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Commissioner O'Connor withdrew an amendment request made earlier through an email to staff. Commissioner Narum moved to approve the Minutes of February 13, 2013 as amended. Commissioner Posson seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Narum, O'Connor, Olson, Pearce, and Posson. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: Commissioner O'Connor, on Item 6.a. RECUSED: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Blank. The Minutes of the February 13, 2013 meeting were approved as amended. 3. MEETING OPEN FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM WHICH IS NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA Chris Studzinski, a business owner in the Quarry Lane Business Park informed the Commission that an accident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. today, when a woman went out onto the crosswalk and got hit by a car. He stated that Quarry Lane School is an accident waiting to happen, and it happened at the crosswalk on the corner. He noted that people park right on the corner, and they park sticking out. He indicated that one of his employees called him and asked to check it out: there were fire trucks and ambulances out there. He added that the woman did not die, but it was sad and tragic. He stated that he is glad it did not happen to him as he still has little children. Mr. Studzinski stated that he does not think child -based activities are a good thing to have in an industrial business park. He indicated that adults and parents with little children walk through his landscaping, both during the daytime and in the dark, as they go to the piano school or to the gymnastic studio. He added that his parking lot is a dead end, and as he was backing his truck out one time and not expecting anybody to be there, he almost hit somebody and fortunately, he saw him and did not knock him down. He noted, however, that it scared him. Mr. Studzinski stated that he just wanted to point this out: the accident happened and he saw it. He questioned what would happen when a little child is hit. He noted that when he comes to work late at around 9:00 a.m., there are tons of cars there, and the people just swing their doors open and cross the street without using the crosswalks. He stated that think they are at Stoneridge Mall, but that is not so; this is a business park where Fed Ex trucks are zooming around. He indicated that everybody is careful, but this is his point and he just thought he would put that in. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 27, 2013 Page 2 of 22