan is to ask 42 parents to park only on the cemetery side of the street. They will be asked not to make U-turns 43 on the street and to be more mindful of the neighbors and their properties. 44 45 4