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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 22, 2024 Page 5 1 requested the City Council approve the rezoning request so Tibyan Center can offer something to 2 the community. 3 4 Ms. Rahmo Mohamed, 541 Elm Grove Court, New Hope, stated she is a teacher at Tibyan and 5 urged the City Council to approve the request, noting all of the conditions posed by the Planning 6 Commission have been met. 7 8 Mr. Abdi Rahman Dahir, 3760 Silver Lake Road, stated he has lived in St. Anthony for two 9 years. He reminded the City Council they have the responsibility to look at different things that 10 come across their desk with a close focus removing all biases. The traffic and environmental 11 concerns are the same for any project that would go on that site. He supports affordable housing 12 and density. He suggested changing single-family residential to some affordable housing. He 13 requested the City Council take a careful look at this request and not regress and show all they 14 are supported. 15 16 Ms. Kamal has kids and having the community center would be somewhere her kids could go 17 and be seen and heard. She stated they need representation and a place where her kids and other 18 kids of color can go and not be judged. There are traffic problems elsewhere in the City and they 19 need a safe place for kids to go. She hopes St. Anthony does what they say they do and support 20 the Tibyan Center. 21 22 Mr. Mohamed Mohamed, 2340 East 32"d Street, Minneapolis, is a student from Tibyan Center. 23 He is 14 years old and speaking on behalf of the students. He stated his future and education 24 depend on the Tibyan Center. 25 26 Mayor Webster reviewed the three options for Council action. 27 28 Council reviewed the conditions of the Resolution 24-063 for approval as: 29 1. Provide information on staffing during religious services in the multi -purpose room and 30 scale the capacity of the assembly to match the remaining available parking on the site, at 31 the rate of 2.5 persons per parking space. 32 33 2. Provide an interior floor plan schematic that shows the planned multi -purpose space, and 34 how assembly capacity will be controlled to meet the maximum imposed by the parking 35 supply. 36 37 3. Close the westerly of the two access driveways to Kenzie Terrace and add green space 38 and landscaping to replace the driveway removal. 39 40 4. Provide a more detailed landscaping plan that identifies the proposed planting materials 41 in the illustrated green spaces on the site, as well as the existing green spaces at the 42 perimeter of the site, including a maintenance plan for improving those overgrown areas. 43 44 5. Provide information on the outdoor play area, including surfacing, amenities or structures 45 in the play area and method of separation from the adjacent driveway (fencing, etc.). 46